U.S., Sept. 16 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07173569) titled 'St Mary's Assisted Reproductive Technology and Cardiometabolic Health: Modifiable Targets for Multimorbidity Prevention (START-HEALThY)' on July 14.
Brief Summary: The main causes of death in women are conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease, CVD). Women who have difficulties getting pregnant (infertility) may be at increased risk, but the reasons for this are not clear. Infertility itself may be linked with poorer heart and blood vessel health, or fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) could increase the risk.
The study aims to understand the practicalities of obtaining detailed...