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RESEARCH ARTICLE

To Study the Effect on Fertility Outcome by Gonadotropins vs Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling in Clomiphene-resistant Cases of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Meenal Jain, Poonam Yadav, Sarvesh Awasthi, Pallavi Raj

Citation Information : Jain M, Yadav P, Awasthi S, Raj P. To Study the Effect on Fertility Outcome by Gonadotropins vs Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling in Clomiphene-resistant Cases of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. J South Asian Feder Obs Gynae 2017; 9 (4):336-340.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1525

License: CC BY 3.0

Published Online: 01-01-2016

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).


Abstract

Introduction

The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common condition associated with chronic anovulation affecting 4 to 6% of reproductive age women.

Aim

To compare the effectiveness of laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD) for ovulation induction with gonadotropins in clomiphene-resistant PCOS in terms of ovulation, pregnancy, live birth, abortion, multiple pregnancies, and complication like ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS).

Setting and design

A prospective hospital-based randomized trial.

Materials and methods

It was a prospective study, which was carried out from January 2012 to May 2015. Totally, 89 women were evaluated in the study, out of which 44 women were in gonadotropin group and 45 were in LOD group.

Statistical analysis

Standard statistical analysis was done and significance of difference in results was tested by chi-square test.

Results

Ovulation rate in gonadotropin group was 75.0% at 6 months, whereas in LOD group, it was 20% at 3 months and was increased up to 66.66% after addition of clomiphene citrate and gonadotropin. The primary outcome in terms of pregnancy in gonadotropin group was 45.45% after 6 cycles and in LOD group was 11.11% after 3 cycles and 40.00% after 6 cycles with supplementation of clomiphene citrate and gonadotropin.

Conclusion

The ongoing pregnancy rate from ovulation induction with LOD alone was significantly less but if supplemented by clomiphene citrate and gonadotropin, it seems equivalent to ovulation induction with gonadotropin, but the former procedure carries a lower risk of multiple pregnancies.

How to cite this article

Yadav P, Singh S, Singh R, Jain M, Awasthi S, Raj P. To Study the Effect on Fertility Outcome by Gonadotropins vs Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling in Clomiphene-resistant Cases of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2017;9(4):336-340.


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