CHICAGO, Illinois — Metformin treatment may improve pregnancy outcomes for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but it doesn't prevent gestational diabetes and its long-term effects on the ...

Researchers have concluded that the oral diabetes medication metformin is just as safe for babies and their pregnant mothers as using insulin. The study tracked the long-term health of 10,117 children ...

A popular drug, prescribed during pregnancy, could alter brain development in a growing baby. The oral anti diabetic agent does cross the placental barrier. And now scientists, writing in the Journal ...

With the rise in gestational diabetes and metabolic disorders during pregnancy, metformin is also being prescribed more frequently. Although it is known that the oral antidiabetic agent can cross the ...

Adding metformin to insulin treatment for pregnant women with preexisting type 2 or gestational diabetes did not reduce composite neonatal adverse outcomes, according to the randomized MOMPOD trial.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with gestational diabetes who received metformin had lower fasting glucose than those who received placebo ...

Adding metformin to the insulin regimen for pregnant patients with preexisting type 2 diabetes (T2D) or gestational diabetes diagnosed early in pregnancy did not reduce the risk of neonatal adverse ...

Metformin is safe to take during pregnancy and many users take it throughout pregnancy to treat diabetes, Brett-Doscher noted. But notably, the study didn't look at what effect the drug might have on ...

Thousands of dollars in free healthcare services available this month as researchers tackle rising pregnancy complications ...

With the rise in gestational diabetes and metabolic disorders during pregnancy, metformin is also being prescribed more frequently. Although it is known that the oral antidiabetic agent can cross the ...

With the rise in gestational diabetes and metabolic disorders during pregnancy, metformin is also being prescribed more frequently. Although it is known that the oral antidiabetic agent can cross the ...