An innovative method to determine ovulation time will be developed to meet the demands for such a test in the increasingLY popular in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination techniques for the management of infertility. This test should be simple, sensitive, rapid, reliable and convertible into a home test kit. We are confident that our new method will satisfy each one of these criteria. Because our test is a colorimetric immunochemical method, it should be more convenient, more consistent and less expensive than the currently popular radioimmunoassay or enzyme immunoassay. In order to monitor urinary luteinizing hormone (LH), the proposed new method will have a sensitivity down to the fmole level. During Phase I, we will evaluate sensitivity, accuracy, and reproducibility. We will continue to improve and to simplify various techniques during Phase II. Our ultimate goal is to market two versions of this new ovulation test: one which can utilize different analytical equipment for precise quantitation of LH in hospitals and large clinics, and another dipstick version, which will provide rapid, semiquantitative analysis available for doctors' offices and home use.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase I (R43)
Project #
1R43HD024034-01
Application #
3499572
Study Section
Reproductive Endocrinology Study Section (REN)
Project Start
1988-04-12
Project End
1988-10-12
Budget Start
1988-04-12
Budget End
1988-10-12
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
1988
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Standard Scientifics, Inc.
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Needham
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02192