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. 2021 Feb 22;13(2):e13489. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13489

Table 1. Different diagnostic criteria used for PCOS. Information from Azziz et al. (2016) [3].

PCOS: polycystic ovary syndrome

  1990 National Institutes of Health criteria 2003 Rotterdam criteria 2009 Androgen Excess and PCOS Society
  Must have both of the findings Must have 2 out of the 3 findings Must have 1 and either 2 or 3
Menstrual abnormalities: amenorrhea/oligomenorrhea 1  1 1
Hyperandrogenism: Biochemically or clinically (hirsutism/acne) 2  2 2
Ultrasound imaging: polycystic ovaries    3 3