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Table 1 Polycystic ovary syndrome related signs, symptoms, comorbidities, medication, laboratory results, ultrasound findings and other phenotypes abstracted from the medical record to inform feature selection and model training for natural language processing (NLP) analysis

From: Identification of subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome using electronic health records

Feature

Parameter

Source

PCO morphology

Ovarian volume >10

Pelvic ultrasound

PCO morphology

≥12 follicles or PCO morphology in text

Pelvic ultrasound

Hyperandrogenism

Elevated testosterone, DHEAS or androstenedione

Laboratory data

Hyperandrogenism

Hirsutism

Note

Hyperandrogenism

Ferriman Gallwey Score

Physical exam

Hyperandrogenism

Acne

Physical exam or note

Hyperandrogenism

Alopecia, Hair loss, balding

Physical exam or note

Irregular menses

Cycle length

Note

Irregular menses

Irregular menses, oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, etc.

Note

Hyperandrogenism

Clitoromegaly

Physical exam

Associated Features

Acanthosis Nigricans

Acanthosis

Physical exam

Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes

Note

Infertility

Anovulatory infertility

Note

Obesity

Obesity

Physical exam or note

Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes

Laboratory data or note

Pertinent Negatives

Excessive exercise

Exercise history

Note

Chronic opioid or drug use

Substance history

Note

Hypothalamic amenorrhea

BMI or Hypothalamic amenorrhea history

Physical exam or note