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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

2 Antenatal and Neonatal Endocrinology

Overweight PCOS mothers treated with Metformin give birth to offspring with larger heads

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Overweight PCOS mothers treated with Metformin give birth to offspring with larger heads

A Hjorth-Hansen , Ø Salvesen , LG Engen Hanem , T Eggebø , KÅ Salvesen , E Vanky , RJ Ødegård

To read the full abstract: Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Feb 1;103(2):740-747Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by oligo-amenorrhoea, clinical and/or biochemical hyperandrogenism, polycystic ovaries, infertility and, commonly, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinaemia, morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes. The insulin-sensitizing drug metformin ameliorates the endocrinopathy of PCOS by red...