Status:

TERMINATED

Aromatase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Male Infertility

Lead Sponsor:

University of Utah

Conditions:

Obesity

Oligospermia

Eligibility:

MALE

16-80 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Obesity is associated with an increase in blood levels of estrogen. Estrogen or "female hormone" is believed to have a negative effect on sperm production. Aromatase inhibitors such as anastrozole wor...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male partner of a couple presenting for infertility work up after one year of unprotected intercourse
  • Moderate oligozoospermia (defined as mean sperm count ≤ 20 × 106/mL and ≥ than 3 × 106/mL) of at least two separate occasions spanning a minimum of two weeks
  • Obese men BMI ≥ 30
  • FSH and LH levels \< 10 mIU/mL

Exclusion

  • Severe Oligozoospermia: Sperm count \< than 3 × 106/mL, including azoospermia
  • Age less than 18 or greater than 65 years
  • Pyospermia or leukospermia: defined by white blood cells ≥ 1 million leukocytes per milliliter of semen
  • Cryptorchidism
  • Vasectomy reversal
  • Regular use of tobacco products
  • BMI \< 30
  • Use of anabolic steroids or testosterone replacement
  • All patients with abnormal initial liver function tests "AST or ALT" will be excluded form the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00440180

Start Date

March 1 2007

End Date

June 1 2014

Last Update

April 6 2016

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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132