Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Estimates suggest that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects between 8% and 20% of reproductive-age women worldwide. 1 Because there is no universal definition of PCOS, the exact number of women in the United States with PCOS is unknown, but is thought to be approximately 5 million. 2 3 Most women are diagnosed during their twenties or thirties, but PCOS may affect girls as young as 11 who haven't even had their first period. 4 Women are at higher risk for PCOS if they have a mother or sister with PCOS or are obese 1 5 8-20% Of Reproductive-Age Women Worldwide 3.165% (5 Million) Of Women In US 1...Sirmans, S. M., & Pate, K. A. (2014). Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of polycystic ovary syndrome. Clinical Epidemiology, 6, 1–13. 2...American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee on Practice Bulletins Gynecology. (2009; reaffirmed 2015). ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 108: Polycystic ovary syndrome. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 114(4), 936–949. Retrieved August 5, 2016, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19888063 3...National Institutes of Health. (2012). Evidence-based Methodology Workshop on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, December 3–5, 2012: Executive summary. Retrieved June 20, 2016 from https://prevention.nih.gov/docs/programs/pcos/FinalReport.pdf 4...National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, PubMed Health. (n.d.). Polycystic ovary syndrome. Retrieved May 23, 2016, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001408 5...Goodarzi, M. O., Dumesic, D. A., Chazenbalk, G., & Azziz, R. (2011). Polycystic ovary syndrome: Etiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis. Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 7(4), 219–231. Retrieved August 26, 2016, from http://www.nature.com/nrendo/journal/v7/n4/full/nrendo.2010.217.html 6...Trivax, B. & Azziz, R. (2007). Diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology; 50(1): 168–177. » Health burden of over $4 billion dollars in the United States alone 6

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Estimates suggest that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) a�ects between 8% and 20% of reproductive-age women worldwide. 1

Because there is no universal de�nition of PCOS, the exact number of women in the United States with PCOS is unknown, but is thought to be approximately 5 million. 2 3

Most women are diagnosed during their twenties or thirties, but PCOS may a�ect girls as young as 11 who haven't even had their �rst period. 4

Women are at higher risk for PCOS if they have a mother or sister with PCOS or are obese 1 5

8-20% Of Reproductive-Age Women Worldwide

3.165% (5 Million) Of Women In US

1...Sirmans, S. M., & Pate, K. A. (2014). Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of polycystic ovary syndrome. Clinical Epidemiology, 6, 1–13.2...American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee on Practice Bulletins Gynecology. (2009; rea�rmed 2015). ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 108: Polycystic ovary syndrome. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 114(4), 936–949. Retrieved August 5, 2016, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/198880633...National Institutes of Health. (2012). Evidence-based Methodology Workshop on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, December 3–5, 2012: Executive summary. Retrieved June 20, 2016 from https://prevention.nih.gov/docs/programs/pcos/FinalReport.pdf4...National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, PubMed Health. (n.d.). Polycystic ovary syndrome. Retrieved May 23, 2016, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH00014085...Goodarzi, M. O., Dumesic, D. A., Chazenbalk, G., & Azziz, R. (2011). Polycystic ovary syndrome: Etiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis. Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 7(4), 219–231. Retrieved August 26, 2016, from http://www.nature.com/nrendo/journal/v7/n4/full/nrendo.2010.217.html6...Trivax, B. & Azziz, R. (2007). Diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology; 50(1): 168–177.

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