Chapter-06 Insulin Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia
BOOK TITLE: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Update (FOGSI)
Author
1. Dastidar Sudarsan Ghosh
ISBN
9788180619892
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10632_6
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2007
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1.
GD Institute for Fertility Research, Kolkata, India,
GD Institute for Fertility Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter keywords
Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia,
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD),
Diazoxide study,
Hyperinsulinemia hyperandrogenism in PCOS,
Insulin resistance in PCOS,
Metformin and androgens in women with PCOS,
Metformin ovulation in PCOS,
Oral contraceptive pills in PCOS,
Other insulin sensitizing agents,
Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG),
Side effects of metformin