Center for Research on
Women’s Health and Reproductive Medicine

Our Fertility & Reproductive Medicine Center began offering care to patients in 1963, adding the IVF Program in 1985. In 1996, Stanford University School of Medicine introduced the Center for Research on Women’s Health and Reproductive Medicine, which now ranks among the nation’s most advanced research centers. Staffed by preeminent research scientists, the Center’s work encompasses all aspects of women’s reproductive health. New techniques such as blastocyst transfer continue to arise as research progresses, complementing the clinical research in ART. Currently, there are several clinical trials in progress at the Center.

Check the Center's website for the most current research and clinical trials in progress.

The Center consists of two major research groups: basic and clinical. Listed below are their areas of focus:

Basic Research

• Apoptosis
• Gametogenesis
• Implantation
• Ovarian follicle development
• Contraception
• Fetal growth
• Pre-eclampsia
• Gonadotropin action
• Insulin resistance
• Gene expression in embryos
• In vitro maturation

Clinical Research

• Assisted reproduction
• Blastocyst culture and transfer
• Uterine fibroids
• Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
• Urinary incontinence
• Contraception
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Endometriosis
• Hormonal replacement therapy
• Osteoporosis
• Female reproductive cancer therapies
• Fetal monitoring
• Autoimmune diseases in pregnancy
• Oocyte/ovarian tissue cryopreservation
• Preimplantation genetic diagnosis