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Table 3 Late pregnancy outcome

From: Pregnancy outcome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome comparing the effects of laparoscopic ovarian drilling and clomiphene citrate stimulation in women pre-treated with metformin: a retrospective study

 

Pregnancies after LOD

(n = 34)

Pregnancies after CC stimulation

(n = 31)

Pregnancies after metformin therapy only

(n = 35)

p

PIH*

1 (2.9%)

4 (12.5%)

4 (11.4%)

0.262

Preeclampsia/HELLP syndrome

4 (11.8%)

4 (12.5%)

1 (2.9%)

0.238

GDM+

10 (29.4%)

10 (31.3%)

11 (31.4%)

0.980

IGDM#

5 (14.7%)

5 (15.6%)

5 (14.3%)

0.988

Preterm delivery <37th gestational week

3 (8.8%)

6 (19.4%)

2 (5.7%)

0.200

  1. *PIH = pregnancy induced hypertension; +GDM = gestational diabetes mellitus; #IGDM = insulin-dependent gestational diabetes mellitus; ‡statistically significant