Metformin use by men in the three-month period before they conceived a child was linked to a 40% higher risk of birth defects in the offspring, according to a study published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
Metformin is a first-line drug in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Continue reading “Men’s use of diabetes drug just before conception is linked to a 40% increase in birth defects, study finds”

