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Risk Factors List

  • Hyperinsulinemia
  • Increased androgen level
  • Low follicle stimulating hormone level

Specific Risk Factors Articles

Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance is a condition in which cells, particularly those of muscle, fat, and liver tissue, display " resistance " to insulin by failing to take up and utilize glucose for energy and metabolism (insulin normally promotes take up and utilization of blood glucose from the blood stream). In its early stages, the condition is asymptomatic, but may develop into Type II Diabetes.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
In Brief: Black women may be more vulnerable to i...
A study found that African-American women with normal body mass index are more likely to have insulin resistance than white or Hispanic women in the same BMI range.
Source:StayWell
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