Comparison Between Letrozole and Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling in Women With Clomiphene Resistant Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

Summary

140 women with clomiphene resistant PCOS will be randomly divided into 2 equal groups using computer generated random numbers. Group 1 will receive Letrozole, group 2 will have laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD).

Timeline

Start

2014-11

Primary completion

2017-05

Completion

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Publications

• Background Vendola K, Zhou J, Wang J, Famuyiwa OA, Bievre M, Bondy CA. Androgens promote oocyte insulin-like growth factor I expression and initiation of follicle development in the primate ovary. Biol Reprod. 1999 Aug;61(2):353-7. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod61.2.353.
• Background van Wely M, Bayram N, van der Veen F, Bossuyt PM. Predictors for treatment failure after laparoscopic electrocautery of the ovaries in women with clomiphene citrate resistant polycystic ovary syndrome. Hum Reprod. 2005 Apr;20(4):900-5. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deh712. Epub 2005 Jan 7.

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