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Secondary preventive measures for PCOS include lifestyle modifications and use of metformin to prevent diabetes and atherosclerosis.

Secondary preventive measures for PCOS include:^[1]

Weight loss and metformin may prevent diabetes and atherosclerosis.
Lifestyle modification, including increased physical activity and healthy diet resulting in weight loss, is also likely to prevent diabetes in PCOS.

↑ Azziz R, Carmina E, Chen Z, Dunaif A, Laven JS, Legro RS, Lizneva D, Natterson-Horowtiz B, Teede HJ, Yildiz BO (2016). "Polycystic ovary syndrome". Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2: 16057. doi:10.1038/nrdp.2016.57. PMID 27510637.