Is metformin the treatment of choice for anovulation in polycystic ovary syndrome?

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 440-441

  Balen, Adam H ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METFORMIN; PLACEBO;

ACNE; ALOPECIA; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EXERCISE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MONOTHERAPY; OBESITY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SHORT SURVEY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANOVULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; METFORMIN; OVERWEIGHT; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34249302780     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0511     Document Type: Short Survey

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