Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome:
Challenges for the Clinician
Multiple Choice Questions
for Vol. 18, No. 5
1. Current diagnosti\c criteria for PCOS include
(a) characteristic ovarian morphology
(b) obesity
(c) oligo/amenorrhoea
(d) infertility
(e) clinical or biochemical evidence of hyperandrogenism
2. The following are known to be increased in women with PCOS
(a) diabetes
(b) cardiovascular disease
(c) endometrial adenocarcinoma
(d) breast cancer
(e) first trimester miscarriage
3. Weight loss in obese women with PCOS may lead to the following clinical effects
(a) reduced risk of diabetes
(b) increased rate of spontaneous conception
(c) reduced risk of first trimester miscarriage
(d) improved menstrual cycle regularity
(e) improved hirsutism
4. Polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with an increased risk of:
(a) gestational diabetes
(b) death from cardiovascular disease
(c) type 1 diabetes
(d) endometrial cancer
(e) ovarian cancer
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Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. A1–A6, 2004
doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.08.001
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