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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Prevention
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) cannot be prevented. But early diagnosis and treatment helps prevent long-term complications, such as infertility, Reference metabolic syndrome Opens New Window, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference February 7, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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