• About Our Department
  • Administration
  • Our History
  • Professionalism and Wellness Programs
  • Opportunities for Giving
  • News and Events
• Faculty
• Divisions
  • General Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Helen O. Dickens Center for Women
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Penn Center for Advanced Gynecologic Surgery
  • Family Planning & Pregnancy Loss Services
  • Penn Health for Women at Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Penn Health for Women at Radnor
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology Laboratory
  • Reproductive Genetics
  • Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
• Education
  • Residency
    • - Curriculum and Clinical Experience
    • - Educational Conferences
    • - Research
    • - Current Residents
    • - How to Apply
  • Fellowships
    • - Family Planning
    • - Gynecologic Oncology
    • - Maternal Fetal Medicine
    • - Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
    • - Urogynecology
  • Medical Students
    • - Core Clinical Clerkship
    • - Core Didactics
    • - Elective Courses
    • - Women's Health Certificate Program
  • Simulation and Team Training
  • Conferences
• Career Development
  • Women's Reproductive Health Research
• Patient Care
• Research
  • Center for Research in Reproduction and Women's Health
  • Maternal and Child Health Research Center
  • Women's Health Clinical Research Center
  • The Penn Ovarian Cancer Research Center
    • - Ovarian Cancer
    • - Translational Research
    • - Clinical Research
• Clinical Trials

In 2006, The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology established the Women's Health Clinical Research Center (WHCRC) under the direction of Dr. Kurt Barnhart. The WHCRC is dedicated to impoving the health of women through innovative clinical research studies, education, and cooperation across different specialties and departments. 

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has an active clinical research program and numerous clinical trials are available in reproductive health, contraception, infertility, gynecologic oncology, urogynecology, and obstetrics.The Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility is one of eight centers in the country carrying out large, multi-center trials in the area of male and female infertility, and reproductive disorders. To learn more about clinical trials and to view our list of active clinical trials, please visit the Women's Health Clinical Research Center.

The Division of Gynecologic Oncology participates in NCI sponsored clinical trials through the NRG Oncology Group.  There are also phase I and phase II clinical trials for cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancers.  Population Science trials in cancer prevention are available as well. To view our list of active cancer clinical trials, please visit The Abramson Cancer Center clinical trial database.

 

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