Abstract | BACKGROUND: AIMS: The aim of this report was to establish the long-term benefits and harms of LOD in the group of women who took part in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) six to ten years earlier. METHODS: Women who took part in the fertility PLUS RCT comparing laparoscopic ovarian diathermy and gonadotrophins were contacted six to ten years following the end of the study. A postal questionnaire of clinical symptoms and pregnancy outcomes was collected, and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were measured. RESULTS: Of the 33 women who completed the postal questionnaire, 29 had subsequently undergone LOD. The mean FSH level of these women was 5.7 IU/L (SD 3.7) ranging from <0.1 to 18.4 IU/L. The number of periods per year increased from 3.5 at study entry to 7.8 in the follow-up period in women not on the oral contraceptive. At the follow up, 15 of 29 women undergoing LOD (52%) reported symptoms of hirsutism and 14.0% reported acne. After undergoing laparoscopic ovarian diathermy, 79.0% (23 of 29) of the women delivered live infants, and over the follow-up period, 35 babies were delivered. Further fertility treatment was needed by 14 of 29 women who underwent LOD. CONCLUSIONS: There are the benefits of ongoing fertility and regular menstrual cycles in more than half of the women who underwent LOD.
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Authors | Seema Mohiuddin, Dagmar Bessellink, Cynthia Farquhar |
Journal | The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology
(Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol)
Vol. 47
Issue 6
Pg. 508-11
(Dec 2007)
ISSN: 0004-8666 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 17991119
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Estrogen Antagonists
- Clomiphene
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Topics |
- Adult
- Clomiphene
(therapeutic use)
- Drug Resistance
- Electrocoagulation
- Estrogen Antagonists
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Laparoscopy
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
(surgery)
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Outcome
- Retrospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
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