Ovarian function and disorders · Cohort or register study

PCOS is not only a fertility condition.

Paper: Hypertension and dyslipidemia in women with PCOS: a population-based multiregister study in Sweden
Persson et al. · Human Reproduction 2026 · doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deag064

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PCOS is not only a fertility condition. Among 297,215 Swedish women followed for up to 20 years, those with PCOS had 2.25× the risk of high blood pressure. With excess androgens, 5.5×

AI-assisted summary with an AI voice, not reviewed by the authors. Made from the paper under its CC BY licence. Read the paper before relying on a finding. Keywords: polycystic ovary syndrome, hypertension, dyslipidemia, hyperandrogenism, antiandrogen therapy, cardiovascular risk.