Long term follow-up of patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome after laparoscopic ovarian drilling: Clinical outcome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2035-2042

  Amer, S A K ^a   Gopalan, V ^a   Li, T C ^a   Ledger, W L ^a   Cooke, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Laparoscopic ovarian drilling; Long term follow up; Menstrual pattern; Polycystic ovarian syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ACNE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANOVULATION; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LASER SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM; ACNE VULGARIS; AGING; BODY MASS; FERTILIZATION; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; REPRODUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035988505     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.8.2035     Document Type: Article

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