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Clinical expression of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescent girls
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Clinical expression of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescent girls

Charles Sultan et Françoise Paris
Fertility and sterility, Vol.86 Suppl 1(1), pp.S6-S6
01/07/2006
PMID: 16798287

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Adolescent Amenorrhea - etiology Female Humans Hyperandrogenism - etiology Hyperinsulinism - etiology Oligomenorrhea - etiology Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - complications Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - diagnosis Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - diagnostic imaging Ultrasonography
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the major causes of adolescent hyperandrogenism and menstrual disorders. Because there is no universal definition for adolescent PCOS, we recommend four out of five criteria: clinical and biologic evidence of hyperandrogenism, hyperinsulinism, oligo-/amenorrhea, and polycystic ovaries on ultrasonography.

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