Vascular Risk in Young Women With Polycystic Ovary and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Insulin resistance and endometrial cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Insulin values were expressed as SI units (1 mIU/ ml Z 6.945 pmol/L) [31]. C-peptide values were expressed as SI units (1 ng/ml Z 0.333 nmol/L) [32]. We performed pre-specified subgroup analyses by study quality and by menopausal status (postmenopausal only versus pre-and postmenopausal).…”

The plasma nitric oxide and homocysteine levels and their association with insulin resistance in South Indian women with polycystic ovary syndrome

“…23 In the present study, women with PCOS had significantly higher Hcy levels than controls, which is similar to reports by some other investigators. [24][25][26][27][28][29][30] Mancini et al, have shown that no significant difference in Hcy levels in PCOS women and controls. 31 Hcy has a well-known role in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and it has primary atherogenic and prothrombotic properties.…”

The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Status - A Risk Factor for Future Cardiovascular Disease

“…Moreover, in a very recent study, Battaglia et al (2010) demonstrated that young women with PCOS displayed levels of nitrite/nitrate within normal range and similar with those found in controls, which preserved the endothelium-dependent vasodilatation, which was also similar in both groups. There are also reports which, on the contrary, found lower levels of nitrites/nitrates in PCOS and subjects with polycystic ovaries (Battaglia et al, 2008) as well as in normal weight, eumenorrheic, nonhirsute daughters of patients with PCOS (Battaglia et al, 2009) compared with controls, which suggests that PCOS is a condition associated with an increased vascular risk.…”