Associations between blood cadmium and endocrine features related to PCOS-phenotypes in healthy women of reproductive age: a prospective cohort study.

Keewan KimAnna Z PollackCarrie J NoblesLindsey A SjaardaJessica R ZoltonJeannie G RadocEnrique F SchistermanSunni L Mumford

Published in: Environmental health : a global access science source (2021)

Overall, among healthy reproductive-aged women, cadmium was associated with endocrine features central to PCOS, but not with metabolic markers. These suggest its potential role in the hormonal milieu associated with PCOS even at low levels of exposure.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
insulin resistance
heavy metals
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle