Effects of Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Reproductive Hormones in Obese Women

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

39

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2014

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2014

Conditions
ObesityFertility
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

LOVAZA

Subjects will be instructed to take 2 grams twice daily of oral omega-3-acid ethyl esters (Lovaza) starting with day 1 to 3 of their menstrual period. Each capsule contains 60mg of other omega-3 FA. On day 1 of their subsequent menstrual period, subjects will be instructed to discontinue.

DRUG

GnRH

An intravenous bolus of exogenous GnRH (75 ng/kg dosing based on total body weight) will be administered at 6 hours.

Trial Locations (1)

80045

University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

lead

University of Colorado, Denver

OTHER

NCT01894581 - Effects of Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Reproductive Hormones in Obese Women | Biotech Hunter | Biotech Hunter