Ultrasound assessment of the polycystic ovary: international consensus definitions.

By A. Balen, J. Laven, Seang Tan, Didier Dewailly. Human Reproduction Update, 2003

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2013, background): “Some studies have suggested increased early pregnancy loss in women with PCOS (77, 78).”
The Pathogenesis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): The Hypothesis of PCOS as Functional Ovarian Hyperandrogenism Revisited. (2016, background): “defined by consensus (26), as a diagnostic criterion for”
Positions statement: criteria for defining polycystic ovary syndrome as a predominantly hyperandrogenic syndrome: an Androgen Excess Society guideline. (2006, background): “Witness the changing definition of polycystic ovaries (67) and the 10–30% of women with PCOS who do not demonstrate polycystic ovaries on ultrasound (68).”
Revised 2003 consensus on diagnostic criteria and long-term health risks related to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). (2004, background): “…its role in the de®nition of PCOS, ultrasound is helpful to predict fertility outcome of clomiphene citrate (Imani et al., 2002), risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) (Balen et al., 2003) and assist in deciding whether the in vitro maturation of oocytes is desirable (Tan et al., 2002).”
The prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in a community sample assessed under contrasting diagnostic criteria. (2010, background): “10 cm) in at least one of the ovaries (Balen et al., 2003).”