dc.contributor.author | Meurer, Linda N. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Kroll, Alexandra P. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Jamieson, Barbara | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is diagnosed for women of childbearing age presenting with 2 of the following: 1)oligo- or anovulatory menstrual irregularities, 2) evidence of hyperandrogenism in the absence of secondary cause; 3) enlarged ovaries with multiple small follicular cysts on transvaginal ultrasound (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on expert opinion). Depending on the clinical presentation, secondary causes should be excluded (SOR: C, expert opinion). While not among the diagnostic criteria, insulin resistance is common, and patients with PCOS should be evaluated for metabolic abnormalities, particularly hyperlipidemia and glucose intolerance or diabetes (SOR: B, based on prospective cohort studies). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3579 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2006 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 55, no. 04 (April 2006) | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | hyperandrogenism | eng |
dc.subject | insulin resistance | eng |
dc.subject | menstrual irregularities | eng |
dc.subject | cysts | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Polycystic ovary syndrome | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Hyperandrogenism | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Menstruation disorders | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Cysts (Pathology) | eng |
dc.title | What is the best way to diagnose polycystic ovarian syndrome? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |