Effect of metformin by employing 2-hour postload insulin for measuring insulin resistance in Taiwanese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Effect of metformin by employing 2-hour postload insulin for measuring insulin resistance in Taiwanese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Evidence on clinical effectiveness of metformin in ethnic Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) remains scarce. Standard diagnostic approaches to identify insulin resistance (IR) cases in PCOS patients might be invasive, labor intensive, and stressful for patients (i.e., euglycemic cla...

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Main Authors: Huang-tz Ou, Pei-Chi Chen, Meng-Hsing Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
body weight
insulin resistance
metformin
polycystic ovary syndrome
Taiwanese women
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664616000760

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