| Literature DB >> 21733508 |
Paulina A Essah1, James A Arrowood, Kai I Cheang, Swati S Adawadkar, Dale W Stovall, John E Nestler.
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In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 19 overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome were randomized to a 3-month course of either metformin plus combined hormonal oral contraceptive (OC) (n = 9) or OC plus matched placebo (n = 10). After 3 months, both treatments had similar effects on androgen levels, lipid profile, insulin sensitivity, and serum inflammatory markers, but flow-mediated dilatation increased by 69.0% in the metformin plus OC group while it remained unchanged in the OC group. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NO: NCT00682890.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21733508 PMCID: PMC4480914 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.091
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fertil Steril ISSN: 0015-0282 Impact factor: 7.329