Open AccessCardiovascular risks and metabolic syndrome in Hong Kong Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Author(s) -
Lai Ping Cheung,
Ronald C.W.,
P. M. Lam,
Ingrid Hung Lok,
C.J. Haines,
Wing Yee So,
P. C. Y. Tong,
Clive S. Cockram,
C. C. Chow,
William B. Goggins
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/den090
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , metabolic syndrome , medicine , gynecology , obstetrics , insulin resistance , obesity
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently exhibit central obesity, glucose intolerance, atherogenic dyslipidaemia and hypertension which are characteristic features of the metabolic syndrome (MetS).
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