Treatment of Infertility in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Summary

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder affecting up to 10% of women. The primary symptoms of PCOS are menstrual irregularities, increased body and facial hair, acne, and infertility. This study will test a combination of medications in women with PCOS to determine which works best to overcome infertility.

Timeline

Start

2002-11

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-02

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper Clomiphene is superior to metformin in achieving live birth in infertile women with the polycystic ovary syndrome PMID 17287476 ↗

Publications

• Background Myers ER, Silva SG, Hafley G, Kunselman AR, Nestler JE, Legro RS; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Reproductive Medicine Network. Estimating live birth rates after ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome: sample size calculations for the pregnancy in polycystic ovary syndrome trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2005 Jun;26(3):271-80. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2005.01.006.
• Chan JL, Legro RS, Eisenberg E, Pisarska MD, Santoro N. Correlation of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Phenotypes With Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Oct 1;144(4):543-549. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005702. Epub 2024 Aug 22.
• Komorowski AS, Hughes L, Sarkar P, Aaby DA, Kumar A, Kalra B, Legro RS, Boots CE. Antimullerian hormone level predicts ovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome treated with clomiphene and metformin. Fertil Steril. 2024 Apr;121(4):660-668. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.12.031. Epub 2023 Dec 26.
• Kuang H, Jin S, Thomas T, Engmann L, Hansen KR, Coutifaris C, Casson P, Christman G, Alvero R, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Diamond MP, Legro RS, Zhang H; Reproductive Medicine Network. Predictors of participant retention in infertility treatment trials. Fertil Steril. 2015 Nov;104(5):1236-43.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.08.001. Epub 2015 Sep 3.
• Legro RS. Pregnancy in polycystic ovary syndrome I: lessons from a pragmatic explanatory with repository clinical trial. Semin Reprod Med. 2015 May;33(3):213-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1552920. Epub 2015 Jun 2.
• Legro RS, Chen G, Kunselman AR, Schlaff WD, Diamond MP, Coutifaris C, Carson SA, Steinkampf MP, Carr BR, McGovern PG, Cataldo NA, Gosman GG, Nestler JE, Myers ER, Zhang H, Foulds J; Reproductive Medicine Network. Smoking in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome: baseline validation of self-report and effects on phenotype. Hum Reprod. 2014 Dec;29(12):2680-6. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deu239. Epub 2014 Oct 16.
• Roth LW, Huang H, Legro RS, Diamond MP, Coutifaris C, Carson SA, Steinkampf MP, Carr BR, McGovern PG, Cataldo NA, Gosman GG, Nestler JE, Myers ER, Zhang H, Schlaff WD; Reproductive Medicine Network. Altering hirsutism through ovulation induction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jun;119(6):1151-6. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31825618fb.
• Aubuchon M, Kunselman AR, Schlaff WD, Diamond MP, Coutifaris C, Carson SA, Steinkampf MP, Carr BR, McGovern PG, Cataldo NA, Gosman GG, Nestler JE, Myers ER, Legro RS; Reproductive Medicine Network. Metformin and/or clomiphene do not adversely affect liver or renal function in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Oct;96(10):E1645-9. doi: 10.1210/jc.2011-1093. Epub 2011 Aug 10.
• Schlaff WD, Zhang H, Diamond MP, Coutifaris C, Casson PR, Brzyski RG, Christman GM, Barnhart KT, Trussell JC, Krawetz SA, Snyder PJ, Ohl D, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Huang H, Legro RS; Reproductive Medicine Network. Increasing burden of institutional review in multicenter clinical trials of infertility: the Reproductive Medicine Network experience with the Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PPCOS) I and II studies. Fertil Steril. 2011 Jul;96(1):15-8. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.069. Epub 2011 Jun 8.
• Legro RS, Schlaff WD, Diamond MP, Coutifaris C, Casson PR, Brzyski RG, Christman GM, Trussell JC, Krawetz SA, Snyder PJ, Ohl D, Carson SA, Steinkampf MP, Carr BR, McGovern PG, Cataldo NA, Gosman GG, Nestler JE, Myers ER, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Zhang M, Zhang H; Reproductive Medicine Network. Total testosterone assays in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: precision and correlation with hirsutism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Dec;95(12):5305-13. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-1123. Epub 2010 Sep 8.
• Rausch ME, Legro RS, Barnhart HX, Schlaff WD, Carr BR, Diamond MP, Carson SA, Steinkampf MP, McGovern PG, Cataldo NA, Gosman GG, Nestler JE, Giudice LC, Leppert PC, Myers ER, Coutifaris C; Reproductive Medicine Network. Predictors of pregnancy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Sep;94(9):3458-66. doi: 10.1210/jc.2009-0545. Epub 2009 Jun 9.
• Legro RS, Barnhart HX, Schlaff WD, Carr BR, Diamond MP, Carson SA, Steinkampf MP, Coutifaris C, McGovern PG, Cataldo NA, Gosman GG, Nestler JE, Giudice LC, Ewens KG, Spielman RS, Leppert PC, Myers ER; Reproductive Medicine Network. Ovulatory response to treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with a polymorphism in the STK11 gene. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Mar;93(3):792-800. doi: 10.1210/jc.2007-1736. Epub 2007 Nov 13.
• Legro RS, Barnhart HX, Schlaff WD, Carr BR, Diamond MP, Carson SA, Steinkampf MP, Coutifaris C, McGovern PG, Cataldo NA, Gosman GG, Nestler JE, Giudice LC, Leppert PC, Myers ER; Cooperative Multicenter Reproductive Medicine Network. Clomiphene, metformin, or both for infertility in the polycystic ovary syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2007 Feb 8;356(6):551-66. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa063971.

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