Background: Both in-vitro maturation and in-vitro fertilization have been used successfully to treat females with polycystic ovarian syndrome, who plan to have child. This study compared outcome of these two approaches to fertilize females with polycystic ovary side effects. Methods: This prospective study was conducted at Vali-Asr reproductive health research center and included all females with polycystic ovarian syndrome, who underwent in-vitro maturation or in-vitro fertilization from January 2005 to January 2008. Measurements included demographic data, total cost (including drug and laboratory procedures), outcome (chemical and clinical pregnancy), and systemic complication (ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome), obtained from the patients' clinical files. Patients were informed about the procedures, side effects and goals, and the signed consent form for surgical approaches and use of their data in medical research. Finally, these variables were compared between the two groups. Results: The in-vitro maturation and in-vitro fertilization groups included 20 and 22 patients, respectively. The range of body mass
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