An International Consortium Update: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescence

• Published in: Hormone research in paediatrics Vol. 88; no. 6; p. 371
• Main Authors: Ibáñez, Lourdes, Oberfield, Sharon E, Witchel, Selma, Auchus, Richard J, Chang, R Jeffrey, Codner, Ethel, Dabadghao, Preeti, Darendeliler, Feyza, Elbarbary, Nancy Samir, Gambineri, Alessandra, Garcia Rudaz, Cecilia, Hoeger, Kathleen M, López-Bermejo, Abel, Ong, Ken, Peña, Alexia S, Reinehr, Thomas, Santoro, Nicola, Tena-Sempere, Manuel, Tao, Rachel, Yildiz, Bulent O, Alkhayyat, Haya, Deeb, Asma, Joel, Dipesalema, Horikawa, Reiko, de Zegher, Francis, Lee, Peter A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Congresses as Topic; Female; Humans; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - diagnosis; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - physiopathology; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - therapy; Obesity; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Menstrual irregularities; Insulin sensitizers; Anti-androgen; Hirsutism; Polycystic ovarian morphology; Hyperinsulinism

This paper represents an international collaboration of paediatric endocrine and other societies (listed in the Appendix) under the International Consortium of Paediatric Endocrinology (ICPE) aiming to improve worldwide care of adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)1. The manuscript...