Question 218 · LEK · Polycystic ovary syndrome
Which of the following is not related to the polycystic ovary syndrome?
- A. overweight and obesity.
- B. insulin resistance and increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
- C. increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.
- D. increased risk of breast cancer and rectal cancer.
- E. increased risk of endometrial cancer.
Hint
Recall which hormone-dependent cancer follows chronic anovulation in PCOS, and which cancers lack a consistent association with the syndrome.
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