Clinical analysis of the effects of dexamethasone on ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome / 中华内分泌外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effects of dexamethasone on ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Methods This clinical study included 68 women with PCOS, which of them were divided into two groups 34 in dexamethasone treating(dexamethasone combined with ovulation induction) and 34 in con-trol(ovulation induction treatment only).Subsequently, comparisons were made between pre and after drug treat-ment in two groups, the main indexes were the levels of testosterone(T), luteinizing hormone(LH), follicle stim-ulating hormone(FSH), growth rate of follicle, and body mass index(BMI).And we have also considered the o-vulation rate and pregnancy rate, and compared these indexes in dexamethasone treating group with control group.Results There were significant differences between pre and after dexamethasone treatment in the levels of T in treatment group(P 0.05).LH had decreased significantly after treatment in both two groups (P 0.05).The growthrate of follicle of two groups had elevated after treatment (P 0.05).There were not significant differences between pre and after treatment in the levels of BMI in both two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusions Dexamethasone can decrease the T in plasm levels.It is good for ovulation induction in PCOS.