OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of laparoscopic ovarian drilling in treating infertile polycystic ovarian syndrome in patients with and without metabolic syndrome. DESIGN Retrospective review. SETTING A university-affiliated hospital in Hong Kong. PATIENTS A total of 89 infertile anovulatory polycystic ovarian syndrome patients, who underwent laparoscopic ovarian drilling with completed ...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of unilateral laparoscopic ovarian drilling versus bilateral laparoscopic ovarian drilling with thermal dose adjusted according to ovarian volume in clomiphene citrate (CC)-resistant PCOS patients in terms of endocrine changes, menstrual cycle resumption, ovulation and pregnancy rates. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was conducted in the Dep...

Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the commonest cause of secondary infertility. Laparoscopic ovarian drilling has widely been used for induction of ovulation in polycystic ovarian syndrome patients resistant to clomiphene citrate. 80% patients ovulated after treatment and 60% patient conceived either spontaneously or after treatment with medication to which they are previously r...

context in order to restore ovulation, puncturing ovaries with a needle powered by electricity, under laparoscopic observation, in women with anovulatory infertility with polycystic ovarian syndrome is called laparoscopic ovarian drilling (lod). although peri-adnexial adhesion after the surgery is inevitable, there is lack of evidence regarding the clinical significance. the objective of the pr...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of ovarian needle drilling using transvaginal ultrasound guidance as an alternative to the traditional laparoscopic electrosurgical drilling for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN A randomized controlled study. SETTING University teaching hospital and private practice setting. PATIENT(S) The study comprised 163 patients with clomiphene...

BACKGROUND Our objective was to investigate luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, testosterone, and androstenedione as predicitve markers for ovulation after laparoscopic ovarian drilling. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 100 clompihen-resistant patients with the polycystic ovary syndrome who underwent laparoscopic ovarian drilling at our department. The main outcome measure w...

background: currently clomiphene citrate is the first-line treatment to induce ovulation in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos). surgical therapy with laparoscopic ovarian drilling (lod) may avoid or reduce the need for gonadotropins.   objective: to determine the effectiveness and safety of lod compared with ovulation induction in subfertile women with clomiphene-resistant pcos.   se...

Background: Currently clomiphene citrate is the first-line treatment to induce ovulation in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Surgical therapy with laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD) may avoid or reduce the need for gonadotropins. Objective: To determine the effectiveness and safety of LOD compared with ovulation induction in subfertile women with clomiphene-resistant PCOS. Search...