Prospects of metformin in the treatment of endometriosis
- Authors: Florova M.S1, Yarmolinskaya M.I1, Potin V.V1
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- FSBSI “The Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott”
- Issue: Vol 66, No 2 (2017)
- Pages: 67-76
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/jowd/article/view/6358
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/JOWD66267-76
- ID: 6358
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According to recent year studies, the classical biguanide metformin has antiproliferative, proapoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects in addition to the main hypoglycemic effect. There are clinical and experimental studies these effects in the therapy of oncological and benign hyperplastic diseases. There is no data about the clinical efficacy of metformin in the therapy of endometriosis in the domestic literature, and there were a few studies in foreign sources. There was a decrease in the severity of the pain syndrome and an increase of pregnancy rate in two clinical studies with small samples. However, future studies are needed to investigate the mechanisms of the target drug effect and to develop effective regimens for the treatment of endometriosis.
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Margarita S Florova
FSBSI “The Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott”
Author for correspondence.
Email: fm.sergeevna@gmail.com
postgraduate student
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg, RussiaMariya I Yarmolinskaya
FSBSI “The Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott”
Email: m.yarmolinskaya@gmail.com
professor of Russian Academy of Sciences, leading research assistant of department of endocrinology of reproduction, Doctor of medical sciences, head of center “Diagnostics and treatment of endometriosis”
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg, RussiaVladimir V Potin
FSBSI “The Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott”
Email: iagmail@ott.ru
MD, PhD, Honoured figure, professor, Head of Department of Endocrinology
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg, RussiaReferences
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