Combined lifestyle modification and metformin in obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind multicentre study

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Authors

Thomas Tang · Leeds General Infirmary

Julie Glanville

Abstract

Metformin does not improve weight loss or menstrual frequency in obese patients with PCOS. Weight loss alone through lifestyle changes improves menstrual frequency.

Topics & Keywords

Ovarian function and disorders Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Human Reproduction

Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 80-89

DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei311

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