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Several effects have been reported as related to metformin in PCOS patients including restoring ovulation, reducing weight, reducing circulating androgen levels, reducing the risk of miscarriage and reducing the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
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14 lut 2022 · Metformin increases success rates and decreases complication rates when used as an adjunctive medication for ovulation induction during low complexity assisted reproduction treatments and during ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization in women with PCOS.
15 kwi 2014 · Metformin is an effective ovulation induction agent for non-obese women with PCOS and offers some advantages over other first line treatments for anovulatory infertility such as clomiphene. For clomiphene-resistant women, metformin alone or in combination with clomiphene is an effective next step.
1 gru 2022 · Interest in the use of metformin, an insulin-lowering drug, in PCOS increased when it was appreciated that insulin resistance played an important role in the pathophysiology of the disorder. However, we no longer recommend the use of metformin as a first-line therapy for any indication in women with PCOS.
23 paź 2003 · Results Meta-analysis showed that metformin is effective in achieving ovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, with odds ratios of 3.88 (95% confidence interval 2.25 to 6.69) for metformin compared with placebo and 4.41 (2.37 to 8.22) for metformin and clomifene compared with clomifene alone.
first-line therapy for the treatment of women who are anovulatory and infertile with PCOS, metformin alone was significantly less effective than clomiphene citrate alone. 17,21 Furthermore, metformin does not improve metabolic
31 sie 2023 · Many studies showed that metformin, when used to treat PCOS, significantly reduced serum androgen levels, improved insulin sensitivity, restored menstrual cyclicity, and was successful in triggering ovulation. As a result, metformin may be useful in treating PCOS-related infertility.
