Treatment with Metformin Can Improve Insulin Resistance and Lipid Profile in Non-Diabetic Iraqi Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Background: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are usually at increased risk of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance (IR), regardless of their body weight, and the development of type 2 diabetes in those women is not uncommon. Metformin is an oral hypoglycemic drug with a significant r...

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Main Authors: Ali M. Kadim Al-Tuma, Saba Sabeeh Hussain, Muhjah Falah Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-10-01
Series:Medical Journal of Babylon
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4103/MJBL.MJBL_913_23