All premenopausal women referred to the outpatient clinic at the Department of Endocrinology from 1997 and onward with the referral diagnoses hirsutism and/or PCOS are included in a clinical database. The patients should fulfill the Rotterdam criteria for PCOS or have clinical/biochemical hyperandrogenemia.~Routine evaluation include medical history, clinical examination, transvaginal ultrasound (US), and fasting blood samples. Cycle history is recorded in all patients using a standard scheme prepared for hirsute patients. Blood tests include androgens, LH, FSH, prolactin, and lipid profile.~OGTT and ACTH are performed in high risk patients
All newly referred patients with PCOS and hirsutism are listed in a database.