title: Prediction of the effect of metformin treatment in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.
abstract: The objective of the study was to find predictors of a successful therapy with metformin in polycystic ovary syndrome. 24 women with polycystic ovary syndrome were examined (oral glucose tolerance test and gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue test) before and after a 6-month course of metformin (1 g/day). In 58% of the women, a significant improvement in the menstrual cycle pattern was observed. After a treatment course, a significant reduction in gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue stimulated levels of testosterone (p < 0.05), free testosterone index (p < 0.01), luteinizing hormone (p < 0.05), and estradiol (p < 0.01) was found. The best prediction of the improvement in menstrual cyclicity after metformin was achieved with a combination of basal values of 17-hydroxyprogesterone, testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin, and androstenedione. These variables correctly classified 86.7% of the responders. The best predictor of changes in the index of free testosterone after metformin treatment was the combination of estradiol and androstenedione in the gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue test, with basal testosterone correctly classifying 91.7% of the subjects.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic. jvrbikova@endo.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vrbíková
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stárka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vondra
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D008687:Metformin