Diagnostic Criteria for PCOS: Is There a Need for a Rethink?

    April 2016 in “ Best Practice & Research in Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology ”
    Didier Dewailly
    Studysummary This review discusses the need to update the Rotterdam diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovarian syndrome, highlighting issues with current definitions and proposing new markers like serum anti-Müllerian hormone, but reports no new clinical results.
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    Research cited in this study 4

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    2. Criteria for Defining Polycystic Ovary Syndrome as a Predominantly Hyperandrogenic Syndrome: An Androgen Excess Society Guideline The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2006
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    4. Revised 2003 Consensus on Diagnostic Criteria and Long-Term Health Risks Related to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Human Reproduction · 2003