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Case of the Week 445




What is the most likely diagnosis?

  • 34 year-old obese female with amenorrhea



Sagittal ultrasound image of left ovary

  1. Corpus luteum cysts
  2. Follicular cysts
  3. Ovarian cystadenoma
  4. Endometriosis
  5. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Additional Image - Sagittal ultrasound image of right ovary

 

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Sagittal ultrasound image of right ovary

 


Answer:

 

5. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

 

General Considerations

  • Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), also known as, Stein-Leventhal syndrome, includes
    • Polycystic ovaries
    • Obesity
    • Hirsutism
    • Infertility
  • Women with PCOS have abnormalities in the metabolism of androgens and estrogen and in the control of androgen production

 

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