Seeing a lot of reporting about this new PCOS/mental health study, but there's a few issues herepic.twitter.com/gC1sU5gX1F
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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
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
2. THE INCREASE IN RISK WAS SMALL. The absolute risk (which was actually the one most people reported) was ~4%
Here's the increases in risk. I'm not saying these aren't clinically important, but put it in context:pic.twitter.com/1rJclPMYgB
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
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
But to you? The individual? Probably no reason to worry any more than you already do
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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