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Ovulation induction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Palomba S, Orio F, Zullo F

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy. stefanopalomba@tin.it

To date, clomiphene citrate (CC) remains the first therapeutical step for inducing ovulation in anovulatory PCOS patients. Metformin alone or combined with CC is a valid second step approach, whereas the laparoscopic ovarian diathermy can be useful only in selected cases.

Published 26 June 2006 in Fertil Steril, 86: S26-7.
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