The Effects of Calcium-Vitamin D and Metformin on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-147

  Rashidi, Batool ^a   Haghollahi, Fedieh ^a   Shariat, Mamak ^a   Zayerii, Farid ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

amenorrhea; calcium vitamin D; metformin; oligomenorrhea; polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM D TAB; METFORMIN; METFORMIN TAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MONOTHERAPY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CALCIUM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METFORMIN; OVULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651153110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10284559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60275-8     Document Type: Article

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