Abdelhafeez 2013.
Methods | A randomised controlled trial | |
Participants | 60 women attending the outpatient infertility clinic with a diagnosis of CC‐resistant PCOS at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital, Cairo, Egypt between February 2010 and September 2010 | |
Interventions | 30 women underwent unilateral ovarian drilling and 30 underwent bilateral ovarian drilling | |
Outcomes | The primary outcome was documented ovulation through a midluteal serum progesterone > 3 ng/ml 3 months after laparoscopy
Secondary outcomes included regularity of menstrual cycles and basal levels of serum FSH and LH within 3 months after laparoscopy No harms reported. |
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Notes | Funding source: Not stated. Declarations of interest: Not stated. Email sent requesting further information. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not stated |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not stated |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Not stated but not possible due to study design |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not stated |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No attrition |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All outcomes reported |
Other bias | Low risk | None detected |