ILOs
- Understand the causes of amenorrhea…
- Understand the causes of hirsutism…
- Define PCOS – and understand the pathophysiology, clinical features, investigation and treatment…
- Here’s a clinical case of a 24 year old female…
- What is the difference between primary and secondary amenorrhoea?
- Outline the causes of primary amenorrhoea…
- Now, outline the causes of secondary amenorrhoea…
- Outline some other causes of amenorrhoea…
- Explain what hirsutism is, and the causes of it…
PCOS
- What is PCOS?
- Outline the classic presentation of PCOS, with associated symptoms and the spectrum of presentation…
- Look how the definition of PCOS can vary…
- Outline the pathophysiological factors involved in PCOS…
- What happens to the gonadotrophins in PCOS?
- Let’s remind ourselves of the androgen biosynthesis pathway…
- Look how your levels of circulating androgens change with PCOS…
- What is the origin of the circulating androgens in PCOS?