Review Indicates No Increased Prevalence Of CVD In Women With PCOS.

“Women with polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS] are at higher risk for obesity and elevated cholesterol vs. healthy women, but” investigators “observed no increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease in this population” after reviewing “data from 47 longitudinal studies published between 1992 and 2018 that examined metabolic and CVD complications, with follow-up observations, in women with PCOS.” The findings were published online in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. https://www.healio.com/endocrinology/reproduction-androgen-disorders/news/in-the-journals/%7B015a99b0-8915-4c12-a829-35f57fdb5934%7D/no-increased-cvd-risk-observed-in-pcos