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Clinical expression of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescent girls.

Sultan C, Paris F

Pediatric Endocrinology-Gynecology Unit, Pediatric Service I, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, and Hormonology Service (Development and Reproduction) and Unit, Inserm U.540, Hôpital Lapeyronie, CHU Montpellier, France.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the major causes of adolescent hyperandrogenism and menstrual disorders. Because there is no universal definition for adolescent PCOS, we recommend four out of five criteria: clinical and biologic evidence of hyperandrogenism, hyperinsulinism, oligo-/amenorrhea, and polycystic ovaries on ultrasonography.

Published 26 June 2006 in Fertil Steril, 86: S6.
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