Glucose intolerance in pregnancy associated with postpartum cardiovascular risk
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 08:21
in Health & Medicine
Chevy Chase, MD -- Women who have gestational glucose intolerance (a condition less severe than gestational diabetes) exhibit multiple cardiovascular risk factors as early as three months after birth, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).