Comparative Study of Menstrual Blood and Systemic Blood

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Retention; Menstruation

Treatments: Other: Comparative blood analysis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02740816

35817

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose is to investigate how menstrual blood differs from systemic blood to evaluate if menstrual blood could be utilized as a natural and non-invasive access to blood for regular health monitoring and early diagnostics.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18-45

Exclusion criteria

• weigh less then 110 pounds
• currently on a birth control method