{"title":"Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Support and Prevention in Adolescence.","authors":"Katja Wechsung, Uta Neumann, Nicole Balint, Susanna Wiegand","doi":"10.1055/a-2622-6321","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For up to eight years after menarche, adolescents are in a developmental stage where PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) symptoms are physiological. The diagnostic criteria for PCOS in adult women therefore only partially apply. A new German S2k guideline and the international PCOS guideline of 2023 provide standardized diagnostic criteria for hyperandrogenemia and menstrual disorders in adolescence. The provisional diagnosis of PCOS at risk has been introduced for adolescents who only partially meet the criteria and this diagnosis must be revisited three and eight years after menarche. Recommendations for therapy focus on providing information and lifestyle advice to adolescents and on the prevention and treatment of possible comorbidities such as obesity, insulin resistance and hypertension. This paper presents an overview of a structured diagnostic workup and therapeutic approaches to support adolescents with PCOS.</p>","PeriodicalId":12481,"journal":{"name":"Geburtshilfe Und Frauenheilkunde","volume":"85 9","pages":"927-933"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12404792/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Geburtshilfe Und Frauenheilkunde","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2622-6321","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/9/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
For up to eight years after menarche, adolescents are in a developmental stage where PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) symptoms are physiological. The diagnostic criteria for PCOS in adult women therefore only partially apply. A new German S2k guideline and the international PCOS guideline of 2023 provide standardized diagnostic criteria for hyperandrogenemia and menstrual disorders in adolescence. The provisional diagnosis of PCOS at risk has been introduced for adolescents who only partially meet the criteria and this diagnosis must be revisited three and eight years after menarche. Recommendations for therapy focus on providing information and lifestyle advice to adolescents and on the prevention and treatment of possible comorbidities such as obesity, insulin resistance and hypertension. This paper presents an overview of a structured diagnostic workup and therapeutic approaches to support adolescents with PCOS.
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Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde (GebFra) addresses the whole field of obstetrics and gynecology and is concerned with research as much as with clinical practice. In its scientific section, it publishes original articles, reviews and case reports in all fields of the discipline, namely
gynecological oncology, including oncology of the breast
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