Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder characterized by
chronic ovulation dysfunction and overabundance of androgens; it affects 6–20% of women …

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous and extremely common disease with
symptoms that vary with the age of the patient, typically characterized by hyperandrogenism …

Background Metformin is the gold standard insulin sensitizer, which is widely used to treat
insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). However, metformin may induce …

Context Insulin resistance is common in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Inositol may have insulin sensitizing effects; however, its efficacy in the management of …

Vitamins with antioxidant characteristics have been shown as potential chemopreventive
agents because of their roles in quenching free radicals and decreasing oxidative damage …

Myo-inositol is a natural polyol, the most abundant among the nine possible structural
isomers available in living organisms. Inositol confers some distinctive traits that allow for a …

Inositols are insulin-sensitizing compounds of promising efficacy in the management of
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). On the one hand, myo-inositol (myo-ins) plays a …

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are the second most common congenital malformations of
humans, characterized by impaired development of the central nervous system. Even …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can have adverse effects on pregnancy. GDM is
associated with changes in the lipid profile of pregnant women. Finding out the early ways to …

Abstract Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz. polysaccharide (AKP) has been shown to have
hypoglycemic activity. In this study, the effects of AKP on fecal microbiota and metabolites in …