Objective—Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with the metabolic syndrome. Decreased omentin-1 levels are associated with obesity and diabetes. To study the effects of metformin ...

With weight loss drugs like metformin and Ozempic gaining popularity, it's essential to understand how they compare. So we ...

While following a healthy lifestyle can help you manage the condition, your healthcare provider may recommend using metformin ...

Timing is everything for many things in life — including when to take medication like metformin, sold under the brand names ...

Metformin improves insulin sensitivity and helps control blood sugar. Research indicates that among people who took hormone therapy for PCOS, those who took metformin and made lifestyle changes lost ...

The investigator's global hypothesis is that women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) can be separated into subtypes based on their response to metformin. The investigators propose here to use both ...

However, this doesn’t apply to lean women with PCOS. They have much higher pregnancy rates with fertility treatments compared to their peers with overweight or obesity. Metformin is sometimes used to ...

Metformin itself isn’t thought to cause hair loss, but type 2 diabetes and PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) — the conditions it’s prescribed to treat — can cause hair loss. Studies also ...

Antiandrogens also are sometimes used to treat PCOS. These medicines counter the effects of excess androgens, and can help clear up skin and hair growth problems. A diabetes medicine, metformin, can ...

Serum omentin-1 levels were significantly lower in PCOS subjects compared with control ... After 6 months of metformin treatment, there was a significant increase in serum omentin-1 [23.7 (20.0 ...