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. 2016 Aug 4;2016:6306410. doi: 10.1155/2016/6306410

Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria of PCOS according to different definitions.

NIH
(1990)
necessary 2 criteria
Rotterdam criteria
(2003)
necessary at least 2 criteria
Androgen Excess PCOS Society
(2009)
necessary at least 2 criteria
Clinical hyperandrogenism or biochemical hyperandrogenism Obligatory presence Possible presence Obligatory presence

Oligo/anovulation may manifest with frequent or infrequent bleeding, respectively, at <21 days or >35 days Rarely cycles may be anovulatory despite regular bleeding Obligatory presence Possible presence Possible presence

Ultrasound polycystic ovarian features: presence of 12 or more follicles 2–9 mm in diameter and/or increased ovarian volume >10 mL (without dominant follicle) in either ovary Possible presence Possible presence