Criteria for Defining Polycystic Ovary Syndrome as a Predominantly Hyperandrogenic Syndrome: An Androgen Excess Society Guideline

    August 2006 in “ The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism ”
    Ricardo Azziz, Enrico Carmina, Didier Dewailly … Selma F. Witchel
    Studysummary This review discusses definitions of polycystic ovary syndrome and reports no new clinical results; the authors support using modified 1990 NIH criteria and acknowledge ongoing evolution as research advances.
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