The role of continuing metformin therapy during pregnancy in the reduction of gestational diabetes and improving pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-208

  Abd El Hameed, Azza A ^a   Shreif, Hala E ^a   Mowafy, Hala E ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes mellitus; Metformin therapy; PCOS; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METFORMIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FETUS HYPOXIA; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053282262     PISSN: 11105690     EISSN: 20903251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mefs.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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