Effects of metformin on hyperinsulinemic anovulation / 中华妇产科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of metformin on serum testosterone (T)levels and ovulation in hyperinsulinemic women Methods Twenty nine patients with hyperinsulinemic anovulation were treated with metformin for 12 weeks Among them 19 had history of clomiphene(CC) treatment with 11 cases failure CC was given again after one month of metformin treatment Serum T, luteinizing hormone,follicle stimulating hormone, insulin(Ins) levels were measured after 4 weeks of treatment Basic body temprature was also observed Results Serum T and Ins levels declined significantly after 4 weeks of metformin treatment [(2 7?1 6) nmol/L Vs (1 9?1 0) nmol/L, (49 2?34 1) mU/L Vs (25 3?23 9) mU/L, P