FIT-PLESE

A research study on the effects of lifestyle modification in overweight women with unexplained fertility.

 

Qualified participants are:

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•  overweight women (BMI ≥ 30)

•  18-40 years old

•  regular menstrual periods

•  at least 1 year of infertility

•  seeking pregnancy

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Participants will:

 

• have regular visits to 3701 Market Street

• wear a Fitbit (activity tracking watch)

• take study medications

• keep a diary

• use Nutrisystem meals

• undergo physical exams, blood work, clinical imaging to determine if fallopian tubes are open, and semen analysis (male partner)

• undergo ovarian stimulation with intrauterine insemination

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Principal Investigator:
Christos Coutifaris, MD, PhD

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FOR MORE INFORMATION contact the research coordinator at 215-615-3664 or email Kate.Maurer@uphs.upenn.edu, and reference the FIT-PLESE study.