is reducing ovarian volume in polycystic ovarian syndrome patients after administration of metformin associated with improving cardiovascular risk factors

Is Reducing Ovarian Volume in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients after Administration of Metformin Associated with Improving Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Is Reducing Ovarian Volume in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients after Administration of Metformin Associated with Improving Cardiovascular Risk Factors?

BACKGROUND Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) and metabolic disorders. There is a close relationship between elevated androgen plasma levels and the ultrasound findings of stromal hypertrophy. In randomized trials, the administration of metformin has been shown to be followed by an improvement in insulin sensitivity and decrease in androgen...

Metformin Therapy Decreases Hyperandrogenism and Ovarian Volume in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Background: It is well known that there is a close relationship between elevated androgen plasma levels and the ultrasound findings of stromal hypertrophy in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The objective of this study was to investigate the effects metformin on the hyperandrogenism and ovarian volume in PCOS. Methods: The study is an unrandomized clinical trial with before–after desig...

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Metformin or Thiazolidinediones for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction?

Address correspondence to Mary Moyer Janci, MSN, BC-ADM, CDE, Diabetes Care Center, University of Washington, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 101, Box 354691, Seattle, WA 98105. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Metformin or Thiazolidinediones for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction? Mary Moyer Janci, ARNP, CDE, BC-ADM, Rhea Coquia Smith, PharmD, and Peggy Soule Odegard, BS,

Evaluation of Homocysteine Levels in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Factors Influencing the Outcome of Laparoscopic Ovarian Electerocauterization in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Background/Objective: To evaluate factors which increase the chance of ovulation and pregnancy after laparoscopic ovarian electerocauterization (LEC) in Clomiphene Citrate (CC) resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) patients.Methods: An experimental prospective study was carried out in the infertility division of a university teaching hospital. Two hundred and ninety-nine women with PCOS ...