Combinations of clinical and laboratory criteria used to establish PCOS diagnosis
| Ovulatory dysfunction . | Hirsutism . | Elevated total T . | Elevated free T . | Elevated DHEA-S . | n (total n = 1610) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | + | + | + | + | 270 |
| + | + | − | + | + | 8 |
| + | + | + | − | + | 10 |
| + | + | + | + | − | 130 |
| + | + | − | − | + | 10 |
| + | + | − | + | − | 130 |
| + | + | + | − | − | 297 |
| + | + | − | − | − | 384 |
| + | − | + | + | + | 147 |
| + | − | − | + | + | 5 |
| + | − | + | − | + | 3 |
| + | − | + | + | − | 51 |
| + | − | − | − | + | 7 |
| + | − | − | + | − | 38 |
| + | − | + | − | − | 68 |
| + | NA | + | + | + | 41 |
| + | NA | − | + | + | 0 |
| + | NA | + | − | + | 0 |
| + | NA | + | + | − | 4 |
| + | NA | − | − | + | 0 |
| + | NA | − | + | − | 1 |
| + | NA | + | − | − | 6 |
| Ovulatory dysfunction . | Hirsutism . | Elevated total T . | Elevated free T . | Elevated DHEA-S . | n (total n = 1610) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | + | + | + | + | 270 |
| + | + | − | + | + | 8 |
| + | + | + | − | + | 10 |
| + | + | + | + | − | 130 |
| + | + | − | − | + | 10 |
| + | + | − | + | − | 130 |
| + | + | + | − | − | 297 |
| + | + | − | − | − | 384 |
| + | − | + | + | + | 147 |
| + | − | − | + | + | 5 |
| + | − | + | − | + | 3 |
| + | − | + | + | − | 51 |
| + | − | − | − | + | 7 |
| + | − | − | + | − | 38 |
| + | − | + | − | − | 68 |
| + | NA | + | + | + | 41 |
| + | NA | − | + | + | 0 |
| + | NA | + | − | + | 0 |
| + | NA | + | + | − | 4 |
| + | NA | − | − | + | 0 |
| + | NA | − | + | − | 1 |
| + | NA | + | − | − | 6 |
Abbreviations: +, presence of; −, absence of; DHEA-S, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; NA, not available; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; T, testosterone.
Combinations of clinical and laboratory criteria used to establish PCOS diagnosis
| Ovulatory dysfunction . | Hirsutism . | Elevated total T . | Elevated free T . | Elevated DHEA-S . | n (total n = 1610) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | + | + | + | + | 270 |
| + | + | − | + | + | 8 |
| + | + | + | − | + | 10 |
| + | + | + | + | − | 130 |
| + | + | − | − | + | 10 |
| + | + | − | + | − | 130 |
| + | + | + | − | − | 297 |
| + | + | − | − | − | 384 |
| + | − | + | + | + | 147 |
| + | − | − | + | + | 5 |
| + | − | + | − | + | 3 |
| + | − | + | + | − | 51 |
| + | − | − | − | + | 7 |
| + | − | − | + | − | 38 |
| + | − | + | − | − | 68 |
| + | NA | + | + | + | 41 |
| + | NA | − | + | + | 0 |
| + | NA | + | − | + | 0 |
| + | NA | + | + | − | 4 |
| + | NA | − | − | + | 0 |
| + | NA | − | + | − | 1 |
| + | NA | + | − | − | 6 |
| Ovulatory dysfunction . | Hirsutism . | Elevated total T . | Elevated free T . | Elevated DHEA-S . | n (total n = 1610) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | + | + | + | + | 270 |
| + | + | − | + | + | 8 |
| + | + | + | − | + | 10 |
| + | + | + | + | − | 130 |
| + | + | − | − | + | 10 |
| + | + | − | + | − | 130 |
| + | + | + | − | − | 297 |
| + | + | − | − | − | 384 |
| + | − | + | + | + | 147 |
| + | − | − | + | + | 5 |
| + | − | + | − | + | 3 |
| + | − | + | + | − | 51 |
| + | − | − | − | + | 7 |
| + | − | − | + | − | 38 |
| + | − | + | − | − | 68 |
| + | NA | + | + | + | 41 |
| + | NA | − | + | + | 0 |
| + | NA | + | − | + | 0 |
| + | NA | + | + | − | 4 |
| + | NA | − | − | + | 0 |
| + | NA | − | + | − | 1 |
| + | NA | + | − | − | 6 |
Abbreviations: +, presence of; −, absence of; DHEA-S, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; NA, not available; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; T, testosterone.
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