Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome are more likely than other women of the same age to have cardiovascular risk factors (central body fat distribution, obesity, hypertension, hypertriglyceridaemia, reduced HDL-cholesterol concentrations).
The complications of the polycystic ovarian syndrome include:
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome do not appear to be at an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease (1).
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