Study finds infertility history linked with increased risk of heart failure
Women who had experienced infertility had a 16% increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have an infertility history.
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Women who had experienced infertility had a 16% increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have an infertility history.
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