Question 98 (part 2) · LEK · Polycystic ovary syndrome
What are the aims of the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS):
1) decreasing the intensity of hyperandrogenisation;
2) treating infertility;
3) inducing ovulation;
4) improving metabolic parameters;
5) decreasing the risk of diabetes
6) decreasing the risk of endometrial cancer.
The correct answer is:
2) treating infertility;
3) inducing ovulation;
4) improving metabolic parameters;
5) decreasing the risk of diabetes
6) decreasing the risk of endometrial cancer.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3.
- B. 1,3,6.
- C. 2,3,4,6.
- D. 1,2,6.
- E. all the above.
Hint
PCOS is both a reproductive and a metabolic disorder — consider all its short- and long-term consequences that therapy should address.
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