Badawy A, Gibreal A. Clomiphene citrate versus tamoxifen for ovulation induction in women with PCOS: a prospective randomized trial.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2011;
159:151-154. [PMID:
21831503 DOI:
10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.07.015]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2011] [Revised: 06/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To reevaluate the efficacy of induction of ovulation with CC versus TMX in a group of anovulatory subfertile women with PCOS in a randomized controlled trial.
STUDY DESIGN
A prospective randomized controlled study in which 371 PCOS patients were randomly allocated into two treatment groups: group A (187 patients) where women received CC and group B (184 patients) where they received Tamoxifen for one treatment cycle. The outcome measures were number of growing and mature follicles, serum E(2) (pg/ml), serum progesterone (ng/ml) and endometrial thickness, the occurrence of pregnancy and miscarriage.
RESULTS
The number of stimulated follicles reaching ≥ 16 mm diameter was significantly more in the CC group compared to Tamoxifen stimulated group (2.1 SD ± 0.1 vs. 1.1 SD ± 0.7, p<0.0001). The endometrium at the time of hCG administration was significantly thicker in the TMX group (10.1 ± 0.1mm vs. 9.3 ± 0.4mm, p<0.0001). Ovulation occurred in 120/187 cycles (64%) in the CC group and 95/184 cycles (51.6%) in the TMX group with a significant difference between two groups in favors of clomiphene (p=0.01). Serum E(2), on the day of hCG administration, was significantly higher in the clomiphene group (p<0.0001). Pregnancy occurred in 35/187 cycles in group A (18.7%) and 20/184 cycles (10.8%) in group B and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.04).
CONCLUSIONS
Clomiphene citrate is more successful than tamoxifen as a first line therapy for ovulation induction in women with PCOS.
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