Contraception Clinical Trials

Birth Control Research Study at UPenn

The Women's Health Clinical Research Center at University of Pennsylvania is currently recruiting healthy women who have regular periods for a research study of an investigational birth control ring. The study ring that will be used in this study is experimental and being developed as a possible new method of …

Normal Donor Human Bone Marrow Donation for Research

We are looking for healthy volunteers to donate bone marrow for research purposes. The Stem Cell & Xenograft Core provides bone marrow to laboratories on Penn’s campus researching leukemia and other blood disorders

Does vaginal delivery of combined hormonal contraception affect the risk of metabolic syndrome in overweight/obese women with PCOS?

Please see attached protocol under Section 1, titled "Background and Study Rationale".

A Study to Evaluate the Effects of Annovera and Tampon Co-Usage on the Pharmacokinetics of Segesterone Acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol

You will first use an oral contraceptive (or birth control pills) for one month before you start using the Annovera vaginal system. After one month of contraceptive pills, you will use Annovera for two months, which are the study months.

Research Study of a Levonorgestrel 52 MG IUD for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding

Healthy women 18 to 50 years of age who are seeking treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding and do not wish to become pregnant during the next ten months are invited to participate.

Effects of the Contraceptive Implant in Women with Sickle Cell Disease

This research is being done to see if women who have sickle cell disease (SCD) experience any difference in their pain while using a hormonal implant as compared to when not using a hormonal implant (Nexplanon). We are seeking women between the ages of 18 and 45 who have been …

A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Elagolix in Combination with Combined Oral Contraceptives in Premenopausal Women with Endometriosis and Associated Moderate to Severe Pain

TBD

A Phase 3 Prospective Multi-Center Single-Arm Open-Label Study to Evaluate LevoCept a Long-Acting Reversible Intrauterine System for Contraceptive Efficacy Safety and Tolerability

TBD

Comparing the effects of Oral Contraceptive Pills versus Metformin in the medical management of overweight/obese women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

OCPs increase the risk of MetS specifically by producing an atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype, increasing blood pressure and/ or body weight while metformin modestly decreases MetS risk by decreasing body weight and improving lipid phenotype. The combination of OCP and metformin (OCP, through lowering androgens, and metformin, through improvement in insulin …

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