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ReviewThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2025

Approach to the Patient: Diagnostic Challenges in the Workup for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Anju E Joham, Chau Thien Tay, Joop Laven, Yvonne V Louwers, Ricardo Azziz

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Review in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Anju E JohamMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton 3168, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6307-2568
Chau Thien TayMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton 3168, Australia.
Joop LavenDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam 3015 GD, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5444-9845
Yvonne V LouwersDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam 3015 GD, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9048-7398
Ricardo AzzizDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35243, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3917-0483

Funding

Foundation for Research and Education ExcellenceNational Health and Medical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 10% to 13% of women globally. It is a condition with metabolic, reproductive, and psychological features, with health impacts across the lifespan. The etiology of PCOS is complex, with an interplay of several factors, including genetic and epigenetic susceptibility, androgen exposure in early life and adiposity-related dysfunction leading to hypothalamic-ovarian disturbance. Diagnosis is recommended based on the International PCOS Guideline criteria, with diagnosis confirmed in adults when 2 of out the following 3 criteria are met: (i) hyperandrogenism (clinical or biochemical); (ii) irregular cycles; and (iii) polycystic ovary morphology or elevated anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels. With its clinical heterogeneity, distinct phenotypes, variation across the lifespan and ethnic variation, PCOS diagnosis can present significant diagnostic challenges to clinicians.

Indexed as

Polycystic Ovary SyndromeAdultAnti-Mullerian HormoneFemaleHumansHyperandrogenismAnti-Mullerian HormonediagnosisPCOSpolycystic ovary syndrome

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PMID39836632
PMCPMC12187463

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