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A simple six-item questionnaire was proposed as an inexpensive clinical screening tool for polycystic ovary syndrome in primary care to facilitate early diagnosis and management.
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A proposed six-item questionnaire aims to provide an inexpensive, clinical screening tool for PCOS in primary care to facilitate early diagnosis and management.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is often the first manifestation, in adolescents and young adults, of metabolic problems that may occur later. Early identification, timely referral and appropriate treatment can result in improved reproductive, metabolic and comprehensive health. However, unlike other components of metabolic syndrome, which can be diagnosed at primary care level, there is no inexpensive, clinical tool to screen for PCOS. We share a simple six-item questionnaire, structured in three domains, which can be used as a screening tool for the syndrome. This allows early diagnosis and management of the condition, facilitates a life course approach to health promotion, and lays the foundation for the prevention of other comorbid metabolic disorders. It also helps integrate national programmes concerning non-communicable disease and women's healthcare under one umbrella, thus optimizing and strengthening delivery of community care.
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Kalra et al. (2023) studied Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Six-item questionnaire for PCOS screening was evaluated. A simple six-item questionnaire was proposed as an inexpensive clinical screening tool for polycystic ovary syndrome in primary care to facilitate early diagnosis and management.
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