Table 1.

Diagnostic criteria according to AE-PCOS Society (2006) and long-term consequences [77].

	Clinic and Biologic Symptoms	Long-Term Clinical Consequences
Diagnostic criteria according to Androgen Excess-PCOS Society (2006)	Biochemical and clinical hyperandrogenism (hirsutism and acne)	Hirsutism
	Ovarian dysfunction (oligo-amenorrhea)	Infertility
	Polycystic ovary morphology
	Insulin resistance/increased incidence of type 2 diabetes	Metabolic syndrome
	Increased incidence of cardiovascular disease