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Metformin Use in PCOS Pregnancies Increases the Risk of Offspring Overweight at 4 Years of Age: Follow-Up of Two RCTs
Author(s) -
Liv Guro Engen Hanem,
Solhild Stridsklev,
Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson,
Øyvind Salvesen,
Mathieu Roelants,
Sven M. Carlsen,
Rønnaug Ødegård,
Eszter Vanky
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2017-02419
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , metformin , body mass index , polycystic ovary , placebo , odds ratio , obstetrics , pregnancy , gestational diabetes , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , obesity , waist , gynecology , diabetes mellitus , gestation , endocrinology , insulin resistance , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , genetics
Metformin is used in pregnancy in women with gestational diabetes mellitus, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and obesity. Metformin passes the placenta.

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