Metformin treatment has a TSH-lowering effect in hypothyroid patients with PCOS, both treated with l-thyroxine and untreated

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/748073?src=mp&spon=22



Insulin plus elevated LH causes increased Testosterone production in ovary
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MY QUESTIONS
what are food sources of citicholine? can we get it from eating brains?
there is choline in eggs and liver. is there citicholine?? how much??
how easily does choline convert to citicholine?
can we support the conversion?
can we by pass this supp using diet???

CHOLINE DEFICIENCY is common (not citicholine, mind you!)
suspect if: fatty liver, hemorrhagic kidney necrosis, infertility, growth impairment, bone abnormalities, hypertension, cancer, atherosclerosis, glaucoma, neuro dz: Alzheimer's,. bipolar. LABS: incr ALT, incr HCYS

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What causes ovarian cysts?
--ETIO: hormone imbalance, ov CA, mets, smoking, low BMI, early menarche, infert (4x), hypothyroid, neonatal cysts (common in babies of moms w/ DM, toxemia and Rh immunization)
--RISK factors: tamoxifen tx (10% incr risk), smoking (0-2x incr in incidence), hx of cysts
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