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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Androgen excess may play role in cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women with diabetes
February 23rd, 2006
Androgen excess may play a role in the cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes. "The purpose of this study was to determine if postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes have clinical and biochemical evidence of androgen excess as a potential contributor to an increase in risk for coronary heart disease when compared with women without diabetes," explained researchers in the United States. M.T. Korytkowski and colleagues of the University of Pittsburgh described their study: "Fasting glucose, insulin, lipids, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), and sex steroids (from pooled samples) (total testosterone and free testosterone...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-23)
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