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[[Image:PCOS.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ultrasound showing multiple cysts in the ovary consistent with PCOS. (WC/Kauczuk)]]
'''Polycystic ovarian syndrome''', abbreviated '''PCOS''', is a common endocrine disorder associated with [[infertility]].
'''Polycystic ovarian syndrome''', abbreviated '''PCOS''', is a common endocrine disorder associated with [[infertility]].



Latest revision as of 12:15, 2 November 2016

Ultrasound showing multiple cysts in the ovary consistent with PCOS. (WC/Kauczuk)

Polycystic ovarian syndrome, abbreviated PCOS, is a common endocrine disorder associated with infertility.

General

Treatment:

  • Ovarian drilling.[1]

Gross

  • Multiple cysts in the ovaries - bilateral.

See also

References

  1. Elnaggar, EA.; Elwan, YA.; Ibrahim, SA.; Abdalla, MM. (Oct 2016). "Hormonal Changes After Laparoscopic Ovarian Diathermy in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.". J Obstet Gynaecol India 66 (Suppl 1): 528-33. doi:10.1007/s13224-016-0882-2. PMID 27651657.