Chair: Djuro Macut, Belgrade, Serbia
In December 2011, an ESE Special Interest Group (SIG) was established with the aim to improve the knowledge and understanding of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) across Europe; a survey was conducted to understand the clinical practice and knowledge across Europe. Combining the results of the survey, together with a comprehensive literature study, the SIG created an ESE Position Statement on diagnosis and management of PCOS published in the European Journal of Endocrinology in 2014.
Given the increased incidence of PCOS among women of reproductive age and the everchanging clinical and metabolic/hormonal findings, as well as the novelties and the fast-growing new evidence in the field, ESE has re-established this Special Interest Group with the aim of determining the current approach and state of knowledge among European endocrinologists concerning the full spectrum of PCOS.
For this, ESE conducted a new electronic research survey among its members on the everyday practice in the diagnosis and management of women with PCOS. Data collected in this study, together with updated information obtained from an extensive literature review, allowed the SIG to provide an updated report on the diagnosis and management of PCOS. The full report is now published in the European Journal of Endocrinology, and it is available here.
