Cavitation Ultrasound in Treatment of Patients With PCOS

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The aim of the current work was to compare the efficacy of cavitation ultrasound, metformin or combination of both in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) regarding clinical pregnancy rate, ovulation rate, insulin resistance, serum testosterone level, lipid profile.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Metformin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Obese infertile polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women 40 years or older

• Women using fertility treatments, oral contraceptives or other confounding medications during the last 3 months

• Smokers or with history of general diseases like cardiovascular, liver, kidney or respiratory disease, diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, or malignancy