Establishing a reproductive biorepository for basic and translational research: experience developing the reproductive subjects registry and sample repository.

PurposeTo report experience designing and establishing a reproductive registry and sample biorepository and to describe initial subject characteristics and biospecimens.MethodsBeginning in December 2017, patients presenting for reproductive care at the University of Michigan were approached for study enrollment. Following consent, subjects completed detailed reproductive and health questionnaires. A variety of reproductive specimens and tissues were collected and processed for multiple downstream applications.ResultsSubject enrollment began in December of 2017. There are currently 1798 subjects enrolled. Female participants report a variety of reproductive disorders. Available samples include semen, sperm, follicular fluid, granulosa cells, immature oocytes, ovarian and uterine tissue, and blood samples.ConclusionWe report the successful establishment of a reproductive registry and sample biorepository. Furthermore, we describe methods for collection and storage of a variety of reproductive tissue processed for multiple downstream translational applications.