Disparities in the Diagnosis and Management of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescents.

Stephanie W Waldrop, Fatima Cody Stanford, Michaela Buenaventura, Karen J Campoverde Reyes

Journal: Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America 2025;54(2):233-250

PMID: 40348565

Abstract

Addressing polycystic ovary syndrome health disparities requires increasing provider index of suspicion; eliminating implicit bias in diagnosis; making specialty level care accessible to all; establishing a framework of multidisciplinary management and multisectoral care provision that emphasizes longitudinal sustainable lifestyle modifications; and educating and empowering the patient.

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