A randomized controlled trial comparing lifestyle intervention to letrozole for ovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects between 8 and 18% of women and is the leading cause of female anovulatory infertility. Unfortunately, common treatments for women trying to conceive can be ineffective as well as disruptive or harmful to patients' quality of life. Despite evidence that women with PCOS have expressed the need for alternative fertility treatments, lifestyle interventions incorporating a nutritional plan with supplementation, increased physical activity, and techniques for stress management have not been combined as a program and studied in this population. Literature suggests that each of these individual components can positively influence reproductive hormones and metabolic health.

Methods/design

This is a randomized controlled trial which

SUBMITTER: Cutler DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6240244 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature