Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Metformin treatment was associated with decreased risk of various cancers including breast cancer. Exposure to sex steroid is related with increased risk of breast cancer. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of metformin treatment on serum levels of sex steroids and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods: Postmenopausal patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes were r...