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In total, 120 PCOS patients were randomly assigned to four groups of 30 patients each, as follows: group 1 was the control group; group 2 received 400 mg of PTX twice daily; group 3 received 600 mg of ALA twice daily; and group 4 received a combination of PTX and ALA, following the same regimen as the previous groups. All groups were administered 150 mg of CC, the standard therapy for ovulation induction (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05231980).Results: The cumulative ovulation rate was highest in the combined PTX-ALA group at 77% (23 cases), followed by the PTX group at 70% (n=21), the ALA group at 40% (n=12), and the control group at 30% (n=9) (&lt;i&gt;p&lt;\/i&gt;=0.0003). The cumulative pregnancy rates were 40% (n=12), 37% (n=11), 10% (n=3), and 3% (n=1) for the PTX-ALA, PTX, ALA, and control groups, respectively (&lt;i&gt;p&lt;\/i&gt;=0.0005). Endometrial thickness (ET) was significantly greater in the PTX group than in the control group.Conclusion: Co-administration of PTX with CC significantly improved the ovulation rate, pregnancy rate, ET, and ovarian response to stimulation in patients with anovulatory PCOS. 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