2016
Effect of pretreatment with oral contraceptives and progestins on IVF outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Wei D, Shi Y, Li J, Wang Z, Zhang L, Sun Y, Zhou H, Xu Y, Wu C, Liu L, Wu Q, Zhuang L, Du Y, Li W, Zhang H, Legro RS, Chen ZJ. Effect of pretreatment with oral contraceptives and progestins on IVF outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Human Reproduction 2016, 32: 354-361. PMID: 27999118, PMCID: PMC5870982, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dew325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeFrozen embryo transferFresh embryo transferLive birth rateGnRH antagonist protocolOral contraceptivesSpontaneous mensesRate of pregnancyLive birthsEmbryo transferMenses inductionAntagonist protocolIVF cyclesOvarian stimulationOvary syndromePregnancy lossBirth rateMultivariate logistic regression analysisStudy designHigher pregnancy loss rateObese PCOS womenPregnancy loss rateSimilar pregnancy ratesPARTICIPANTS/MATERIALSLogistic regression analysis
2013
Acupuncture and Clomiphene Citrate for Live Birth in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Study Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Kuang H, Li Y, Wu X, Hou L, Wu T, Liu J, Ng EH, Stener-Victorin E, Legro RS, Zhang H. Acupuncture and Clomiphene Citrate for Live Birth in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Study Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-based Complementary And Alternative Medicine 2013, 2013: 527303. PMID: 24023577, PMCID: PMC3762180, DOI: 10.1155/2013/527303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolycystic ovary syndromeControl acupuncturePCOS womenTrue acupunctureOvary syndromeLive birthsEfficacy of acupunctureLive birth rateFirst-line medicineSafety monitoring boardClomiphene citrateOngoing multicenterAdjuvant treatmentOvulation inductionControlled TrialsTreatment armsAlternative therapiesMonitoring boardAcupunctureFertility treatmentCentral mechanismsStudy designTrialsBirth rateWomen