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Metformin, when added to a hypocaloric diet, significantly improves menstrual status (frequency of cycles) in obese women with PCOS, independent of its lack of additional benefit on insulin sensitivity or visceral fat loss compared to diet alone.

If your PCOS causes irregular or absent periods, adding metformin (850mg twice daily) to your diet plan can help restore regular menstruation. This benefit is distinct from weight loss or insulin improvement, suggesting metformin has specific effects on ovarian function.

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Conversely, metformin had significant benefits on the menstrual status.
Alessandra Gambineri et al. · Clinical Endocrinology · 2004

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Randomized controlled trial showing statistically significant improvement in menstrual frequency for the metformin group.

Source

Effect of flutamide and metformin administered alone or in combination in dieting obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Alessandra Gambineri et al. · Clinical Endocrinology · 2004

DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2004.01973.x

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