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Article: Glucose tolerance tests urged for all with PCOS.(Metabolic Disorders)(polycystic ovary syndrome)
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- Family Practice News
- Article date:
- January 15, 2008
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Because of their increased risk of developing impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes, all women with polycystic ovary syndrome should be screened with a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test, and that test should be repeated every 2 years, according to a statement from the Androgen Excess Society.
The position statement was developed by an expert multidisciplinary panel from the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, which conducted a systematic review of the published, peer-reviewed medical literature on the prevalence and risk factors for impaired glucose tolerance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (J. Clin. ...