Unilateral laparoscopic ovarian diathermy in infertile women with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome.

Author(s): Al-Mizyen E, Grudzinskas JG

Affiliation(s): Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom. drebtisam@hotmail.com

Publication date & source: 2007-12, Fertil Steril., 88(6):1678-80. Epub 2007 Apr 23.

Publication type: Comparative Study; Randomized Controlled Trial

We evaluated the efficacy of unilateral versus bilateral laparoscopic ovarian diathermy in infertile women with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome. Recall follow-up 18 to 48 months after laparoscopic ovarian diathermy showed that unilateral ovarian diathermy was as effective and long lasting as bilateral ovarian diathermy in the resumption of menstruation and pregnancy rates.