OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of laparoscopic ovarian diathermy (LOD) vs clomiphene citrate (CC) plus metformin in infertile patients with CC-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).STUDY DESIGN: Fifty primary infertile patients with CC-resistant PCOS were assigned randomly to receive LOD followed by a 6-month observation (group A) or 6-cycle course of CC plus metformin (group B). Reproductive and safety outcomes were analyzed.RESULTS: No significant difference between 2 groups in pregnancy (15/92 women [16.3%] vs 14/107 women [13.1%]; P = .521) and live-birth (13/92 women [14.1%] vs 12/107 women [11.2%]; P = .536) rates per cycle was observed. With the use of a Cox regression analysis, patients under medical treatment, compared with patients who received surgical treatment, had a relative risk of pregnancy of 1.2 (95% confidence interval, 0.61-2.44; P = .582) and a relative risk of live-birth of 1.4 (95% confidence interval, 0.63-2.96; P = .425).CONCLUSION: LOD and CC plus metformin seem to be 2 effective approaches to treat infertility in patients with CC-resistant PCOS.
Laparoscopic ovarian diathermy vs clomiphene citrate plus metformin as second-line strategy for infertile anovulatory patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial / Palomba, Stefano; Falbo, Angela; Battista, Lucia; Russo, Tiziana; Venturella, Roberta; Tolino, Achille; Orio, Francesco; Zullo, Fulvio. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. - ISSN 0002-9378. - 202:6(2010), pp. 577.e1-577.e5778. [10.1016/j.ajog.2009.11.042]
Laparoscopic ovarian diathermy vs clomiphene citrate plus metformin as second-line strategy for infertile anovulatory patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial
Palomba, Stefano;
2010
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of laparoscopic ovarian diathermy (LOD) vs clomiphene citrate (CC) plus metformin in infertile patients with CC-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).STUDY DESIGN: Fifty primary infertile patients with CC-resistant PCOS were assigned randomly to receive LOD followed by a 6-month observation (group A) or 6-cycle course of CC plus metformin (group B). Reproductive and safety outcomes were analyzed.RESULTS: No significant difference between 2 groups in pregnancy (15/92 women [16.3%] vs 14/107 women [13.1%]; P = .521) and live-birth (13/92 women [14.1%] vs 12/107 women [11.2%]; P = .536) rates per cycle was observed. With the use of a Cox regression analysis, patients under medical treatment, compared with patients who received surgical treatment, had a relative risk of pregnancy of 1.2 (95% confidence interval, 0.61-2.44; P = .582) and a relative risk of live-birth of 1.4 (95% confidence interval, 0.63-2.96; P = .425).CONCLUSION: LOD and CC plus metformin seem to be 2 effective approaches to treat infertility in patients with CC-resistant PCOS.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.