MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

Persisting benefits 12-18 months after discontinuation of pubertal metformin therapy in low birthweight girls.

Ong K, de Zegher F, Valls C, Dunger DB, Ibáñez L

Clinical endocrinology. Jul 2007

(DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.02952.x)

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Metformin treatment to prevent early puberty in girls with precocious pubarche.

Ibáñez L, Ong K, Valls C, Marcos MV, Dunger DB, de Zegher F

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. May 2006

(DOI : 10.1210/jc.2006-0336)

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Metformin therapy during puberty delays menarche, prolongs pubertal growth, and augments adult height: a randomized study in low-birth-weight girls with early-normal onset of puberty.

Ibáñez L, Valls C, Ong K, Dunger DB, de Zegher F

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. Feb 2006

(DOI : 10.1210/jc.2005-2329)

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