Table 3.
Patient characteristics and preoperative parameters in patients with and without spontaneous ovulation
| Spontaneous ovulation (n = 71) |
Persistence of anovulation (n = 29) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 26.2 ± 4.4 | 27.1 ± 4.2 | n.s.a |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.9 ± 4.4 | 28.8 ± 5.4 | n.s.a |
| Surgical technique: | |||
| Standard monopolar electrocoagulation Monopolar hook electrode |
49 (69.0%) 22 (31.0%) |
21 (72.4%) 8 (27.6%) |
n.s.a |
| Luteinizing hormone (IU/l) | 17.3 ± 5.3 | 9.9 ± 4.1 | <.001 |
| Follicle stimulating hormone (IU/l) | 6.4 ± 1.6 | 5.8 ± 1.9 | n.s.a |
| Testosterone (ng/ml) | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | n.s.a |
| Androstendione (ng/ml) | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 2.9 ± 0.7 | .018 |
a n.s. = not significant