The Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: The Criteria Are Insufficiently Robust for Clinical Research

    August 2007 in “ Clinical Endocrinology ”
    Julian H. Barth, Ephia Yasmin, Adam Balen
    Studysummary This review discusses the diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome and reports no new results; the authors propose more robust criteria to address diagnostic variability and measurement uncertainty.
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