‘Finally paying heed to female risk factors’: Gynaecological disorders linked to 28% higher risk of heart and brain disease
Cardiologist and study co-author says he now asks about gynaecological conditions when categorising risk.
Common gynaecological conditions have been linked to a 28% overall increased risk of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease in a large systematic review and meta-analysis.
The research compared the risk of women developing these diseases across 28 studies, covering 3.2 million participants with or without endometriosis, PCOS, dysmenorrhoea or irregular menstrual cycles.
