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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Hirsutism" and "Society guideline links: Obesity in adults" and "Society guideline links: Classic and nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency" and "Society guideline links: Female infertility".)
International
●The diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome during adolescence (2015)
●ES: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (2013)
●AE-PCOS: A consensus statement for epidemiology, diagnosis and management of hirsutism (2012)
●AE-PCOS: A position statement on the treatment of obesity in polycystic ovary syndrome (2009)
●AE-PCOS: Criteria for the polycystic ovary syndrome – The complete task force report (2009)
Canada
●SOGC: Clinical practice guideline on ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome (2010)
United States
Europe
●European Society of Endocrinology (ESE): A position statement on the polycystic ovary syndrome (2014)
United Kingdom