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In this radiology lecture, we review the ultrasound appearance of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)!
Key teaching points include:
* PCOS often presents with the clinical triad of oligomenorrhea and/or anovulation, hirsutism, and obesity. Associated with subfertility and recurrent pregnancy loss.
* Rotterdam criteria (2003) states that PCOS diagnosis requires at least two of the following: Oligo- or anovulation (ovulatory dysfunction), hyperandrogenism (clinical and/or biochemical signs), and polycystic ovarian morphology on ultrasound.
* Ovaries can be sonographically normal in PCOS. “Hyperandrogenic anovulation” proposed as a more accurate term.
* Ovaries can also appear polycystic on ultrasound without clinical diagnosis of PCOS.
* Rotterdam description of polycystic ovaries: 12 or more follicles 2-9 mm in size, and/or ovarian volume greater than 10 cc in at least one ovary (with no dominant cysts).
* Specific diagnostic cutoffs debated, and 20-25 or more follicles has been more recently suggested as a more accurate cutoff.
* Supportive morphologic features of PCOS include the “string of pearls sign” (peripheral location of follicles) and prominent, hyperechoic central ovarian stroma.
* Ovarian morphology typically more important than ovarian size, although a single enlarged, polycystic ovary sufficiently meets ultrasound criteria for PCOS.
* The term “polycystic” is generally incorrect and “multifollicular” has been offered as a more accurate ultrasound description, but PCOS remains the most widely used term.
* In post-menopausal women with new or worsening hyperandrogenism, also consider androgen-secreting tumors of ovaries or adrenal glands.
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