Low-dose flutamide-metformin therapy for hyperinsulinemic hyperandrogenism in nonobese adolescents and women

Hyperinsulinemic hyperandrogenism is the core of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and accordingly low-dose flutamide-metformin proved so far to be a most effective approach to normalize the broad spectrum of PCOS anomalies in nonobese adolescents and young women. For safety reasons, it is wise to c...

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Autores: Ibáñez L, de Zegher, F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Repositorio:r-FSJD. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
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Palabra clave:body composition
hyperinsulinemic hyperandrogenism
hyperinsulinemia
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Sumario:Hyperinsulinemic hyperandrogenism is the core of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and accordingly low-dose flutamide-metformin proved so far to be a most effective approach to normalize the broad spectrum of PCOS anomalies in nonobese adolescents and young women. For safety reasons, it is wise to combine flutamide-metformin with a contraceptive, for example, an oral or transdermal estroprogestagen.