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Is metformin or clomiphene citrate more effective for ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome?

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boxed-textPalomba S et al. (2005) Prospective parallel randomized, double-blind, double-dummy controlled clinical trial comparing clomiphene citrate and metformin as the first-line treatment for the ovulation induction in nonobese anovulatory women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90: 4068–4074

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Nestler, J. Is metformin or clomiphene citrate more effective for ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2, 128–129 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpendmet0113

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