Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Clomiphene Citrate-Resistant Women with Anovulatory Infertility

Results: Follow-up data, which were available for 181 patients, showed a spontaneous ovulation rate of 70.1%, cumulative ovulation rate of 98.3%, and pregnancy rate of 84.5%. Women who conceived following surgery were obese, had higher pre-operative luteinizing hormone (LH) levels, were younger and were more likely to have typical ultrasonographic features of polycystic ovarian disease. Logistic multiple regression analysis showed that the pre-operative LH levels, body mass index (BMI) and the age of the patient were the main determinants of the outcome.