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polycystic ovary syndrome

08/31/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Women with PCOS are four times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes; weight is usually a factor

It looks like women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have more to worry about aside from the painful symptoms associated with this disorder. According to a 2017 study, women with PCOS have a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes (T2D). One of the study’s authors, Dorte Glintborg, M.D., Ph.D., of the Odense University Hospital in Denmark, […]

03/26/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Use of most-prescribed diabetes drug, metformin, during pregnancy found to increase risk of obesity in the child

According to the results of a study, women who take metformin, a common diabetes medication, could be putting their children at increased risk of being obese or overweight. More pregnant women with gestational diabetes or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are taking metformin to treat their conditions. PCOS usually causes infertility, and the condition can put women at […]

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