PCOS - Test Your Knowledge!

Aug 20, 2020

1. Which of the following is NOT part of the Rotterdam diagnostic criteria for PCOS?

1. Ruling out other causes of hyperandrogenism
2. Reduced ovulation (8 or fewer periods per year)
3. Polycystic ovaries on ultrasounds
4. BMI > 25
5. Hyperandrogenism (based on clinical findings and/or laboratory tests)

2: All of the following could be used to promote ovulation in a woman with PCOS struggling with infertility except?

1. Letrozole (an aromatase inhibitor)
2. Clomiphene citrate (a selective estrogen receptor modulator)
3. Metformin if the woman also has glucose intolerance
4. Exercise and diet modifications
5. GnRH agonist

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1. D

2. E