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Of these, 94.5\u2009% were general obstetricians and gynaecologists (Ge-ObGyn), and 5.5\u2009% were reproductive endocrinologists (Re-ObGyn). Overall, the most frequently used criteria were the Androgen Excess and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Society (AE-PCOS) criteria (48.2\u2009%), followed by the Rotterdam criteria (35.7\u2009%) and NIH criteria (12.1\u2009%). Of the respondents, 31.3\u2009% used their diagnostic criteria in their clinical practice. More respondents who chose the Rotterdam criteria could accurately apply the diagnostic criteria than those who chose the AE-PCOS criteria (41.2\u2009% vs. 32.1\u2009%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Compared with Ge-ObGyn, Re-ObGyn were less likely to use the AE-PCOS criteria (adjusted odds ratio, 0.513; 95\u2009% CI, 0.328\u20130.802; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and 1.492 times more likely to accurately use their criteria (95\u2009% CI, 1.014\u20132.196; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Less than one-third of obstetricians and gynaecologists across China could accurately use the diagnostic criteria they choose to diagnose PCOS. 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