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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
CAUSES OF AMENORRHEA
Primary (unusual in PCOS)
• Genetic disorder (Turner’s syndrome)
• Anatomic abnormality (e.g., imperforate hymen)
Secondary
• Pregnancy
• Functional (cause unknown; anorexia nervosa; stress, excessive exercise; hyperthyroidism, less commonly hypothyroidism; adrenal dysfunction, pituitary dysfunction; severe systemic illness; drugs such as oral contraceptives, estrogens, or dopamine
agonists)
• Abnormalities of the genital tract (uterine tumor, endometrial scarring, ovarian tumor)
CAUSES OF HIRSUTISM
CAUSES OF AMENORRHEA
Primary (unusual in PCOS)
• Genetic disorder (Turner’s syndrome)
• Anatomic abnormality (e.g., imperforate hymen)
Secondary
• Pregnancy
• Functional (cause unknown; anorexia nervosa; stress, excessive exercise; hyperthyroidism, less commonly hypothyroidism; adrenal dysfunction, pituitary dysfunction; severe systemic illness; drugs such as oral contraceptives, estrogens, or dopamine
agonists)
• Abnormalities of the genital tract (uterine tumor, endometrial scarring, ovarian tumor)
CAUSES OF HIRSUTISM
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