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http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/19/9/2005 
Uterine Cancer after Use of Clomiphene Citrate to Induce Ovulation 

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 infertile women were found to have a 56% higher risk of developing uterine cancer than women in the general population. The increased uterine cancer risk was more pronounced (a more than twofold increase) among women who had been exposed to clomiphene 
http://www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/news22.html

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 Breast cancer risk associated with ovulation-stimulating drugs 

http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/19/9/2005 

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journal of post gradutate medicine
"Insulin resistance, insulin sensitization and inflammation in polycystic ovarian syndrome"
Dhindsa G, Bhatia R, Dhindsa M, Bhatia V. Insulin resistance, insulin sensitization and inflammation in polycystic ovarian syndrome. J Postgrad Med [serial online] 2004 [cited 2005 Jun 11];50:140-144. Available from: 
http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.a...;aulast=Dhindsa

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And this: January 2005 Journal Highlights (ASRM) 
The Increase of Leukocytes as a New Putative Marker of Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation and Early Cardiovascular Risk in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Summary and Commentary by Jeremy M. Groll, M.D.
Edited by Charles C. Coddington, III, M.D.
Capsule: PCOS patients were studied as to markers for chronic inflammation and found to have increased white blood cell counts (WBC) and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations compared to controls.
http://www.asrm.org/Professionals/j...ts/Jan2005.html


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http://win.niddk.nih.gov/notes/summ...es_summer04.htm
A growing number of research studies point to chronic inflammation in the body as a risk factor for several diseases, including heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, and for death.


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http://mp.medscape.com/cgi-bin1/DM/...XZq0Dzc0GW7f0Eu
PCOS is also associated with dyslipidemia and systemic inflammation (as measured by C-reactive protein), conditions that statins also improve, according to ...

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http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/co...tract/86/6/2453

Low grade chronic inflammation as reflected by increased C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations independently predicts those at risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes. Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are insulin resistant and have increased risk for CHD and type 2 diabetes

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I. Tarkun, B. C. Arslan, Z. Canturk, E. Turemen, T. Sahin, and C. Duman
Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Relationship with Insulin Resistance and Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation 

http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/co...ract/89/11/5592

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