Effect of metformin and antioxidant agents on oxidative stress status and follicular maturation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
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https://doi.org/10.32947/ajps.v3i1.406Abstract
In this study, forty-two Iraqi Arab Women with PCOS were involved and they were classified into three groups according to type of treatment:
1) Group І: fourteen patients who administered metformin (500mg t.i.d).
2) Group П: fourteen patients who administered combination of metformin (500mg t.i.d) with vitamin C (250mg t.i.d)
3) Group PI: fourteen patients who administered combination of metformin (500mg t.i.d) with vitamin E (200mg t.i.d).All groups were treated for three months .
The present study includes the measurement of serum malondialdehyde, Vitamin E and its metabolite (tocopheronic acid) play an important role in alleviation of oxidative stress(MDA) and may potentiate the metformin activity in maturation of follicles
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2006-06-01
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Waleed, S. R., Wafa, A.-O. R., & Mohammed, T. A. (2006). Effect of metformin and antioxidant agents on oxidative stress status and follicular maturation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Al Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(1), 40–45. https://doi.org/10.32947/ajps.v3i1.406
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