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Lint: polycystic-ovarian-morphology-1

Adjectival Hyphens
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"Imaging diagnosis of PCOM should not be applied to adolescent girls"

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Citation Punctuation Space
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"Polycystic ovaries may be seen in 20-33% of women of reproductive age 1,4 , compared with 6-10% for PMOS."

Line 5:74 · Citations should not have spaces between themselves and punctuation. '<sup>1,4</sup> ,'
Strong List Colon Position
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"Calculator: ovarian volume"

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"T1: small uniform follicles are low in signal while the central stroma is of intermediate signal (vs normal myometrium)"

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"T2: follicles have high T2 signal while the central stroma is of comparatively low T2 signal 8"

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Litotes
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"Some women with PCOM do not have hyperandrogenism or ovulatory dysfunction and do not therefore have polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) 14."

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Strong
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"Calculator: ovarian volume"

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Acronyms
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"The international PCOS consensus statement (2023) defines FNPO as ≥20 follicles per ovary, superseding both the 2003 Rotterdam criteria of ≥12 follicles and interim recommendations of ≥25 follicles 15,19."

Line 26:22 · 'PCOS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
Semicolons
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"peripheral distribution of follicles; this can give a "string of pearls" appearance ref"

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