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| December 27, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2009 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

2004 DEC 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with polycystic ovary syndrome benefit from metformin therapy, study results show.

L.F. Santana and colleagues, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, conducted "a longitudinal prospective study ... in 21 women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), aged 27.20 [+ or -] 5.02 years and treated with metformin (1500 mg/day) for 8 weeks."

"The patients were assessed for spontaneous menstruation, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist/hip ratio (WHR), glucose and insulin concentrations under fasting conditions and after a 75-g glucose tolerance test, lipid profile, testosterone, androstenedione,…

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