Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Academic Term
Summer 8-2-2017
Document Type
Project
Course Number
N330
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology
Professor’s Name
Chovan
Keywords
polycystic ovarian syndrome, female reporductive disorders, hyperandrogenism, PCOS pathophysiology
Subject Categories
Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing
Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 8-10 percent of reproductive-aged females. “…PCOS happens when a woman's ovaries or adrenal glands produce more male hormones than normal. PCOS causes cysts (fluid-filled sacs) to grow on the ovaries” (Medline Plus, 2017). It is one of the most common diseases of endocrine dysfunction in women, but diagnosis is sometimes missed or delayed because patients with PCOS are often treated for the signs and symptoms of the condition without consideration for the underlying syndrome. Patients often present with complaints of acne, hair loss, hirsutism, irregular vaginal bleeding, and infertility. Many patients receive treatments for these specific complaints before they are further evaluated for other potential etiologies of said complaints (Thornton et al., 2015).
Recommended Citation
Quinter, Laura, "Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome" (2017). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 223.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/223