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Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Brief Overview
LH and FSH are required for follicular development and
Overview LH and FSH ... follicle - FSH ... produced -> Inhibit FSH ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #menstruation #endocrinology
Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Hyperandrogenism, Family Planning, Endometrial cancer prevention, Cardiovascular risk factor management
→ Weight
Management of Polycystic ... Cardiovascular risk factor management ... Ovary #Syndrome #Management ... #endocrinology ... #gynecology
Feedback Loop: Prolactin (PRL)
 • PRL levels exhibit diurnal, menstrual, and age-related variation
 • TRH has
secretion -> Decr FSH ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Follicular Phase Explained
Early Follicular Phase (Days 0-5)
 • Granulosa cells
pituitary, 2) Incr FSH ... Resulting high FSH ... responsive to FSH ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... FollicularPhase #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis
Estrogen, when released:
 • Negatively feeds back on the hypothalamus and
pituitary to Decreased FSH ... MenstrualCycle #pathophysiology ... HypothalamicPituitary #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Luteal Phase Explained
 • The LH surge can be thought
Production of GnRH, FSH ... • Decreased FSH ... allowing GnRH/FSH ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #LutealPhase #endocrinology
PCOS Treatment
1st line = weight loss
 • 5-10% weight loss can restore ovulatory cycles
 • Improvement
PCOS #Treatment #management ... #endocrinology ... syndrome #obgyn #gynecology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... adenoma, ↓(TFT, LH, FSH ... #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
order; GH, LH, FSH ... #SideEffects #endocrinology ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis (EuDKA)
SGLT2 Inhibitors
Increasing Indications
Significant Adverse Drug Effects
Definition of EuDKA
 • Metabolic acidosis with pH
level < 200 mg/dL Pathophysiology ... EuDKA #diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology