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| Canadian Foundation for Women's Health | OTHER |
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The investigators hypothesize that age-related changes in the number and growth dynamics of ovarian follicles will be associated with changes in hormone levels and corresponding changes in musculoskeletal health.
The following hypotheses will be tested:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| mid-reproductive age | |||
| late reproductive age-1 | |||
| late reproductive age-2 |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Follicle diameter (mm) | 4 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| - Follicle number | 4 years | |
| Serum FSH | 4 years | |
| bone mineral density |
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Seventy healthy women, exhibiting all inclusion criteria and no exclusion criteria will be enrolled in this study. Women will be grouped into 1 of the following age categories:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Angela R Baerwald, PhD | University of Saskatchewan | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Reproductive Biology Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Saskatchewan | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | S7N 0W8 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 12748128 | Background | Baerwald AR, Adams GP, Pierson RA. Characterization of ovarian follicular wave dynamics in women. Biol Reprod. 2003 Sep;69(3):1023-31. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.017772. Epub 2003 May 14. | |
| 12849812 | Background | Baerwald AR, Adams GP, Pierson RA. A new model for ovarian follicular development during the human menstrual cycle. Fertil Steril. 2003 Jul;80(1):116-22. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(03)00544-2. |
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Serum samples are isolated and frozen for retrospective analyses.
| 4 years |
| Serum LH | 4 years |
| Serum Estradiol | 4 years |
| Serum Progesterone | 4 years |
| Serum Inhibin A | 4 years |
| Serum Inhibin B | 4 years |
| Serum AMH | 4 years |
| 29659847 | Derived | Bashir ST, Baerwald AR, Gastal MO, Pierson RA, Gastal EL. Follicle growth and endocrine dynamics in women with spontaneous luteinized unruptured follicles versus ovulation. Hum Reprod. 2018 Jun 1;33(6):1130-1140. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey082. |
| 29112593 | Derived | Baerwald A, Vanden Brink H, Hunter C, Beuker D, Lim H, Lee CH, Chizen D. Age-related changes in luteal dynamics: preliminary associations with antral follicular dynamics and hormone production during the human menstrual cycle. Menopause. 2018 Apr;25(4):399-407. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001021. |
| 26465392 | Derived | Vanden Brink H, Robertson DM, Lim H, Lee C, Chizen D, Harris G, Hale G, Burger H, Baerwald A. Associations Between Antral Ovarian Follicle Dynamics and Hormone Production Throughout the Menstrual Cycle as Women Age. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Dec;100(12):4553-62. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-2643. Epub 2015 Oct 14. |