The use of insulin sensitising agents in ovulation induction in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Richard Fleming

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Insulin resistance is an important “upstream” driver for reproductive and metabolic abnormalities in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). This theoretical background is now supported by substantial evidence for treating women with PCOS with insulin sensitising agents such as metformin or the thiazolidinediones…