Skip to main content
. 2013 Jun;38(6):336-338, 348, 355.

Table 2.

Diagnostic Tools for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

NICHD/NIH Criteria (1990) ESHRE/ASRM Rotterdam Criteria (2003) Androgen Excess Society (AES) Criteria (2006)

  • Hyperandrogenism

  • Oligo-ovulation/anovulation

  • Exclusion of other related disorders

  • Hyperandrogenism

  • Oligo-ovulation/anovulation

  • Polycystic ovaries

  • Hyperandrogenism

  • Oligo-ovulation/anovulation

  • Polycystic ovaries

  • Exclusion of other related disorders

Modified from criteria of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)/National Institutes of Health (NIH)/European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)/American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).