Comparison of Ethinyl-Estradiol Plus Cyproterone Acetate Versus Metformin Effects on Classic Metabolic Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women with the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Luque-Ramírez, Manuel; Álvarez-Blasco, Francisco; Botella-Carretero, José I.; Martínez-Bermejo, Elena; Lasunción, Miguel A.; Escobar-Morreale, Héctor F. (The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2007)
Keywords: 17β-Estradiol; Acetic acid; Administration, Oral; Adult; Androgen Antagonists - administration & dosage; Androgens - blood; Apolipoprotein A; Apolipoprotein A-I; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - blood; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular system; Cyproterone acetate; Cyproterone Acetate - administration & dosage; Drug Combinations; Dyslipidemia; Dyslipidemias - blood; Dyslipidemias - epidemiology; Ethinyl Estradiol - administration & dosage; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Glucose tolerance; High density lipoprotein; Hirsutism; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents - administration & dosage; Insulin; Insulin Resistance; Lipids - blood; Menstruation; Metabolism; Metformin; Metformin - administration & dosage; Oral contraceptives; Ovaries; Patients; Phospholipids; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - blood; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - drug therapy; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Vertebrates: endocrinology; Antineoplastic agent; Ethinylestradiol; Estrogen; Cardiovascular disease; Antihormone; Polycystic ovary; Epidemiology; Vascular disease; Hypoglycemic agent; Biguanides; Cyst; Atherosclerosis; Adult; Female; Benign neoplasm; Woman; Human; Nutrition; Antiandrogen; Female sterility; Metabolic diseases; Acetate; Ovarian hormone; Cyproterone; Female genital diseases; Ovarian diseases; Risk factor; Cardiovascular risk; Metabolic activation; Contraceptive; Metformin; Sex steroid hormone; Endocrinology; Comparative study