Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome

NIH/NICHD, 19925	ESHRE/ASRM (Rotterdam criteria), 20046	Androgen excess society guideline, 20067
• Exclude other androgen excess or related disorders	• Exclude other androgen excess or related disorders	• Exclude other androgen excess or related disorder
• Include the following (clinical or biochemical hyperandrogenism or both and menstrual dysfunction)	• Include two of the following (clinical or biochemical hyperandrogenism or both; oligo- or anovulation; and polycystic ovaries)	• Include the following (clinical or biochemical hyperandrogenism or both and ovarian dysfunction, polycystic ovaries, or both)

Abbreviations: NIH/NICHD, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Child Health and Human Disease; ESHRE/ASRM, European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology/American Society for Reproductive medicine.