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. 2003 May;188(5):1171-3.
doi: 10.1067/mob.2003.289.

Characteristics predictive of response to ovarian diathermy in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome

Barbara J Stegmann  1 , H Randall Craig, R Curtis Bay, Dean V Coonrod, M Jane Brady, John A Garbaciak Jr
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Characteristics predictive of response to ovarian diathermy in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome

Barbara J Stegmann et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 May.

Abstract

Objective and study design: Ovarian needle diathermy was used in the treatment of clomiphene-resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Factors predictive of pregnancy in our study group included younger age, lower body weight, and surgery before 1998.

Results and conclusion: Insulin resistance and adhesions at surgery were negatively associated with pregnancy. Sixty-six percent of the study group cycled spontaneously after surgery and 50% became pregnant.

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