Concepedia

Metformin therapy in polycystic ovary syndrome reduces hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, hyperandrogenemia, and systolic blood pressure, while facilitating normal menses and pregnancy

Elsy Velázquez, Soaira Mendoza, T Hamer, Felix Sosa, Charles J. Glueck

Metabolism · 1994 · 871 citations · 65 references

Concepts

Insulin ResistanceInfertilityHormonal ContraceptiveMedicineDiabetesReproductive HealthGynecologyPolycystic Ovary SyndromeMetformin TherapyMenstrual CycleEndocrinologyPharmacologySystolic Blood PressureOvarian HormoneWomen's HealthHealth Sciences

References

65

Quantitative estimation of proteins by electrophoresis in agarose gel containing antibodies

Carl‐Bertil Laurell · Analytical Biochemistry · 1966 · 4.4K citations

Biochemistry, Medicine, Quantitative Estimation +12

Banting lecture 1988. Role of insulin resistance in human disease

Gerald M. Reaven · Diabetes · 1988 · 3.8K citations

Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Management +11

Insulin Resistance in Essential Hypertension

Eleuterio Ferrannini, G. Buzzigoli, Riccardo C. Bonadonna et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1987 · 2.4K citations

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance +15

Profound Peripheral Insulin Resistance, Independent of Obesity, in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Andrea Dunaif, Karen R. Segal, Walter Futterweit et al. · Diabetes · 1989 · 1.9K citations

Metabolic Disorder, Gynecology, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome +20

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR IN PLASMA: RISK FACTOR FOR RECURRENT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Anders Hamsten, Göran Walldius, Alfred Szamosi et al. · The Lancet · 1987 · 1.5K citations

Thrombosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Medicine +7