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Detection of Microplastics in Human Granulosa Cells and in the Follicular Fluid of Women Undergoing ICSI Treatment
Sponsor: Infertility Treatment Center Dortmund
Summary
Plastic products have been used ubiquitously in the modern world for many decades - for example as packaging materials, textile fibers or molded parts. The general use and especially the improper disposal lead to enormous environmental pollution almost everywhere on earth. Microplastics mainly originate from fragmentation of larger plastic objects or can be produced directly for the use in e.g. cosmetics or industrial dyes. Microplastics have already been detected in fresh- and seawater, soil, food, but also in human blood and urine. The accumulation of microplastics in ovarian and testicular tissue in humans has not yet been investigated.
Official title: Detection of Microplastics in Human Granulosa Cells and in the Follicular Fluid of Women Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Treatment
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2022-09-01
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2026-03-20
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Microplastics
Detection of microplastics as a yes/no value
Locations (1)
Infertility treatment center Dortmund
Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany