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In comparison, deferred clomiphene treatment preceded by lifestyle and combined treatment in OWL PCOS offered a significantly better cumulative ovulation rate compared to immediate treatment with clomiphene. (Lifestyle: 62.0% [80\/129]; risk ratio compared to PPCOS II = 1.4; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1\u20131.7; P = .003; combined: 64.3% [83\/129]; risk ratio compared to PPCOS II = 1.4; 95% CI, 1.2\u20131.8; P &amp;lt; .001 and a significantly better live birth rate lifestyle: 25.0% [12\/48]; risk ratio compared to PPCOS II = 2.5; 95% CI, 1.3\u20134.7; P = .01 and combined: 25.5% [12\/47]; risk ratio compared to PPCOS II = 2.5; 95% CI, 1.3\u20134.8; P = .01).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These data show the benefit of improved ovulation and live birth with delayed infertility treatment with clomiphene citrate when preceded by lifestyle modification with weight loss compared with immediate treatment. Pretreatment with oral contraceptives likely has little effect on the ovulation and live birth rate compared with immediate treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2016-1659","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,5,12]],"date-time":"2016-05-12T13:00:45Z","timestamp":1463058045000},"page":"2658-2666","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":138,"title":["Benefit of Delayed Fertility Therapy With Preconception Weight Loss Over Immediate Therapy in Obese Women With PCOS"],"prefix":"10.1210","volume":"101","author":[{"given":"Richard S.","family":"Legro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (R.S.L., W.C.D., C.L.G., S.J.E.), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania"},{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences (R.S.L., A.R.K., C.M.S.), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"William C.","family":"Dodson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (R.S.L., W.C.D., C.L.G., S.J.E.), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Allen R.","family":"Kunselman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences (R.S.L., A.R.K., C.M.S.), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christy M.","family":"Stetter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences (R.S.L., A.R.K., C.M.S.), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Penny M.","family":"Kris-Etherton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutritional Sciences (P.M.K.-E.), Penn State College of Health and Human Development, University Park, Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nancy I.","family":"Williams","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Kinesiology (N.W.), Penn State College of Health and Human Development, University Park, Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carol L.","family":"Gnatuk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (R.S.L., W.C.D., C.L.G., S.J.E.), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephanie J.","family":"Estes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (R.S.L., W.C.D., C.L.G., S.J.E.), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kelly C.","family":"Allison","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Psychiatry (K.C.A., D.B.S.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David B.","family":"Sarwer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Psychiatry (K.C.A., D.B.S.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1"},{"name":"Department of Surgery (D.B.S.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael P.","family":"Diamond","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (M.P.D.), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"William D.","family":"Schlaff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (W.D.S.), University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter R.","family":"Casson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (P.R.C.), University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gregory M.","family":"Christman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (G.M.C.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kurt T.","family":"Barnhart","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (K.T.B., C.C., A.D.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"G. 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