title: [Pelviscopic use of the CO2 laser in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome].
abstract: Nineteen infertile women with the typical clinical and endocrinological features of polycystic ovarian disease underwent laparoscopic CO2-Laser vaporization of the ovaries. Before laser treatment, six patients were amenorrhoeic, oligomenorrhea and monophasic temperature charts were observed in the remaining group. All were non-responsive to clomiphene citrate treatment. By contrast 80% of the postoperative cycles showed a bisphasic temperature pattern and high progesterone levels indicative of ovulation. Eight pregnancies were achieved in 7 patients. Measurement of basal hormone levels before and after the operation revealed a decline of androgens (androstendione: präop.: 2.77 +/- 1.0 ng/ml, postop.: 2.16 +/- 0.68 ng/ml, p less than 0.05).
authors: Universitätsfrauenklinik Ulm.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Keckstein
authors: A S
authors: AS
authors: Wolf
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Börchers
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Lauritzen
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Steiner
mesh_terms: D000735:Androstenedione / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000601:surgery; D020706:Laparoscopes; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone; D000735:Androstenedione
vernacular_title: Pelviskopischer Einsatz des CO2-Lasers zur Behandlung des Polyzystischen Ovarsyndroms.