Daniel A. Dumesic, M.D., Mark O. Goodarzi, M.D., Ph.D., Gregory D. Chazenbalk, Ph.D., David Geller, M.D., and David H. Abbott, Ph.D.
Dr. Dumesic is Professor and Division Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles; Dr. Goodarzi is Associate Professor, Director of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Dr. Chazenbalk is Associate Researcher, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Los Angeles; and Dr. Geller is Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Ahmanson Department of Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; and Dr. Abbott is Professor, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Within the past 12 months Drs. Dumesic, Goodarzi, Chazenbalk and Geller report no commercial conflicts of interest; Dr. Abbott has received research grants from Boehringer-Ingelheim and Viamet, and been a consultant to Viamet.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CCME staff and interMDnet staff have nothing to disclose.
Release Date: 02/21/2011
Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:
Outline a metabolic evaluation for a woman with PCOS
Prepare ovulation induction for an anovulatory PCOS patient wishing to conceive
Describe a pubertal abnormality that can occur in PCOS adolescents
Discuss the pregnancy-related consequences of PCOS on maternal-fetal health.