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

Sorouri 2015.

Methods Parallel randomised controlled trial. Single centre in Fertility clinic, Al‐Zahara Hospital, Iran
Timing: June 2011 to July 2012.
Participants 100 women randomised. Mean age of women in the unilateral group was 27.6 ± 4.3 years and in bilateral group was 28.0 ± 4.3 years
Inclusion criteria: Women with PCOS (Rotterdam 2003 criteria) and clomiphene resistance
Exclusion criteria: Tubal disease, peritoneal adhesions to tubes or ovaries, endometriosis, endocrine abnormality, concomitant male infertility.
Interventions Unilateral ovarian drilling (right ovary) (n = 50), versus
Bilateral ovarian drilling (n = 50)
Unipolar diathermy needle, 8 mm, 60 W and 5 points per ovary
Follow‐up for 6 months
Outcomes Menstrual calender, serum LH and FSH, ovulation, clinical pregnancy
Notes No conflict of interest
Funding from Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Clinical trial registration number: not stated
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Blocked sample randomisation, no other details
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No details provided
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Surgeons were blinded
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No details provided
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk 45 women in each group were analysed. In the unilateral group 2 women were excluded with tubal disease found during laparoscopy and 3 missed follow‐up visit. In the bilateral group, 1 woman was excluded because of endometriosis found during laparoscopy and 4 were excluded as they missed follow‐up visits
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk We found the registered protocol on irct.ir (IRCT138903291306N2). All the outcomes mentioned in the protocol were presented in the published report
Other bias Low risk Groups balanced at baseline