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What to do about the polycystic ovary 'epidemic'

William J. Ledger

  • MRC Centre for Reproductive Health ROR

Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology, 14(3), 293-294

DOI 10.1097/00001703-200206000-00008 PMID 12032385

Abstract

University department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jessop Wing, Sheffield Correspondence to Professor William Ledger, Head of Reproductive Medicine,

Topics

PCOS > Diagnosis > Diagnostic CriteriaPCOS > Epidemiology > Prevalence Trends
polycystic ovary syndrome epidemic prevalence, PCOS diagnosis overdiagnosis controversy, polycystic ovary management clinical opinion, PCOS diagnostic criteria Rotterdam NIH, polycystic ovary ultrasound prevalence population, Thacher PCOS editorial opinion, PCOS treatment guidelines review, polycystic ovary syndrome clinical management debate, increasing PCOS diagnosis rates women
PMID 12032385 12032385 DOI 10.1097/00001703-200206000-00008 10.1097/00001703-200206000-00008

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Thacher, S. S. (2002). What to do about the polycystic ovary 'epidemic'. *Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology*, *14*(3), 293-294. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001703-200206000-00008

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