Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Retraction

doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2009.01166.x J.
Obstet. Gynaecol. Res. Vol. 36, No. 1: 218, February 2010
The following article from The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, ‘Effects of metformin on insulin resistance, androgen concentration, ovulation and pregnancy rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome following laparoscopic ovarian drilling’ by Idris Kocak and Cazip Üstün, published in Volume 32, Issue 3, June 2006, pages 292–298, and online on 5 June 2006 in Wiley InterScience (http://www.interscience.wiley.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Takashi Okai, and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to plagiarism between this article and the following articles published in the European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology; ‘The effects of metformin on insulin resistance, clomipheneinduced ovulation and pregnancy rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome’ by Yılmaz Sahina, Unal Yirmibes, Fahrettin Kelestimurb and Ercan Aygena. Volume 113, Issue 2, 2004, pages 214–220, and in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, ‘Review of nonsurgical and surgical treatment and the role of insulinsensitizing agents in the management of infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome’ by Ahmed M. Saleh and Hala S. Khalil, Volume 83, Issue 7, 2004, pages 614–621.