Adverse events ‐ Severe · adult women with PCOS
Metformin may leads to higher adverse events ‐ Severe compared with oral contraceptive pill (OCP) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse event ‐ Severe · adolescent women with PCOS
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Minor adverse events · adolescent women with PCOS
It is very uncertain whether metformin changes adverse event ‐ Minor compared with oral contraceptive pill (OCP) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Improved menstrual pattern · adolescent women with PCOS
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Acne ‐ Visual analogue scale or Clinical acne score · adolescent women with PCOS
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Body‐mass index (BMI) · adolescent women with PCOS
1 finding from 1 review
Minor adverse events · adult women with PCOS
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Improved menstrual pattern · adult women with PCOS
1 finding from 1 review
Acne ‐ Visual analogue scale or Clinical acne score · adult women with PCOS
1 finding from 1 review
Body‐mass index (BMI) · adult women with PCOS
1 finding from 1 review
Pain score (measured on VAS; 0–100; lower score is better) · women with primary dysmenorrhoea
1 finding from 1 review
Pain improvement · women with primary dysmenorrhoea
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events · women with primary dysmenorrhoea
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Requirement for additional medication · women with primary dysmenorrhoea
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Time off school or work · women with primary dysmenorrhoea
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found