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Consensus on women's health aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): the Amsterdam ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored 3rd PCOS Consensus Workshop Group

Fauser BC, Tarlatzis BC, Rebar RW, Legro RS, Balen AH, Lobo R, Carmina E, Chang J, Yildiz BO, Laven JS, Boivin J, Petraglia F, Wijeyeratne CN, Norman RJ, Dunaif A, Franks S, Wild RA, Dumesic D, Barnhart K

Fertility and sterility, 2012
DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.024 PMID 22153789

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in females, with a high prevalence. The etiology of this heterogeneous condition remains obscure, and its phenotype expression varies. Two widely cited previous ESHRE/ASRM sponsored PCOS consensus workshops focused on diagnosis (published in 2004) and infertility management (published in 2008), respectively. The present third PCOS consensus report summarizes current knowledge and identifies knowledge gaps regarding various women's health aspects of PCOS. Relevant topics addressed-all dealt with in a systematic fashion-include adolescence, hirsutism and acne, contraception, menstrual cycle abnormalities, quality of life, ethnicity, pregnancy complications, long-term metabolic and cardiovascular health, and finally cancer risk. Additional, comprehensive background information is provided separately in an extended online publication.

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Bart C J M Fauser, Basil C Tarlatzis, Robert W Rebar, Richard S Legro, Adam H Balen, Roger Lobo, Enrico Carmina, Jeffrey Chang, Bulent O Yildiz, Joop S E Laven, Jacky Boivin, Felice Petraglia, Robert J Norman, Andrea Dunaif, Stephen Franks, Robert A Wild, Daniel Dumesic, Kurt Barnhart
B Fauser, B Tarlatzis, Bob Rebar, Rob Rebar, Bobby Rebar, R Rebar, Rick Legro, Dick Legro, Rich Legro, R Legro, A Balen, R Lobo, E Carmina, Jeff Chang, J Chang, B Yildiz, J Laven, J Boivin, F Petraglia, Bob Norman, Rob Norman, Bobby Norman, R Norman, A Dunaif, Steve Franks, S Franks, Bob Wild, Rob Wild, Bobby Wild, R Wild, Dan Dumesic, Danny Dumesic, D Dumesic, K Barnhart
PMID 22153789 22153789 DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.024 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.024 Fauser et al. 2012, Fauser 2012