Ghafarnegad 2010.
| Methods | Randomised trial conducted in Iran Timing: not stated |
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| Participants | 100 infertile, clomiphene‐resistant women with PCOS | |
| Interventions | Gonadotrophin (n = 50), versus Laparoscopic ovarian electrocautery (n = 50) Follow‐up for 4 months |
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| Outcomes | Pregnancy, live birth | |
| Notes | Conflict of interest: not stated Clinical trial registration number: not stated |
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| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Quote: "randomised". Awaiting further details in translation but numbers are equal in both groups so probably satisfactory |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No details |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No details |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No details |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | All women accounted for at trial end and intention‐to‐treat data reported |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | We could not retrieve the original protocol |
| Other bias | High risk | Only abstract available |