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Article: Drug Combination Increases Chance Of Pregnancy.(metformin and clomiphene citrate increases ovulation and chance of pregnancy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome)
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- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- March 8, 2001
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2001 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com) -- There may be new hope for women who are infertile due to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
A study published in the February 2001 issue of the journal Fertility and Sterility reveals that the drug metformin, when combined with the commonly used fertility drug clomiphene citrate, increases ovulation and the likelihood of pregnancy in patients who are unresponsive to clomiphene alone. The study was a joint effort between researchers from four medical centers.
From 4% to 6% of reproductive-age women suffer from PCOS, a condition that prevents regular ovulation. Many of these women ovulate so infrequently that conception is ...