Diagnosing the diagnosis: why we must standardize the defining features of polycystic ovary syndrome
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[Diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescent girls].
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrinopathies and it manifests itself in about 4-12% women of reproductive age. The Rotterdam, AES and NIH criteria can be used to diagnose PCOS in adults but there are no specific criteria to diagnose PCOS in adolescent girls. Most authors agree that applying criteria for adult to teenagers leads to overdiagnosis because of similari...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0004-5632,1758-1001
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2007.007198