[Persistent anovulation following laparoscopic electrocoagulation of the ovarian surface in a patient with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)].

Abstract

We report on a 32-year-old woman with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) who showed no ovarian reaction (oestradiol increase, leading follicle) to clomiphene and gonadotropin stimulation before and after laparoscopic electrocoagulation of the ovarian surface (LEOS) although hormone values (LH-FSH ratio, androstenedione) after LEOS were within normal range. The case is discussed in terms of the literature.

• Authors: F Nawroth, R Sudik
• Journal: Zentralblatt fur Gynakologie (Zentralbl Gynakol) Vol. 121 Issue 3 Pg. 156-8 ( 1999) ISSN: 0044-4197 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Persistierende Anovulation nach laparoskopischer Elektrokoagulation der Ovaroberflächen bei einer Patientin mit einem Polyzystischen-Ovar-Syndrom (PCOS).
• PMID: 10209860 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Clomiphene
• Androstenedione
• Luteinizing Hormone
• Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Topics

• Adult
• Androstenedione (blood)
• Anovulation (blood, etiology)
• Clomiphene
• Electrocoagulation (adverse effects)
• Female
• Follicle Stimulating Hormone (blood)
• Humans
• Laparoscopy (adverse effects)
• Luteinizing Hormone (blood)
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (surgery)
• Postoperative Complications