Low-dose hormone therapy and carbohydrate metabolism Cairu Li, M.D., Göran Samsioe, M.D., Ph.D., Christer Borgfeldt, M.D., Ph.D., Pär-Ola Bendahl, Ph.D., Kittisak Wilawan, M.D., Anders Åberg, M.D., Ph.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 79, Issue 3, Pages 550-555 (March 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04762-3
FIGURE 1 Mean changes (%) of fasting glucose and fasting log-insulin in E2/NETA 0.5 mg group. ▩: fasting glucose; ■: fasting insulin. *P<.05 vs. baseline; **P<.01. Li. Low-dose HT and carbohydrate metabolism. Fertil Steril 2003. Fertility and Sterility 2003 79, 550-555DOI: (10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04762-3)
FIGURE 2 Insulin/glucose index at 12 months of treatments in three groups. Placebo ♦; E2/NETA 0.25 mg ■; E2/NETA 0.5 mg ▴. A significant drop in the index was found in both active treatment groups at 45, 60 and 90 minutes during OGTT when compared with the placebo group (P<.05). Li. Low-dose HT and carbohydrate metabolism. Fertil Steril 2003. Fertility and Sterility 2003 79, 550-555DOI: (10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04762-3)