Figures & data
Figure 1 The number of articles published in PubMed per year on the topic of PCOS and sleep.
![Figure 1 The number of articles published in PubMed per year on the topic of PCOS and sleep.](/cms/asset/c63208e7-c4ff-42af-879c-5268e40101ae/dnss_a_127475_f0001_b.jpg)
Figure 2 Summary of the bidirectional pathways through which PCOS interacts with sleep disturbances, with potentially detrimental effects on long-term cardiometabolic health.
![Figure 2 Summary of the bidirectional pathways through which PCOS interacts with sleep disturbances, with potentially detrimental effects on long-term cardiometabolic health.](/cms/asset/a0dd5191-e215-46b9-b1dd-3fd22459fc8e/dnss_a_127475_f0002_b.jpg)
Figure 3 A summary of the three sets of criteria for the diagnosis of PCOS: the National Institutes of Health criteria (1990),Citation10 the Rotterdam criteria (2003)Citation11 and the Androgen Excess Society criteria (2006).Citation12
![Figure 3 A summary of the three sets of criteria for the diagnosis of PCOS: the National Institutes of Health criteria (1990),Citation10 the Rotterdam criteria (2003)Citation11 and the Androgen Excess Society criteria (2006).Citation12](/cms/asset/9ad3626d-0924-424d-989e-4f360a3a1a2a/dnss_a_127475_f0003_b.jpg)
Table 1 Summary of population- and community-based studies of sleep disturbances and PCOS in women
Table 2 Summary of clinic-based studies of sleep disturbances and PCOS in women
Figure 4 Summary of psychosocial and behavioral factors that are common among women with PCOS and their potential contribution to sleep disturbances and disorders.
![Figure 4 Summary of psychosocial and behavioral factors that are common among women with PCOS and their potential contribution to sleep disturbances and disorders.](/cms/asset/db6cbc50-bc17-4acd-b3bd-e800aa502e7e/dnss_a_127475_f0004_b.jpg)
Figure 5 Model of interdisciplinary care recommended for management of sleep disturbances and disorders in women with PCOS.
Abbreviation: PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome.
![Figure 5 Model of interdisciplinary care recommended for management of sleep disturbances and disorders in women with PCOS.](/cms/asset/6efe260b-4d82-458c-af65-d811e852d4b7/dnss_a_127475_f0005_b.jpg)