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Re: Pregnancy

From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 02 Aug 2002 19:12:26 -0700


Actually, it's the opposite. Women not on metformin have a much higher rate of miscarriage, but when they take it, their miscarriage rate is about the same as the general population.

Renee

anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
> I read online yesterday while doing some research that woman who conceive
> using Metformin have a greater than 30% chance of miscarriage. Has anyone
> else heard this before? I was diagnosed with PCOS several years ago and have
> been on metformin for quite some time, still with no success at getting
> pregnant. I am curious why such a high rate of miscarriage comes from this,
> and if anyone else has been informed of this by their doctors or not? My
> doctor never mentioned anything like that about it before.
>
> Thanks for your input!
>
> Amber

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