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Iodine Supplementation and Fertility Parameters
Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Summary
Iodine has been identified as a potential factor influencing female fertility during the childbearing years. The American Thyroid Association recommends that women attempting to conceive take a supplement containing 150 µg of iodine. However, no clinical trials have specifically examined the necessity of iodine supplementation in women experiencing infertility. Furthermore, no information is available on the optimal dose and duration of iodine supplementation to increase the chances of successful treatment in this group of women. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effects of iodine supplementation on fertility parameters in infertile women.
Official title: The Effect of Iodine Supplementation on Fertility Parameters in Women Experiencing Infertility
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
230
Start Date
2025-03-01
Completion Date
2027-03-01
Last Updated
2024-12-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Iodine
In intervention group women will take 150 µg daily (one tablet per day, Tavan Institute, Tehran, Iran) that will be 2 months before starting the new in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle.
Placebo
Women will take a placebo tablet daily (containing white wheat flour, which is similar to iodine table in terms of size, shape, and color, Tavan Institute, Tehran, Iran) 2 months before starting the new IVF cycle.