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What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Gynaecology and Fertility

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Metformin vs placebo or no treatment

Live birth rate per woman · Women with polycystic ovary syndrome, oligo amenorrhoea and subfertility

Metformin showed no clear difference in live birth rate per woman compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Insulin‐sensitising drugs (metformin, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, D‐chiro‐inositol) for women with polycystic ovary… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.59 [1, 2.51]
4 studies · 435 participants
Low

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate vs clomiphene

Live birth rate per woman · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Metformin combined with clomiphene citrate showed no clear difference in live birth rate per woman compared with clomiphene citrate alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review · compare the 2 reviews

Insulin‐sensitising drugs (metformin, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, D‐chiro‐inositol) for women with polycystic ovary… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.21 [0.92, 1.59]
9 studies · 1079 participants
Low

Metformin vs clomiphene

Live birth rate per woman aParticipants with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

It is very uncertain whether metformin changes live birth rate per woman Participants with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2a compared with clomiphene citrate (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review · compare the 2 reviews

Insulin‐sensitising drugs (metformin, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, D‐chiro‐inositol) for women with polycystic ovary… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.3 [0.17, 0.52]
2 studies · 500 participants
Very low

Metformin vs clomiphene

Live birth rate per woman aParticipants with BMI < 30 kg/m2 or ≤ 32 kg/m2 · women with polycystic ovary syndrome

It is very uncertain whether metformin changes live birth rate per woman Participants with BMI < 30 kg/m2 or ≤ 32… compared with clomiphene citrate (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review · compare the 2 reviews

Insulin‐sensitising drugs (metformin, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, D‐chiro‐inositol) for women with polycystic ovary… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.71 [1, 2.94]
3 studies · 241 participants
Very low