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PCOS — a metabolic condition with health impacts on women and men

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A new paper explores genetic risk factors for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and non-reproductive PCOS phenotypes in women and men. This work affirms that PCOS is indeed a metabolic disorder, that ovarian function is not required for cardiometabolic features and that this condition has implications for both men and women.

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  1. Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Anju E. Joham & Helena J. Teede

  2. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Anju E. Joham & Helena J. Teede

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Joham, A.E., Teede, H.J. PCOS — a metabolic condition with health impacts on women and men. Nat Rev Endocrinol 18, 197–198 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-022-00636-z

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