POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME
EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The amount of hirsutism is correlated to... - ANSWER-Serum androgen concentrations
What other conditions may also give rise to excessive hair growth in PCOS? -
ANSWER-Hypothyroidism and obesity
In PCOS, there is more (blank) and less (blank). - ANSWER-Free testosterone, sex
hormone binding globulin
Menstrual dysfunction is primarily characterized by... - ANSWER-Irregular, infrequent,
or absent menstrual bleeding
True or False: Regular menstrual cycles excludes the diagnosis of PCOS. - ANSWER-
False
In how many people with PCOS is there a complete absence of menses? - ANSWER-
20%
In how many people with PCOS is there regular ovulatory function? - ANSWER-5-10%
When do people with PCOS begin to usually experience regular ovulation? - ANSWER-
In late reproductive life
Aging PCOS women with regular menstrual cycles appear to have a... - ANSWER-
Small follicle cohort, higher serum FSH levels, and lower androgen levels
During what stages are follicles arrested in growth in PCOS? - ANSWER-In the
gonadotropin-dependent antral follicle growth stages
What is typical ovarian morphology in those with PCOS? - ANSWER-Enlarged ovaries
with numerous peripheral small antral follicles and increased central stroma
What is a possible mechanism for the growth of cysts in the ovaries of those with
PCOS? - ANSWER-Normal follicular growth appears to occur up to the midantral stage,
after which maturation ceases
As the follicle reaches the midantral stage, the (blank) becomes progressively
degenerative and the entire structure may have the appearance of... - ANSWER-
Granulosa cell layer, thin-walled cyst
EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The amount of hirsutism is correlated to... - ANSWER-Serum androgen concentrations
What other conditions may also give rise to excessive hair growth in PCOS? -
ANSWER-Hypothyroidism and obesity
In PCOS, there is more (blank) and less (blank). - ANSWER-Free testosterone, sex
hormone binding globulin
Menstrual dysfunction is primarily characterized by... - ANSWER-Irregular, infrequent,
or absent menstrual bleeding
True or False: Regular menstrual cycles excludes the diagnosis of PCOS. - ANSWER-
False
In how many people with PCOS is there a complete absence of menses? - ANSWER-
20%
In how many people with PCOS is there regular ovulatory function? - ANSWER-5-10%
When do people with PCOS begin to usually experience regular ovulation? - ANSWER-
In late reproductive life
Aging PCOS women with regular menstrual cycles appear to have a... - ANSWER-
Small follicle cohort, higher serum FSH levels, and lower androgen levels
During what stages are follicles arrested in growth in PCOS? - ANSWER-In the
gonadotropin-dependent antral follicle growth stages
What is typical ovarian morphology in those with PCOS? - ANSWER-Enlarged ovaries
with numerous peripheral small antral follicles and increased central stroma
What is a possible mechanism for the growth of cysts in the ovaries of those with
PCOS? - ANSWER-Normal follicular growth appears to occur up to the midantral stage,
after which maturation ceases
As the follicle reaches the midantral stage, the (blank) becomes progressively
degenerative and the entire structure may have the appearance of... - ANSWER-
Granulosa cell layer, thin-walled cyst
