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. 2020 Feb 11;2020(2):CD001122. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001122.pub5

Lazoviz 1998.

Methods Randomised trial, cross‐over design, data available prior to cross‐over. Study conducted in Institute for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Timing: not stated.
Participants 56 participants randomised, 6 cycles/patient. Clomiphene‐resistant PCOS participants (high LH). Mean age, duration of infertility, infertility work‐up, mean BMI not stated
Interventions Ovarian drilling with diathermy or laser vaporisation with CO2 (n = 28),
versus
Gonadotrophins (FSH or hMG) for ovulation induction for 6 cycles. Number of drill holes per ovary is not stated. (n = 28)
Follow‐up for 6 months
Outcomes Pregnancy rate (by participant), miscarriage rate (by pregnancy), multiple pregnancy rate (by pregnancy)
Notes Conflict of interest: not stated
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk No details in paper
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No details in paper
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes High risk No details of blinding, but unlikely to have occurred.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No details
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk All participants appear to be included in the analysis
Selective reporting (reporting bias) High risk This is a conference abstract only. No full paper was identified
Other bias High risk Conference abstract