Efficacy of Empagliflozin or Linagliptin as an Alternative to Metformin for Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Women diagnosed with PCOS according to National Institute of Health criteria.
2. Age: >18 <40 years.
3. Infertile women (primary or secondary infertility).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with history of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or 2).
2. Patients with liver or renal dysfunction; inflammatory diseases; autoimmune disease;cancer, acute cardiovascular event within last three months and uncontrolled endocrineor metabolic disease.
3. Significantly elevated triglyceride levels (fasting triglyceride > 400 mg/dL)
4. Untreated or poorly controlled hypertension (sitting blood pressure > 160/95 mm Hg).
5. Use of hormonal medications, lipid-lowering (statins, etc.), anti-obesity drugs orweight loss medications (prescription or OTC) and medications known to exacerbateglucose tolerance (such as isotretinoin, hormonal contraceptives, glucocorticoids,anabolic steroids) stopped for at least 8 weeks. Use of anti-androgens that actperipherally to reduce hirsutism such as 5-alpha reductase inhibitors stopped for atleast 4 weeks.
6. Patients at risk for volume depletion due to co-existing conditions or concomitantmedications, such as loop diuretics should have careful monitoring of their volumestatus.
7. Presence of hypersensitivity to Empagliflozin or other Sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors (e.g. anaphylaxis, angioedema, exfoliative skin conditions).
8. Known hypersensitivity or contraindications to use dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4)inhibitors (saxagliptin, linagliptin, sitagliptin…).
9. Use of Metformin, Thiazolidinediones, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptoragonists, DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT2 inhibitors stopped for at least 4 weeks.
10. Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia) or gastrointestinal disorders.
11. Having a history of bariatric surgery.