Khyatimirani/pcos-clinical-guideline-101

---
license: apache-2.0
task_categories:
- question-answering
language:
- en
tags:
- medical
- fertility
- hormonal-health
- pcos
- women-health
size_categories:
- n<1K
---

### PCOS Clinical Q&A Dataset (Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi Guideline-Based)

## 📌 Overview

This dataset contains 500+ clinically grounded conversational Q&A pairs simulating interactions between a PCOS patient and a clinically informed assistant.

The dataset is derived from the following primary source:

Female Hormone Health, PCOS, Endometriosis, Fertility & Breast Cancer | Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi

This conversation features Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi (board-certified OB/GYN) explaining symptoms, diagnosis criteria, root causes, and treatment approaches for PCOS and related conditions.

## 🎯 Objective

To build a clinically reliable conversational dataset that:

Reflects real-world patient questions
Provides clear, medically grounded explanations
Includes statistics and prevalence data where available
Helps users understand the “why” behind symptoms and treatments
Encourages safe escalation to healthcare providers when needed.

## 🧠 Dataset Design Philosophy
Single source of truth: Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi’s clinical explanations
No hallucinated or external medical knowledge added
Questions are reverse-engineered from real patient behavior
Answers are:
Clinically accurate
Empathetic but not fluffy
Educational and explanatory
Safety-aware
## 📊 Key Medical Grounding (from source)
PCOS affects ~15–20% of women of reproductive age
Diagnosis is based on 2 out of 3 criteria:
Androgen excess (acne, hair growth, hair thinning)
Ovulatory dysfunction (irregular periods)
Polycystic ovaries / high AMH
PCOS is often underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed despite being highly prevalent
Insulin resistance and inflammation are key underlying drivers
## 📂 Dataset Structure

The dataset is provided in JSONL format:

`{
"id": "pcos_001",
"section": "Diagnosis",
"tags": ["irregular_periods", "androgens"],
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "My periods are very irregular. Could this be PCOS?"
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "Irregular periods are one of the key indicators of ovulatory dysfunction, which is one of the three diagnostic criteria for PCOS. Typically, a diagnosis requires meeting at least two of the three criteria, so it would be important to evaluate for other features as well."
}
]
}`

## 🧩 Topics Covered
PCOS symptoms (cycles, acne, hair growth, weight changes)
Diagnosis & clinical criteria
Hormonal imbalance & androgens
Insulin resistance & inflammation
Fertility & ovulation
Lifestyle interventions
Supplements (evidence-based discussion from source)
Mental health considerations
Misdiagnosis & delayed diagnosis
When to seek medical help

## ⚠️ Safety & Intended Use
This dataset is for:
Education
AI assistant training
Research
The assistant:
Does not prescribe medication
Does not replace a doctor
Encourages clinical consultation when necessary

## 🚀 Use Cases
Fine-tuning LLMs for women’s health assistants
Building PCOS-specific AI companions
Clinical conversational AI research
Patient education tools
Preventive care applications

## 🧪 Limitations
Based on a single expert source
Not a substitute for:
Clinical diagnosis
Personalized treatment
Some clinical nuances may require multi-source validation

## 🤝 Contributions

We welcome:

Multi-source clinical expansion
Localization (Hindi / voice-first)
IVF, fertility, and menstrual health extensions

## 📜 License

(Choose one based on your preference)

CC BY-NC 4.0 (recommended for healthcare datasets)
or custom research-use license

## 💬 Contact

If you are working in:

Women’s health
PCOS / fertility
Healthcare AI

We’d love to collaborate and build meaningful solutions in this space.

email: [e-mail]