Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Research on polycystic ovarian syndrome discussed by M.R. Begum and co-researchers

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 14th, 2009

"The aim of the present study was to assess whether continuation of metformin therapy throughout pregnancy can reduce the development of gestational diabetes in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). This experimental study was conducted in a private tertiary level infertility care center between June 2002 and December 2006," scientists in Dhaka, Bangladesh report.

"Fifty-nine non-diabetic PCOS patients who conceived while taking metformin and different ovulation-inducing agents comprised the sample group. Twenty-nine of them continued metformin throughout pregnancy and 30 did not. The main outcome measure was development of gestational diabetes in women with...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-14)

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