VIVA

Question 1

Types of fibroid degenration

Answer 1

Hyaline
Red
Cystic
Myxoid

Question 2

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) criteria + describe

Answer 2

Rotterdam criteria: any two of the following three criteria for the diagnosis, as well as the exclusion of other aetiologies (e.g. congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing syndrome, and/or an androgen-secreting tumour)

1. ovulatory dysfunction (oligo- and/or anovulation)
2. clinical and/or biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism
3. polycystic ovarian morphology on ultrasound or elevated serum AMH 2

Question 3

Polycystic ovarian morphology

Answer 3

In patients >8 years post menarche (an age cut-off of 20 years is suggested), criteria for PCOM are:

1. follicle number per ovary (FNPO) ≥20 in at least one ovary, and/or
2. follicle number per section (FNPS) ≥10 in at least one ovary, and/or
3. ovarian volume ≥10 mL, ensuring no corpora lutea, cysts or dominant follicles are present