30/12/2025
What do you think when you hear PCOS?
•fertility,
•irregular cycles,
•weight gain
•or acne?
Nobody talks about how PCOS can affect your heart.
A recent 22-year Finnish study showed women with PCOS had more than double the risk of heart attack, stroke, or heart failure by midlife.
This was true even in women with a healthy BMI.
Yet most women are never screened.
This changes the narrative.
PCOS is a lifelong metabolic condition and should be treated as a cardiovascular risk factor in its own right.
That means every woman with PCOS deserves regular health checks: blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol. This isn’t just about symptoms now. It’s about protection for your future.
Keen to learn more?
This snippet is taken from My full PCOS Awareness Month article Substack.
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