. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 28.

Published in final edited form as: Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Mar 1;64(1):3–11. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000563

Table 1.

Diagnostic Criteria for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

*All Criteria require exclusion of other endocrinopathies

1990 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)⁹ (Both criteria needed for diagnosis)

1. Hyperandrogenism and/or hyperandrogenemia
2. Oligo-anovulation

2003 Rotterdam Criteria¹⁰ (Minimum of 2 of 3 criteria needed for diagnosis)

1. Clinical or biochemical hyperandrogenism
2. Oligo-anovulation
3. Polycystic ovaries

2006 Androgen Excess- Polycystic ovary syndrome Society Criteria (AE-PCOS)¹¹ (Both criteria needed for diagnosis)

1. Hyperandrogenism (Clinical and/or biochemical)
2. Ovarian dysfunction (oligo-anovulation and/or polycystic ovaries)