A woman has been prescribed metformin at the infertility clinic.She says "Why am I on this? I am not a diabetic; my sister takes it for her diabetes!" What response by the nurse is best?

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Metformin is used as an adjunctive therapy to promote ovulation in the woman with polycystic ovary disease.It does not prevent antibody formation or prepare the uterine lining.The nurse should know this information but if he or she does not know,finding out and telling the woman as soon as possible would be the correct response.

A Woman Has Been Prescribed Metformin at the Infertility Clinic