Society guideline links: Hirsutism

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Polycystic ovary syndrome" and "Society guideline links: Classic and nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency" and "Society guideline links: Female infertility".)

International

●Recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome (2023)

●Endocrine Society (ES): Clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and treatment of hirsutism in premenopausal women (2018)

●International Consortium of Paediatric Endocrinology (ICPE): An international consortium update – Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescence (2017)

●American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), American College of Endocrinology (ACE), and Androgen Excess and PCOS Society (AES): Disease state clinical review – Guide to the best practices in the evaluation and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome: Part 1 (2015)

●AES: A consensus statement on the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of hirsutism (2011)

●AES: Criteria for the polycystic ovary syndrome – The complete task force report (2009)

Canada

●Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC): Clinical practice guideline on hirsutism – Evaluation and treatment (2017)

United States

●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Committee opinion on screening and management of the hyperandrogenic adolescent (2019, reaffirmed 2020)

●ACOG: Practice bulletin on polycystic ovary syndrome (2018)

United Kingdom

●Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG): Green-top guideline on long-term consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome (2014)