Pro-vascular Regenerative Cell Exhaustion in Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

PCOS-RCE is an observational, cross-sectional, two-arm study that is aimed at determining if an established diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) influences the number of blood vessel-forming stem cells in the bloodstream. Circulating progenitor cells will be enumerated and the distribution patterns of these cell types will be assessed to determine if these parameters differ between individuals with PCOS and individuals without PCOS. Specifically, this study will evaluate if differential regenerative cell exhaustion (RCE) may account, at least in part, for the differences in cardiovascular risk reported between individuals with a diagnosis of PCOS and those without.