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Heart risks linked to infertility syndrome.(polycystic ovary syndrome may lead to heart disease)(Brief Article)

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| July 08, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2009 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In women with polycystic ovary syndrome, immature eggs distend the ovaries, leading to infertility. Such women also exhibit many classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol, increased abdominal fat, and diabetes. So far, however, studies have not demonstrated that these women are at higher-than-normal risk of developing heart disease.

Some of the first direct evidence for such a link comes from a study of 31 women with polycystic ovary syndrome and 53 healthy women matched for age, weight, and waist-to-hip ratio. All were 30 to 45 years old. About 15 percent of the healthy women had detectable amounts of calcium in the arteries of their…

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