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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Polycystic ovary syndrome" and "Society guideline links: Classic and nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency" and "Society guideline links: Female infertility".)
International
●ES: Clinical practice guideline on androgen therapy in women – A reappraisal (2014)
●ES: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (2013)
●AE-PCOS: A consensus statement for the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of hirsutism (2011)
●AE-PCOS: Criteria for the polycystic ovary syndrome – The complete task force report (2009)
Canada
United States
●ACOG: Practice bulletin on polycystic ovary syndrome (2018)
●ASRM: Guideline for the evaluation and treatment of androgen excess (2006)
Europe
United Kingdom