tags:
- o&g/gynaePolycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
multifactorial & polygenic
excessive androgen production by ovaries
ovaries are enlarged
stroma increased
capsule thickened & pearly white in colour
presence of multiple follicular cysts (2-9mm in diameter)
Presence any two of three of Rotterdam criteria [ASRM / ESHRE, 2003]:
Clinical - oligomenorrhea, hirsutism, overweight/obese
Biochemical - hyperandrogenism
Imaging - multiple cysts in the ovary (≥ 12 follicles)