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NCT Number: NCT05244967

Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Its iMpAcT on fEmale Infertility

A longitudinal study to investigate the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young women and determine the role of the female genital tract microbiome in fertility

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Key information

Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Infection Communicable Diseases Disease Attributes Genital Diseases Infections Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sexually Transmitted Diseases Urogenital Diseases

Age range

18 year–22 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Klinik für Infektiologie und Mikrobiologie

Lübeck, Germany

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Nadja Käding

CONTACT

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18-22 years
  • informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • pregnancy
  • sterilization
  • not capable of giving informed consent

Treatment and study plan

vaginal swab

Other

self-sampling, vaginal swab

Primary outcomes

  1. number of young women with STIs

    Time frame: at enrollment

    longitudinal analysis of STIs and the female genital tract microbiome

  2. monitoring of STIs and their impact on infertility

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 5 years

    obtain a better understanding for the emergence of infectious infertility and the impact on the pathogenicity

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Nadja Käding, Dr.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+4945131019010

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Luebeck

Other

Registry information

Acronym: ESTIMATE

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2029
First posted
Feb 17, 2022
Registry last updated
Apr 30, 2026

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