GYNECOLOGY: PCOS EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
How is the menstrual cycle in a woman with PCOS different than someone with the
disease? - ANSWER-There is no ovulation and the egg is not released. On the graph,
the LH and the FSH run parallel to each other.
Clinical hyperandrogenism is often what 4 clinical signs? - ANSWER-Hirsutism
(excessive hair normally found in male growth patterns)
Acne
Seborrhea
Male-pattern balding
What is hypertrichosis? - ANSWER-Increase in total body hair. This is NOT seen in
PCOS.
A majority of women with severe or resistant acne have what? - ANSWER-PCOS
What is the term for progressive, non- scarring patterned loss of scalp terminal hairs? -
ANSWER-.Androgenic alopecia?
What is mucocutaneous eruption characterized by hyperkeratosis, papillamatosis, and
increased pigmentation? - ANSWER-Acanthosis nigricans
Of obese women with PCOS _______ women have undiagnosed diabetes and
________ women have impaired glucose intolerance. - ANSWER-10%, 35%
A majority of PCOS patients have ______ triglycerides and _____ high-density
lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol - ANSWER-high, low
What are two surprising conditions associated with PCOS? - ANSWER-Heart disease
and fatty liver disease
What appearance on an x-ray is very clearly PCOS? - ANSWER-'string of pearls'
appearance for the follicles being located in the periphery.
What are some of the FIRST steps (which are recommended) you are going to take to
treat PCOS? - ANSWER-Diet
Excercise
Weight reduction
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
How is the menstrual cycle in a woman with PCOS different than someone with the
disease? - ANSWER-There is no ovulation and the egg is not released. On the graph,
the LH and the FSH run parallel to each other.
Clinical hyperandrogenism is often what 4 clinical signs? - ANSWER-Hirsutism
(excessive hair normally found in male growth patterns)
Acne
Seborrhea
Male-pattern balding
What is hypertrichosis? - ANSWER-Increase in total body hair. This is NOT seen in
PCOS.
A majority of women with severe or resistant acne have what? - ANSWER-PCOS
What is the term for progressive, non- scarring patterned loss of scalp terminal hairs? -
ANSWER-.Androgenic alopecia?
What is mucocutaneous eruption characterized by hyperkeratosis, papillamatosis, and
increased pigmentation? - ANSWER-Acanthosis nigricans
Of obese women with PCOS _______ women have undiagnosed diabetes and
________ women have impaired glucose intolerance. - ANSWER-10%, 35%
A majority of PCOS patients have ______ triglycerides and _____ high-density
lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol - ANSWER-high, low
What are two surprising conditions associated with PCOS? - ANSWER-Heart disease
and fatty liver disease
What appearance on an x-ray is very clearly PCOS? - ANSWER-'string of pearls'
appearance for the follicles being located in the periphery.
What are some of the FIRST steps (which are recommended) you are going to take to
treat PCOS? - ANSWER-Diet
Excercise
Weight reduction
