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Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Hyperandrogenism, Family Planning, Endometrial cancer prevention, Cardiovascular risk factor management
→ Weight
of Polycystic Ovary ... Syndrome (PCOS) ... of Pregnancy - Ovulation ... #Polycystic #Ovary ... #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Ovulation Explained

Around Day 14, estrogen exerts sudden +++ positive feedback
Ovarian Cycle – Ovulation ... follicle against ovary ... for clarity) #MenstrualCycle ... pathophysiology #Ovulation ... #endocrinology
PCOS Treatment
1st line = weight loss
 • 5-10% weight loss can restore ovulatory cycles
 • Improvement
PCOS Treatment ... due to chronic anovulation ... Treatment #management #endocrinology ... #Polycystic #ovary ... #syndrome #obgyn
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
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Hirsutism - Differential ... premenopausal women: • PCOS ... Rare: Cushing's Syndrome ... tumors: Adrenal, Ovary ... #Diagnosis #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Luteal Phase Explained
 • The LH surge can be thought
slide) Besides ovulation ... follicles grow in the ovary ... Ovarian Cycle #MenstrualCycle ... #LutealPhase #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
Ovulation • ... around day 14 (can vary ... See also "Ovulation ... #UterineCycle #MenstrualCycle ... pathophysiology #comparison #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Follicular Phase Explained
Early Follicular Phase (Days 0-5)
 • Granulosa cells
preparing for ovulation ... Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ... , PCOS). ... #MenstrualCycle ... FollicularPhase #endocrinology
Laboratory Evaluation of Patients for Thyroid Disease 
Hyperthyroidism:
 • Graves disease - TSH low; free T4
Euthyroid sick syndrome ... thyroid hormones vary ... #hyperthyroid #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Etiology will vary ... patient-specific epidemiologic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential