PCOS Flashcards
PCOS aka
Stein Leventhal syndrome
PCOS.?
Excessive androgen production from Ovary
Features of PCOS
Hirsutism , Male pattern baldness, inc LDL , Dec HDL and Risk of Heart diseases .
PCOS is MC in
Obese female
E1 : E2 ratio in Females with PCOS
2:1
E2 : E1 raion in Females with PCOS
1:2
normal FSH : LH levels
FSH < LH
FSH : LH in PCOS
1 : 2 or 1 : 3
LH surge in PCOS
Absent - Consistently high levels of LH
inc LH in Early part of cycle leads to
Anovulation and Theca cell hypertrophy - Inc androgen levels.
Infertility, Absent or reduced progesterone and Necklace pattern on USG
After puberty, Granulosa cell of small Follicles produce
Anti Mullerian Hormone.
In PCOS , No corpus luteum and Dec progesterone causes
Secondary amenorrhea and Anovulatory or Irregular cycles.
Insulin Resistance in PCOS manifests as
Acanthosis Nigricans
Acanthosis Nigricans
Hyper pigmented skin in axillary area or nape of the neck
Investigations for Insulin resistance
Serum fasting glucose levels / Serum fasting insulin levels
IF < 4.5 = Insulin resistance
Hormones INC in PCOS
Estrogen LH , Androgens LDL AMH
Hormones DEC in PCOS
Progesterone
FSH
HDL
SHBG
TSH, Prolactin and inhibin level in PCOS
normal
Diagnosis of PCOS
Rotterdam criteria