Metformin use in pregnancy: efficacy, safety, and potential benefits

J Endocrinol Invest. 2023 Mar;46(3):633-637. doi: 10.1007/s40618-022-01991-4. Epub 2022 Dec 31.

Authors

G P Sorice^#¹, M Caporusso^#¹, A Cignarelli¹, S Perrini¹, A Natalicchio¹, F Giorgino²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy.
² Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124, Bari, Italy. francesco.giorgino@uniba.it.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 36586087
DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01991-4

No abstract available

Keywords: Gestational diabetes; Insulin; Metformin; Pregnancy.

MeSH terms

Diabetes, Gestational* / drug therapy
Female
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / adverse effects
Insulin
Metformin* / adverse effects
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome

Substances

Metformin
Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin