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International consensus diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents[1]

International consensus diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents[1]
Otherwise unexplained combination of:
1. Abnormal menstrual pattern as evidence of ovulatory dysfunction
a. Abnormal for age or gynecologic age, and
b. Persistent symptoms for 1 to 2 years
2. Clinical and/or biochemical evidence of hyperandrogenism
a. Hirsutism, especially if moderate to severe, is clinical evidence of hyperandrogenism 
b. Elevation of serum total or free testosterone by a specialty reference assay is biochemical evidence of hyperandrogenism
Reproduced with permission from Pediatrics, Vol 136, Pages 1154-65, Copyright © 2015 by the AAP.
Updated with information from:
  1. ​Rosenfield RL. Perspectives on the International Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescence. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2020; S1083.
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