1. As far as I can tell, the only controls in the study were for BMI, age, GP, and prior mental health diagnosis. That is not enough
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1. (cont) PCOS is linked to a whole host of chronic diseases (think diabetes) as well as all the usual SDoH issues
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1. (cont) So saying that it "increases your risk" is almost certainly wrong. I'd go with what the authors said - it's an associationpic.twitter.com/6zh3YHSYfU
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2. THE INCREASE IN RISK WAS SMALL. The absolute risk (which was actually the one most people reported) was ~4%
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Here's the increases in risk. I'm not saying these aren't clinically important, but put it in context:pic.twitter.com/1rJclPMYgB
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So...yeh. Mostly just those 2 issues. For a doctor treating many people with PCOS, or a public health authority? These results are ~very~ meaningful
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In our work with diabetes, PCOS is a constant issue. We are more and more focusing on mental health as a key part of the process
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But to you? The individual? Probably no reason to worry any more than you already do
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If you've been diagnosed with PCOS, chances are you already see a doctor regularly, but on the off-chance you don't: go talk to your GP about whether a referral for mental health is right for you
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