The Women's Health Study: From Adolescence to Adulthood (WHS:A2A)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01738204 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : November 30, 2012
Last Update Posted : January 11, 2022
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Condition or disease |
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Pelvic Pain Endometriosis Dysmenorrhea Infertility |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 2000 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Control |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | The Women's Health Study: From Adolescence to Adulthood Sponsored by the Boston Center for Endometriosis. |
Study Start Date : | November 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 2030 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 2030 |

Group/Cohort |
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Females with endometriosis
Females with a surgical diagnosis of endometriosis or who undergoing surgery for suspected endometriosis. At this time, we are only recruiting patients of Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital for this group.
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Females without surgical diagnosis of endometriosis
Females do not need to be patients of Boston Children's Hospital or Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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- Establishing a biorepository and database [ Time Frame: next 20 years ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 7 Years to 60 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- female
- at least 7 years old
- not experiencing natural menopause
Exclusion Criteria:
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01738204
United States, Massachusetts | |
Boston Children's Hospital | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
Brigham and Women's Hospital | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 |
Principal Investigator: | Marc R Laufer, MD | Boston Children's Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Marc R Laufer, Chief, Division of Gynecology, Boston Children's Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01738204 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IRB-P00004267 |
First Posted: | November 30, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 11, 2022 |
Last Verified: | January 2022 |
endometriosis dysmenorrhea pelvic pain women's health adolescence biorepository |
observational women female gynecology fertility infertility |
Infertility Endometriosis Pelvic Pain Dysmenorrhea |
Pain Neurologic Manifestations Menstruation Disturbances Pathologic Processes |