Insulin sensitivity linked to visceral fat mass in premenopausal women
Progesterone hastens diabetes progression in murine model
Assessing Insulin Sensitivity
Abdominal and total body fat loss linked to regular exercise
Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia Should Prompt Screening for Diabetes
Negative psychological traits increase risk of metabolic syndrome
Exercise training does not reduce hyperlipidemia in pigs fed a high-fat diet
Female hormones found to protect against harmful effects of fructose
Physical activity essential to cutting risk of chronic disease in older women
More Evidence for the Benefits of Walking
Use of Niacin in the Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome
MEDLINE Abstract Collection Diabetes and Depression
Current Role of the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
Caloric Restriction Linked to Improvement in PCOS
HRT reduces diabetes rates in some women
Rosiglitazone Improves Insulin Sensitivity, Lowers Blood Pressure in Hy...
Resistin Opposes Insulin's Inhibition of Hepatic Glucose Production
Thiazolidinediones
CVD Risk in Women With Metabolic Syndrome Rises With C-Reactive Protein...
Weight Loss Improves Metabolic, Endocrine, and Clinical Parameters in Women
Breast Cancer Risk Factor Abnormal glucose metabolism linked to breast cancer
Adolescent diet influences sex hormone levels
Pioglitazone May Have Vascular Benefits in Non-Diabetics With Hypertension
Rosiglitazone Enhances Glucose Uptake in Type 2 Diabetics
Hyperinsulinemia Seen as Central in Pathogenesis of PCOS
Obesity Can Reduce Lifespan by up to 20 Years
Variation in Resistin Gene Promoter Not Associated With PCOS
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New labeling for Avandia.
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Metformin Versus Diane 35 in the Treatment of Nonobese PCOS Women
Added Jan. 1, 2003:
More Data Still Needed on Efficacy, Safety of Metformin for PCOS
New Insights in Diabetes and Psychiatric Illness Integrating Management The Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease Challenges and Opportunities
Naloxone Response Differs in Lean and Obese Women With PCOS
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In-vivo ovarian androgen responses to recombinant FSH with and without recombinant LH in PCOS
Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance Among the Inuit Population of Greenland
Components of the Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Beaver Dam
Past YoYo Dieting cuts women's weight loss success
Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance in Obesity-Associated Type 2 Diabetes in Monkeys Is Linked to a Defect in Insulin Activation of Protein Kinase C-zeta/lambda/iota
Hyperinsulinemia in African-American Children
Risk Factor Groupings Related to Insulin Resistance and Their Synergistic Effects on Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Repaglinide Versus Metformin in Combination With Bedtime NPH Insulin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Established on Insulin/Metformin Combination Therapy
Effect of Fish Oil Versus Corn Oil Supplementation on LDL and HDL Subclasses in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Dietary Fiber Intake and Glycemic Index and Incidence of Diabetes in African-American and White Adults
Maternal serum androgens in pregnant women with PCOS: possible implications in prenatal androgenization
Insulin and Oral Antidiabetic Agents for Treatment of PCOS
Rosiglitazone but Not Metformin Enhances Insulin- and Exercise-Stimulated Skeletal Muscle Glucose Uptake in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes
Naloxone Response Differs in Lean and Obese Women With PCOS
Prediction of Insulin Sensitivity in Nonobese PCOS Women
Estrogen Receptor and ß Expression in Theca and Granulosa Cells from PCOS Women
Plasma Ghrelin, Obesity, and PCOS: Correlation with Insulin Resistance and Androgen Levels
Serum Inhibin B in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Regulation by Insulin and LH
Combined Effects of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Insulin Resistance Associated With Reduced Fetal Growth
High-Intensity Resistance Training Improves Glycemic Control in Older Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Insulin resistance: what is its role in PCOS?
The endometrium in PCOS
Removal of Visceral Fat Prevents Insulin Resistance and Glucose Intolerance of Aging
Effect of Weight Loss on Insulin Sensitivity and Intramuscular Long-Chain Fatty Acyl-CoAs in Morbidly Obese Subjects
Components of the "Metabolic Syndrome" and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes
Diet and Exercise Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Exercise Training and the Cardiovascular Consequences of Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension
Explanation found for "glitazone paradox"
Exercise Decreases Plasma Total Homocysteine in Overweight Young Women with PCOS
The Effects of Short-Term Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Micronized Progesterone on Glucose Metabolism and Lipid Profiles in PCOS Patients
Circulating Ghrelin Levels in PCOS Patients
Sustained Benefits of Metformin Therapy on Markers of Cardiovascular Risk in HIV Infected Patients with Fat Redistribution and Insulin Resistance
Sensitivity Effect of Rosiglitazone on Insulin and Body Composition in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
A Specific Elevation in Tissue Plasminogen Activator Antigen in Women with PCOS
Metformin does not increase fatal or nonfatal lactic acidosis or blood lactate levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Long-Term Follow-Up Of Patients With PCOS After Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling (good for 9 years)
Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women With PCOS Treated With Metformin
Insulin and Oral Antidiabetic Agents for Treatment of PCOS
What is PCOS?
PCOS and insulin resistance in white and Mexican American women
Adrenal androgens in PCOS
Diabetes prevalence and risk factors in PCOS
Genetic analysis of candidate genes for PCOS
Long-Term Follow-Up Of Patients With PCOS After Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling (good for 9 years)
Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women With PCOS Treated With Metformin
Pharmacotherapy is not currently recommended for patients with isolated insulin resistance.
Position Statement by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) on drug therapy to prevent/delay diabetes
Oral Contraceptive Use and Diabetes
The PCOS Directory
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Prevention and cure of type 2 diabetes
Insulin and Oral Antidiabetic Agents for Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
The Obesity Epidemic: Prevention and Treatment of the Metabolic Syndrome
Insulin glucose rations and opinions
Long Term Follow-up of PCOS Patients After Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling: Clinical Outcome
Oral Contraceptives Plus Metformin for the Treatment of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Diabetes Contributes to Cholesterol Metabolism Regardless of Obesity
New Brochure Says Cuide su Corazón to People with Diabetes
Thiazolidinediones: metabolic actions in vitro
Lifestyle intervention by group care prevents deterioration of Type II diabetes: a 4-year randomized controlled clinical trial
Short- and long-term mortality in a prevalent cohort of morbidly obese patients in Italy
Dietitians' views of overweight and obese people and reported management practices
Researchers warn antipsychotic drug
Referral Sources to a Weight Management Program: Relation to Outcome
Relationship between obesity, insulin resistance, and coronary heart disease risk
Lauri's Low-Carb Recipes
The big picture on obesity and insulin resistance
Liver-Fat Accumulation and Insulin Resistance in Obese Women with Previous Gestational Diabetes
Visceral Adipose Tissue in Women: Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Fat Gain, Time, and Race
Differences in Adipose Tissue Metabolism between Postmenopausal and Perimenopausal Women
The Effect of Raloxifene on Glyco-Insulinemic Homeostasis in Healthy Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study
A Polymorphism in the Human Agouti-Related Protein Is Associated with Late-Onset Obesity
Low Amplitude and Disorderly Spontaneous Growth Hormone Release in Obese Women with or without PCOS
Maternal Obesity Is Associated with Dysregulation of Metabolic, Vascular, and Inflammatory Pathways
The Intrauterine Environment Is a Strong Determinant of Glucose Tolerance during the Neonatal Period, Even in Prematurity
Relationship of Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 and -2 Genotypes to Phenotypic Features of PCOS
IGF-I/IGF-Binding Protein-3 Combination Improves Insulin Resistance By GH-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms
An ATG Repeat in the 3'-Untranslated Region of the Human Resistin Gene Is Associated with a Decreased Risk of Insulin Resistance
A Variation in the Ghrelin Gene Increases Weight and Decreases Insulin Secretion in Tall, Obese Children
The management of obesity
Genetic variability in the insulin signalling pathway may contribute to the risk of late onset Alzheimer's disease
Expression of resistin in the adipose tissue is modulated by various factors including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha -- Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
The association between leptin and proinsulin is lost with central obesity
Targeting people with pre-diabetes
Hyperglycaemia suppresses the secretion of ghrelin, a novel growth-hormone-releasing peptide
Evidence of insulin resistant lipid metabolism in adipose tissue in familial combined hyperlipidemia, but not NIDDM
A Prospective Study of the Role of Depression in the Development and Persistence of Adolescent Obesity
Decreased Insulin Receptor (IR) Autophosphorylation in Fibroblasts from Patients with PCOS: Effects of Serine Kinase Inhibitors and IR Activators
Raloxifene Does Not Modify Insulin Sensitivity and Glucose Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women
The influence of blood pressure and carbohydrate tolerance on vascular compliance in humans
Editorial: Prevention and cure of type 2 diabetes
Assessment of independent effect of olanzapine and risperidone on risk of diabetes
Glucose metabolism in lean patients with mild type 2 diabetes mellitus: Evidence for insulin-sensitive and insulin-resistant variants
The Relationship of Circulating Dehydroepiandrosterone, Testosterone, and Estradiol to Stages of the Menopausal Transition and Ethnicity
Insulin Resistance during Puberty and Future Fat Accumulation
Glucose Uptake and Perfusion in Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue during Insulin Stimulation in Nonobese and Obese Humans
Response of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis to High-Protein/Fat and High-Carbohydrate Meals in Women with Different Obesity Phenotypes
Lipid Profile in the Severely Obese: Changes with Weight Loss after Lap-Band Surgery
Analysis of Obesity and Hyperinsulinemia in the Development of Metabolic Syndrome
Diabetes Mellitus in 2002
Fasting insulin levels independently associated with coronary heart disease in non-diabetic Turkish men and women
Genetic Variants at the Resistin Locus and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Caucasians
ACE Inhibitor Improves Insulin Resistance in Diabetic Mouse
Risk of Diabetes Increases With Worsening of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Over Time
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Overview
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Overview
Insulin Resistance Syndrome
Westman Study of a High-Protein, Low-Carbohydrate Diet
MEDLINE Abstracts: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Clinical, Endocrine and Metabolic Effects of Metformin Added to Ethinyl Estradiol-Cyproterone Acetate in Non-obese Women With PCOS
N-Acetyl-Cysteine Treats Hyperinsulinemia In PCOS
Clinical manifestations and IR in PCOS among South Asians and Caucasians: is there a difference?
Individuals with IRS-2 Gly/Gly genotype maybe at higher risk of developing NIDDM
Global Fibrinolytic Capacity Is Decreased in PCOS, Suggesting a Prothrombotic State
CAPN10 Alleles Are Associated with PCOS
Should patients with PCOS be treated with metformin?
Biological variation of IR in PCOS
Androgen and lipid profiles in PCOS adolescents who were treated with two forms of combined OC.
Insulin resistance in the sisters of women with polycystic ovary syndrome: association with hyperandrogenemia rather than menstrual irregularity.
Effects of metformin on ovulation rate, hormonal and metabolic profiles in women with clomiphene-resistant polycystic ovaries.
Heritability of insulin secretion and insulin action in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and their first degree relatives.
Association between polycystic ovary and fibrocystic breast disease.
Oocyte quality in polycystic ovaries revisited
Hyperinsulinaemia and PCOS.
Relationship of the metabolic syndrome and obesity to PCOS
Clinical features and circulating gonadotropin, insulin, and androgen interactions in PCOS women.
Characterization of groups of hyperandrogenic women with acanthosis nigricans, impaired glucose tolerance, and/or hyperinsulinemia.
Long term follow-up of PCOS patients after laparoscopic ovarian drilling: clinical outcome
Hyperinsulinemia and uterine perfusion in patients with PCOS Exercise Combats Diabetes, Study Finds Knockout models are useful tools to dissect the pathophysiology and genetics of insulin resistance Pioglitazone Used for Reduction in Clozapine-Associated Hypertriglyceridemia Oral drugs work on average for 5 to 7 years Fat Accumulation in the Liver Is Associated with Defects in Insulin Suppression of Glucose Production and Serum Free Fatty Acids Independent of Obesity in Normal Men Should patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome be treated with metformin? Body fatness, insulin sensitivity and muscle oxygen supply in adolescents Women With Impaired Glucose Tolerance During Pregnancy Have Significantly Poor Pregnancy Outcomes What is polycystic ovary syndrome?Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Women with Prior History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Doctors Find PCOS Has Lifelong Consequences Androgens Decrease Plasma Adiponectin, an Insulin-Sensitizing Adipocyte-Derived Protein Improvement of BMI, Body Composition, and Body Fat Distribution With Lifestyle Modification in Japanese Americans With Impaired Glucose Tolerance Diabetes Contributes to Cholesterol Metabolism Regardless of Obesity Treatment With Dietary trans10cis12 Conjugated Linoleic Acid Causes Isomer-Specific Insulin Resistance in Obese Men With the Metabolic Syndrome Population-Based Study of Diabetes and Risk Characteristics in Turkey Dietary Sugar, Glycemic Load, and Pancreatic Cancer Risk in a Prospective Study Insulin Resistance Syndrome Prevention and Cure of NIDDM Comparison of metformin and thiazolidinediones in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome Polycystic ovarian syndrome and the risk of spontaneous abortion following assisted reproductive technology treatment. A pilot study of the long-term effects of acipimox in polycystic ovarian syndrome Oral Diabetes Drug Shows Promise In Preventing Miscarriage In Common Infertility Disorder Physical activity and cause-specific mortality in men with Type 2 diabetes/impaired glucose tolerance: evidence from the Whitehall study Predictors of insulin sensitivity in Type 2 diabetes mellitus Serum fructosamine as a marker of 5-year risk of developing diabetes mellitus in patients exhibiting stress hyperglycaemia The assessment of insulin resistance in man Review: Interventions that lower cholesterol levels or blood pressure in diabetic patients prevent cardiovascular disease Combination of insulin and thiazolidinedione therapy in massively obese patients with Type 2 diabetes European comparison of costs and quality in the prevention of secondary complications in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (2000-2001) Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Women with Prior History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Fat Accumulation in the Liver Is Associated with Defects in Insulin Suppression of Glucose Production and Serum Free Fatty Acids Independent of Obesity in Normal Men Additive effect of overweight and type 2 diabetes in the appearance of coronary heart disease but not of stroke Acrochordon and impaired carbohydrate metabolism Blood glucose self-monitoring from abdominal skin: a precise and virtually pain-free method Knockout models are useful tools to dissect the pathophysiology and genetics of insulin resistance Endocrine consequences of premature pubarche in post-pubertal Caucasian girls Evaluation of risk factors for development of complications in Type II diabetes in Europe Obesity and colorectal cancer risk in women Mediators of cytokine-induced insulin resistance in obesity and other inflammatory settings A Specific Elevation in Tissue Plasminogen Activator Antigen in Women with PCOS Inactivation of muscle insulin and IGF-I receptors and insulin responsiveness Evaluation of apolipoprotein A-II as a positional candidate gene for familial Type II diabetes, altered lipid concentrations, and insulin resistance Prevalence of Type II diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance in parents of women with polycystic ovary syndrome Editorial: Is failure to thrive a greater concern than obesity? We're Fat and Getting Fatter! What Is the Food Industry's Role? Obesity, Weight Gain Before Diagnosis Of Diabetes Ups Risk Of CHD Low-Carb Diet Reduced Weight By 10% In 6-Month Study Newer-Generation Antipsychotic Medications And Diabetes
Laparoscopic ovarian diathermy in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a retrospective study on the influence of the amount of energy used on the outcome Three-dimensional assessment of ultrasound features in women with clomiphene citrate-resistant PCOS Should patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome be treated with metformin? The Biological Variation of Insulin Resistance in PCOS 'Early coasting' in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome is consistent with good clinical outcome Metformin For The Prevention Of Diabetes In An Obese Teenager? Menstrual Cycle Irregularity and Risk for Future Cardiovascular Disease Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): A new direction in treatment PCOS: the metabolic syndrome comes to gynecology Metformin Allays Ovary Syndrome in Some - SoulCysters PCOS Message Board
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Associated With Increased Prevalence of Autoimmune Hypothyroiditis
Abnormal Carbohydrate Metabolism During Pregnancy PCOS Symposium - Portland, Oregon Insulin Resistance in the Sisters of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome:Association with Hyperandrogenemia Rather Than Menstrual Irregularity Prevalence of PCOS among premenopausal women with NIDDM Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ABCNEWS.com Am-I-Pregnant.com PCOS dot pharmacy Update on PCOS and hirsutism Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) & Insulin Resistance The Fertility Center of New England Fertility Network's PCO article A Haplotype at the Adiponectin Locus Is Associated With Obesity and Other Features of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome Adrenalectomy Improves Diabetes in A-ZIP/F-1 Lipoatrophic Mice by Increasing Both Liver and Muscle Insulin Sensitivity Appetite Suppression and Weight Reduction by a Centrally Active minosterol A Prospective Study of Obesity and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Diabetic Women Association of Adiponectin Mutation With Type 2 Diabetes ß-Cell Function Is a Major Contributor to Oral Glucose Tolerance in High-Risk Relatives of Four Ethnic Groups in the U.S. Current oral agents for type 2 diabetes Effect of Orlistat in Overweight and Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Metformin Elevated Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Prior to Clinical Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes HOMA-Estimated Insulin Resistance Is an Independent Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects Insulin Sensitivity and ß-Cell Function in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Lipid-Induced Insulin Resistance in Human Muscle Is Associated With Changes in Diacylglycerol, Protein Kinase C, and IB- Long-Term AICAR Administration Reduces Metabolic Disturbances and Lowers Blood Pressure in Rats Displaying Features of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome Metformin Increases AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Activity in Skeletal Muscle of Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes TNF- Is a Predictor of Insulin Resistance in Human Pregnancy The Gene INPPL1, Encoding the Lipid Phosphatase SHIP2, Is a Candidate for Type 2 Diabetes In Rat and Man Development of a Prediction Equation for Insulin Sensitivity From Anthropometry and Fasting Insulin in Prepubertal and Early Pubertal Children Allopathic and complementary alternatives to hormone replacement therapy ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND ASSOCIATION WITH GLUCOSE, INSULIN, AND DIABETES IN YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: THE CARDIA STUDY NUTS MAY LOWER RISK OF DIABETES Metformin & lifestyle intervention prevent Type 2 diabetes: lifestyle intervention has the greater effect Glycemic index and disease Glycemic index and heart disease Glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of type 2 diabetes Glycemic index: overview of implications in health and disease Prevention of hypertension, hyperglycemia and vascular oxidative stress by aspirin treatment in chronically glucose-fed rats Contribution of abdominal obesity and hypertriglyceridemia to impaired fasting glucose and coronary artery disease Impaired skeletal muscle and skin microcirculatory function in human obesity Contribution of abdominal obesity and hypertriglyceridemia to impaired fasting glucose and coronary artery disease Acarbose for prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus: the STOP-NIDDM randomisedtrial Developmental origin of polycystic ovary syndrome - a hypothesis Adult polycystic ovary syndrome begins in childhood Diet and PCOS Weight Loss and Medication in PCOS Therapy Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 2002 (Volume 87, Number 4): First Trimester Insulin Resistance and Subsequent Preeclampsia: A Prospective Study
Acceptance of altering the standard 21-day/7-day oral contraceptive regimen to delay menses and reduce hormone withdrawal symptoms Evaluation Of Liver Function In Type 2 Diabetic Patients During Clinical Trials: Evidence That Rosiglitazone Does Not Cause Hepatic Dysfunction 11th Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescence.Zachary T. Bloomgarden, MD Discusses adolescent PCOS, presenting symptom stats and genetic factors ('PCOS' gene). Comments on 'primary' PCOS and 'secondary 'PCOS', 'classic' and 'nonclassic'. Treatments are talked about (prednisone, Yasmin, etc.), ending up with advise on checking the family for diabetes and hyperandrogenism.
Rosenfield RL. Polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescence. Program of the 11th Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; May 1-5, 2002; Chicago, Illinois.
Carey AH, Chan KL, Short F, White D, Williamson R, Franks S. Evidence for a single gene effect causing polycystic ovaries and male pattern baldness. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1993;38:653-658. Insulin resistance in non-diabetic subjects is associated with increased incidence of myocardial infarction and death Muscle triglyceride and insulin resistance Fat Distribution and Insulin Sensitivity in Postmenopausal Women: Influence of Hormone Replacement Obesity Increases the Risk of Spontaneous Abortion during Infertility Treatment Leptin increases FA oxidation in lean but not obese human skeletal muscle: evidence of peripheral leptin resistance Perinatal growth failure: the road to obesity, insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease in adults Data Presentation May Be Misleading In Medical Journals. Relative risk reduction may exaggerate drug effects. Magnesium Sulfate Halves Risk Of Eclampsia Sexual Activity, Orgasm and Tampon Use Are Associated with a Decreased Risk for Endometriosis Mifepristone: contraceptive and non-contraceptive uses The Plasma Homocysteine Levels Are Increased in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, IR may not be the problem exclusively Optimizing ovulation induction in women with PCOS Ovarian endometriosis and peritoneal endometriosis: are they different entities from a fertility perspective? The physiology and pathophysiology of inhibin, activin and follistatin in female reproduction (PCOS) A Controlled Evaluation Of Staging Dietary Patterns To Reduce The Risk Of Diabetes In African-American Women Reducing The Risk Of Cardiovascular Events Through Weight Loss Medical press releases may exaggerate results and fail to include study limitations Methods used in reporting results of new treatments may be misleading Distinct role of adiposity and insulin resistance in glucose intolerance: Studies in ventromedial hypothalamic-lesioned obese rats Subclinical inflammation is strongly related to insulin resistance but not to impaired insulin secretion in a high risk population for diabetes Diabetic Gustatory Sweating Oral Contraceptive Use and Association With Glucose, Insulin, and Diabetes in Young Adult Women The importance of physician gender in the selection of an obstetrician or a gynecologist Effects Of Prescription To OTC Switches On Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Costs And Utilization Risk of Arterial Thrombosis in Relation to Oral Contraceptives (RATIO) study Choices for Vaginal Birth Variation within the Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Gene Calpain-10 and PCOS Human Resistin Gene: Molecular Scanning and Evaluation of Association with Insulin Sensitivity and Type 2 Diabetes in Caucasians