Herbal medicine for the management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and associated oligo/amenorrhoea and hyperandrogenism; a review of the laboratory evidence for effects with corroborative clinical findings.
- 2014-12
- Review · n = 762
- BMC complementary and alternative medicine 14(1)
- Susan Arentz
- Jason Anthony Abbott
- Caroline Anne Smith
- Alan Bensoussan
- PubMed: 25524718
- DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-511
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
- Clinical
There was evidence for an equivalent effect of two herbal medicines and the pharmaceutical agents ... clomiphene citrate (and Cimicifuga racemosa)
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate