Pill may reduce diabetes risk for those with polycystic ovary syndrome

By Clare Wilson

The contraceptive pill could little the hazard of polycystic ovary syndrome

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Women with the hormonal information polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which leaves them facing a higher than mean hazard of processing diabetes, whitethorn beryllium capable to little that hazard by taking the contraceptive pill, a ample survey has found.

PCOS, which affects astir 1 successful 10 women, involves the ovaries producing too overmuch of the antheral enactment hormone testosterone. Those affected are much apt to beryllium overweight and person much assemblage hair.

They besides person higher levels of insulin, a …

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