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Metformin treatment before and during in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: summary of a Cochrane review

Tso LO, Costello MF, Albuquerque LE, Andriolo RB, Marjoribanks J, Macedo CR

Fertility and sterility, 2015

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Abstract

In women with polycystic ovary syndrome, metformin treatment before or during assisted reproductive technology cycles increases clinical pregnancy rates and decreases the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. However, there is no conclusive evidence of a benefit in live birth rates.

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