Letrozole + Ziwu Liuzhu Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Improves Ovulation-Induced Pregnancy Rate in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigated the effect of letrozole with/without meridian-infusion percutaneous electrical stimulation on the rates of ovulation-induced pregnancy in patients with obese polycystic ovary syndrome (obPCOS).

Materials and methods

Patients with obPCOS, ages 20-40, each with a body mass index (BMI) ≥24 kg/m², and/or waist circumference ≥80 cm, and at least 1 side tubal patency were enrolled at the Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, China. They were divided into 2 groups: ZLT [Ziwu Liuzhu + transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation] and control. Baseline conditions and pregnancy status were collected for all patients. Multivariate Cox regression analysis and sensitivity analysis of propensity score matching (PSM) were pe

SUBMITTER: Su NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753946 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature