Table 3 Categories of the PCOS Guideline recommendations

Evidence-based recommendations (EBR)

Evidence-based recommendations are made where evidence is sufficient to inform a recommendation made by the guideline development group

Consensus recommendations (CR)

Consensus recommendations have been made by the guideline development group in the absence of adequate evidence on PCOS and informed by evidence from the general population

Practice points (PP)

Practice points have been made by the guideline development group where important issues arose from discussion of evidence-based or consensus recommendations and where evidence was not sought