TITLE:
Physicians’ Attitude toward the Use of Metformin Prior to Clomiphene Citrate in Infertile Women with PCOS in Saudi Arabia
AUTHORS:
Moayad Humaid, Eman Shaldoom, Adel Habhab, Huda Habib, Ayman Oraif
KEYWORDS:
Infertility, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Clomiphene, Metformin
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.8 No.1,
January
25,
2018
ABSTRACT: The goal of this study is to assess the different
approaches gynecologists take while treating women with PCOS related
infertility. Methodology: This is a quantitative cross-sectional study that
involves 46 specialists and consultants from all over the kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. The sample size was calculated based on the number of consultants and
specialists members in the Saudi Obstetrical & Gynecology society “SOGS”,
we could not find any statistics on how many Ob/Gyne doctors we have in Saudi
Arabia. The paper is approved by the Unit of Biomedical Ethics, King Abdulaziz
University. The research team prepared an online survey of 13 questions, sent
to all Consultants and Specialists in the “SOGS” during the year of 2016. The
SPSS was used for the analysis. Conclusion: There is no significant difference
between the different approaches of the first line of management. Comparing
between Metformin and Clomiphene Citrate, Thirty Seven percent of participants
preferred to start by a combination while 32% preferred to start with the
former and 30.4% with the latter. Most of the doctors preferred to use
Metformin for the Obese patients 76.1%, a lower percentage prefers to use it
with Overweight patients 54.3%.