How polycystic ovary syndrome came into its own.

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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder whose definition and diagnosis have been evolving over the past 85 years since Stein and Leventhal made their original description of the triad of amenorrhea, polycystic ovaries, and hyperandrogenism in 1935. Although much progress in characterizing the disorder was accomplished from the late 1950s through the late 1980s, much confusion remained in the field, as...

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