Metformin reduces abortion in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome

@article{Khattab2006MetforminRA,
  title={Metformin reduces abortion in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome},
  author={S. Khattab and Iman Abdel Mohsen and Ismail Aboul Foutouh and Ashraf Ramadan and Mohamed Moaz and Hesham G. Al-Inany},
  journal={Gynecological Endocrinology},
  year={2006},
  volume={22},
  pages={680 - 684}
}
Background. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are considered to be at increased risk of miscarriage. Since metformin has beneficial effects on the risk factors contributing to first-trimester abortion in PCOS patients, we hypothesized that metformin – owing to its metabolic, endocrine, vascular and anti-inflammatory effects – may reduce the incidence of first-trimester abortion in PCOS women. Materials and methods. A prospective cohort study was set up to determine the beneficial… 
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