. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 11.

Published in final edited form as: Semin Reprod Med. 2014 Apr 8;32(3):194–201. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1371091

Table 1. Review of diagnosis of PCOS in adolescents (2006–2013)^7–79.

• Number of studies: 69; case reports: 4

• Criteria used^a

– NIH 22

– Rotterdam 42

– AES/other 8

– Not specified 7

• Nationality

– USA 30, Canada 1, Chile 2, France 1, Italy 4, Spain 2, Finland 1, Germany 2, England 1, Poland 1, Tunisia 1, India 7, Greece 2, Turkey 3, Iran 2, Saudi Arabia 1, China 5, Taiwan 1, Hong Kong 1, Korea 1, Australia 3, New Zealand 1

• Study size: 1-1,563 subjects

• Mean age of subjects

– 15.1–29.1 y: 64 studies

– < 25 y: 62 studies

• Time since menarche: 0.5-5 y (22/73 data available)

Abbreviations: AES, Androgen Excess Society; NIH, National Institute of Health, PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome.

Five of the above mentioned articles used multiple criteria.

Table 1. Review of diagnosis of PCOS in adolescents (2006–2013)7–79.

Table 1. Review of diagnosis of PCOS in adolescents (2006–2013)^7–79.