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Australia

• Australian Family Physician
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome - An update [2012]

• Exercise & Sports Science Australia
  • Exercise in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome: A position statement from Exercise and Sports Science Australia [2024]

• Medical Journal of Australia
  • Translation and implementation of the Australian-led PCOS guideline: clinical summary and translation resources from the International Evidence-based Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2018]

• Seminars in Reproductive Medicine
  • The Role of the Primary Care Physician in the Assessment and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2023]

Canada

• Alberta Health Services
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Primary Care Pathway

• Canadian Family Physician
  • Opportunities to improve the care of individuals with polycystic ovary syndrome in Canada [2026]

• CMAJ
  • Diagnosis and management of polycystic ovarian syndrome [2024]

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
  • SOGC Position Statement: Inositol for the Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2025]
  • Ovulation Induction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2018]

China

• Annals of Palliative Medicine
  • The prevalence of polycystic ovarian syndrome in Chinese women: a meta-analysis [2021]

• BioMed Research International
  • The Disparity in the Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome between Obstetrician-Gynecologists in Different-Level Hospitals under the Hierarchical Medical System [2022]

• BMC Endocrine Disorders
  • Obesity management in polycystic ovary syndrome: disparity in knowledge between obstetrician-gynecologists and reproductive endocrinologists in China [2021]

• BMC Psychiatry
  • Prevalence of depression among women with polycystic ovary syndrome in mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2024]

• Gynecological Endocrinology
  • Reproductive hormone characteristics of obese Chinese patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a meta-analysis [2025]
  • Analyzing the infertility burden of polycystic ovarian syndrome in China: A comprehensive age-period-cohort analysis with future burden prediction (1990-2030) [2024]

• Journal of Zhejiang University Science B
  • American, European, and Chinese practice guidelines or consensuses of polycystic ovary syndrome: a comparative analysis [2018]

• Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific
  • Changes in the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in China over the past decade [2022]

• PLoS ONE
  • Trends and projections of polycystic ovary syndrome burden in China: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 [2025]

Europe

• Archives of Medical Science
  • National and regional trends in the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome since 1990 within Europe: the modeled estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 [2019]

• European Society of Endocrinology
  • The polycystic ovary syndrome: a position statement from the European Society of Endocrinology [2014]
  • European survey of diagnosis and management of the polycystic ovary syndrome: results of the ESE PCOS Special Interest Group's Questionnaire [2014]

France

• BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • Development and validation of a model to identify polycystic ovary syndrome in the French national administrative health database [2025]

India

• Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India
  • Update in Managing PCOS in Women [2024]

• Fertility Science and Research
  • Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in India [2014]

• Indian Council of Medical Research
  • Evaluation of the Prevalence, Regional Phenotypic Variation, Comorbidities, Risk Factors, and Variations in Response to Different Therapeutic Modalities Among Indian Women: Proposal for the Indian Council of Medical Research–Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (ICMR–PCOS) Study [2021]

• Indian Journal of Medical Research
  • Epidemiology, pathogenesis, genetics & management of polycystic ovary syndrome in India [2019]

• Indian Journal of Public Health
  • Public Health System's Preparedness to Address Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Rapid Assessment Survey of Health-care Providers in India [2024]

• JAMA Network Open
  • Prevalence, Phenotypes, and Comorbidities of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Among Indian Women [2024]

• Nepal Journal of Epidemiology
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome among Indian adolescent girls – A systematic review and metanalysis [2021]

International

• Advances in Nutrition
  • Prevalence and Etiology of Eating Disorders in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Scoping Review [2024]

• American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Preconception and first-trimester metformin on pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2025]

• Androgen Excess and PCOS Society
  • Recommendations for epidemiologic and phenotypic research in polycystic ovary syndrome: an androgen excess and PCOS society resource [2019]
  • Androgen Excess- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Society: position statement on depression, anxiety, quality of life, and eating disorders in polycystic ovary syndrome [2018]
  • The Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome during Adolescence [2015]
  • The Androgen Excess and PCOS Society criteria for the polycystic ovary syndrome: the complete task force report [2009]

• BMC Endocrine Disorders
  • Effect of metformin on anti-mullerian hormone levels in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis of randomized controlled trials with [2024]

• BMC Medicine
  • International evidence-based recommendations for polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents [2025]
  • Adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome according to the international evidence-based guideline [2020]

• BMC Women's Health
  • Global and regional burden of polycystic ovary syndrome, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021 [2025]
  • Changing trends in the global burden of polycystic ovarian syndrome-related infertility over the past 30 years: retrospective data analysis of the global burden of disease study 2019 [2025]
  • Effects of Metformin on CIMT and FMD in PCOS patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2024]

• BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
  • Major malformations risk following early pregnancy exposure to metformin: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]

• Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Aromatase inhibitors (letrozole) for ovulation induction in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome [2022]
  • Metformin versus the combined oral contraceptive pill for hirsutism, acne, and menstrual pattern in polycystic ovary syndrome [2020]
  • Metformin treatment before and during IVF or ICSI in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [2020]
  • Laparoscopic ovarian drilling for ovulation induction in women with anovulatory polycystic ovary syndrome [2020]
  • Metformin for ovulation induction (excluding gonadotrophins) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [2019]
  • Lifestyle changes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [2019]

• Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
  • Long-term effects of metformin on offspring health: A review of current evidence and future directions [2025]

• Diagnostics
  • Current Guidelines for Diagnosing PCOS [2023]

• European Journal of Endocrinology
  • The impact of metformin with or without lifestyle modification versus placebo on polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [2023]

• Fertility and Sterility
  • Different pregnancy outcomes according to the polycystic ovary syndrome diagnostic criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 79 studies [2022]

• Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Global, regional and national burden of polycystic ovary syndrome: historical trends from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2035 [2026]
  • Effects of inositol in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: an umbrella review of meta-analyses from randomized controlled trials [2026]
  • Bariatric surgery as a treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2026]
  • The burden of polycystic ovary syndrome-related infertility in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021 [2025]
  • Minimising OHSS in women with PCOS [2025]
  • Evolving global trends in PCOS burden: a three-decade analysis (1990-2021) with projections to 2036 among adolescents and young adults [2025]
  • Analyzing and evaluating the metabolic and endocrine characteristics between lean and obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systemic review and meta-analysis [2025]
  • Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]
  • Metabolic Surgery on Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2022]
  • A systematic review of lived experiences of people with polycystic ovary syndrome highlights the need for holistic care and co-creation of educational resources [2022]
  • Dietary Modification for Reproductive Health in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2021]

• Frontiers in Public Health
  • Global, regional, and national burden of infertility attributable to polycystic ovary syndrome, 1990-2021: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 [2025]
  • Global burden of polycystic ovary syndrome among women of childbearing age, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis using the global burden of disease study 2021 [2025]

• Gynecological Endocrinology
  • Global, regional, and national burden of polycystic ovary syndrome, 1990-2021: a comprehensive analysis of trends and projections based on the global burden of disease 2021 study [2025]
  • Research status of polycystic ovary syndrome treatment: a mini review and a bibliometric analysis from 2010 to 2023 [2024]
  • Correlation between anti-müllerian hormone in polycystic ovarian syndrome with metformin: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2024]

• Hormone Research in Paediatrics
  • An International Consortium Update: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescence [2017]

• Human Reproduction
  • Measuring the global disease burden of polycystic ovary syndrome in 194 countries: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 [2021]
  • The prevalence and phenotypic features of polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2016]

• Human Reproduction Open
  • Evidence summaries and recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome: assessment and treatment of infertility [2019]

• Human Reproduction Update
  • Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of androgen measurement in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis to inform evidence-based guidelines [2025]
  • Ultrasonographic criteria in the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis [2024]
  • Comparison of dietary and physical activity behaviors in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 39 471 women [2022]
  • Long-term cardiometabolic disease risk in women with PCOS: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]

• International Journal of Endocrinology
  • The Effect of Metformin on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Overweight Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials [2020]

• JMIR Infodemiology
  • Availability and Use of Digital Technology Among Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Scoping Review [2025]

• Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Approach to the Patient: Diagnostic Challenges in the Workup for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2025]
  • Metformin and Combined Oral Contraceptive Pills in the Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [2024]
  • Inositol for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis to Inform the 2023 Update of the International Evidence-based PCOS Guidelines [2024]
  • Recommendations From the 2023 International Evidence-based Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2023]
  • Insulin Sensitizers for Improving the Endocrine and Metabolic Profile in Overweight Women With PCOS [2020]

• Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
  • Global trends in polycystic ovarian syndrome over 30 years: an age-period-cohort study of 204 countries and territories (1990-2021) [2025]

• Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences
  • The Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Brief Systematic Review [2020]

• Journal of Ovarian Research
  • The effects of metformin on anti-Müllerian hormone levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]

• Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
  • Nonhormonal Pharmacological Interventions in Adolescent Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): A Systematic Review [2026]

• Journal of the American Heart Association
  • 2023 International Evidence-Based Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Guideline Update: Insights From a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Elevated Clinical Cardiovascular Disease in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2024]

• Lancet
  • Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, the new name for polycystic ovary syndrome: a multistep global consensus process [2026]

• Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • Comprehensive transition of care for polycystic ovary syndrome from adolescence to adulthood [2024]

• Life
  • Effectiveness of Lifestyle Modification in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients with Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2022]

• Medical Sciences
  • A Review of Second- and Third-line Infertility Treatments and Supporting Evidence in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2019]
  • A Review of First Line Infertility Treatments and Supporting Evidence in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2019]

• Medicine
  • The efficacy and safety of metformin combined with simvastatin in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome [2021]
  • The effect of exercise as an intervention for women with polycystic ovary syndrome [2020]
  • Reporting quality of polycystic ovary syndrome practice guidelines based on the RIGHT checklist [2020]

• Monash University
  • International Evidence-based Guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome 2023 [2023]

• Nature Communications
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [2024]
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of birth outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [2024]

• Nutrients
  • The Role of Lifestyle Interventions in PCOS Management: A Systematic Review [2025]

• Oncotarget
  • The prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in reproductive-aged women of different ethnicity: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2017]

• Pediatrics
  • Diagnosis and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescents [2020]

• PeerJ
  • Weight loss effects of non-pharmacological interventions in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis [2025]

• PLoS ONE
  • Global burden of polycystic ovary syndrome in women of reproductive age, 1990-2021: Analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021 with projections to 2050 [2025]
  • Global burden and epidemiological prediction of polycystic ovary syndrome from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 [2024]
  • The comparative effectiveness of 55 interventions in obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: A network meta-analysis of 101 randomized trials [2021]

• Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
  • Inositol is an effective and safe treatment in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [2023]
  • The effects of statins on hyperandrogenism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [2021]

• Reproductive Health
  • Changes in the global burden of polycystic ovary syndrome from 1990 to 2021 [2025]
  • Ranking the dietary interventions by their effectiveness in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis [2024]
  • Comparative efficacy of oral insulin sensitizers metformin, thiazolidinediones, inositol, and berberine in improving endocrine and metabolic profiles in women with PCOS: a network meta-analysis [2021]

• Scientific Reports
  • Effects of lifestyle modification in polycystic ovary syndrome compared to metformin only or metformin addition: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]

• Sports Medicine
  • Exercise Recommendations for Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Is the Evidence Enough? [2019]

• Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Impact of metformin on the clinical and metabolic parameters of women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials [2022]

• Women's Health
  • Update on the therapeutic role of metformin in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome: Effects on pathophysiologic process and fertility outcomes [2025]

Italy

• Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
  • Diagnosis and management of infertility in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): guidelines from the Italian Society of Human Reproduction (SIRU) and the Italian Centers for the Study and Conservation of Eggs and Sperm (CECOS Italy) [2025]

Latin America

• Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Metabolic Features of Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Latin America: A Systematic Review [2021]

• Gynecological Endocrinology
  • Evaluation of the evidence-based practices for the management of PCOS in the Latin America context: the consensus of the Latin American Association of Gynecological Endocrinology (ALEG) [2025]

Nordic countries

• Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
  • International evidence-based guideline on assessment and management of PCOS-A Nordic perspective [2024]

Poland

• Endokrynologia Polska
  • The polycystic ovary syndrome: a position statement from the Polish Society of Endocrinology, the Polish Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians, and the Polish Society of Gynaecological Endocrinology [2018]

Qatar

• PLoS ONE
  • The prevalence and metabolic characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome in the Qatari population [2017]

Republic of Korea

• BMC Women's Health
  • Trend changes and factor analysis of endometrial hyperplasia in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome based on the Korean National Health Insurance Database [2022]

• PLoS ONE
  • Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Is Higher among Non-Obese PCOS Women with Hyperandrogenism and Menstrual Irregularity in Korea [2014]

• Yonsei Medical Journal
  • Age-Adjusted Prevalence and Characteristics of Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study (2010-2019) [2022]

Singapore

• Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome v.2023: Simplified diagnostic criteria for an East Asian phenotype [2024]
  • Diagnosis and management of polycystic ovary syndrome: Perspectives of clinicians in Singapore [2022]

• BMC Research Notes
  • Analysis of the barriers and enablers to implementing lifestyle management practices for women with PCOS in Singapore [2016]

Sweden

• Depression and Anxiety
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Risk of Premenstrual Disorders: A Nationwide Register-Based Study in Sweden [2025]

• Human Reproduction
  • Early initiation of anti-androgen treatment is associated with increased probability of spontaneous conception leading to childbirth in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a population-based multiregistry cohort study in Sweden [2021]

• PLoS ONE
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome and extremely preterm birth: A nationwide register-based study [2021]

• Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
  • Pregnancy, perinatal and childhood outcomes in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome and metformin during pregnancy: a nationwide population-based study [2022]

Syria

• Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Prevalence and knowledge of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and health-related practices among women of Syria: a cross-sectional study [2024]

Taiwan

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
  • Clinical characteristics in Taiwanese women with polycystic ovary syndrome [2015]

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Prepregnancy Polycystic Ovary Syndrome as a Risk Factor of Subsequent Preterm Labor: A National Population-Based Cohort Study [2022]
  • The Risk of Subsequent Miscarriage in Pregnant Women with Prior Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Nationwide Population-Based Study [2021]
  • Risk of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women Exposed to Fine Air Pollutants and Acidic Gases: A Nationwide Cohort Analysis [2019]

United Kingdom

• Gynecological Endocrinology
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome: pragmatic management across levels of care [2025]

• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome: metformin in women not planning pregnancy [2013]

United States

• American Family Physician
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2016]

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
  • Role of metformin for ovulation induction in infertile patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a guideline [2017]
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

• Endocrine Society
  • Scientific Statement on the Diagnostic Criteria, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Molecular Genetics of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2015]
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline [2013]

• Endotext
  • Evaluation and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

• F&S Reports
  • Body mass index is negatively associated with a good perinatal outcome after in vitro fertilization among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a national study [2022]

• Fertility and Sterility
  • Specificity and Predictive Value of Circulating Testosterone Assessed By Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by the NIH 1990 Criteria [2014]

• Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, and Inflammation in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos [2025]

• Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • A Commentary on the New Evidence-Based Lifestyle Recommendations for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Potential Barriers to their Implementation in the United States [2019]

• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • Metabolic syndrome in obesity: treatment success and adverse pregnancy outcomes with ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome [2021]
  • What are the treatments for PCOS?
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

• Pediatric Endocrine Society
  • State of the Art Review: Emerging Therapies: The Use of Insulin Sensitizers in the Treatment of Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) [2011]

• Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders
  • Psychiatric Comorbidities in Hospitalized Adolescents With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the National Inpatient Sample [2024]

• StatPearls
  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

WHO

• World Health Organization
  • Simvastatin – polycystic ovary syndrome – EML [2021]
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome: Fact sheet

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