Does unilateral laparoscopic diathermy adjusted to ovarian volume increase the chances of ovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2417-2424

  Sunj, M ^a   Canic, T ^b   Baldani, D P ^b   Tandara, M ^a   Jeroncic, A ^c   Palada, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

laparoscopic ovarian diathermy; ovary volume; ovulation; polycystic ovary syndrome; side of the ovary

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; METFORMIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILATERAL LAPAROSCOPIC OVARIAN DRILLING; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK REDUCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UNILATERAL LAPAROSCOPIC OVARIAN DRILLING;

LAPAROSCOPIC OVARIAN DIATHERMY; OVARY VOLUME; OVULATION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; SIDE OF THE OVARY;

ADULT; CLOMIPHENE; COHORT STUDIES; CROATIA; DIATHERMY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; ORGAN SIZE; ORGAN SPARING TREATMENTS; OVARY; OVULATION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; TIME-TO-PREGNANCY; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 84883170417     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det273     Document Type: Article

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