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Table 1 Characteristics of women who had laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD). BMI body mass index, LH luteinising hormone, FSH follicle stimulating hormone, USS ultrasound scan, PCOS polycystic ovarian syndrome

From: Laparoscopic ovarian drilling for women with anovulatory polycystic ovarian syndrome: a district general hospital experience

Characteristics

Results

Age

27.98 [3.91] (20–35)

BMI

27.98 [5.9] (18.6–38)

Duration of infertility (months)

21.6 [19.2] (8–96)

LH:FSH ratio

2.34 [1.33] (0.3–7.7)

Plasma LH

11.81 [6.44] (1.7–25.9)

Infertility

 

  Primary

60 (77.9)

  Secondary

17 (22)

USS characteristic of PCOS

75 (97.4)

Menstrual cycle pattern

  Oligomenorrhoea

89 (85.8)

  Amenorrhoea

11 (14.2)

  1. Values are given as n (%) and mean [SD] (range)