Public service announcement 🧵 about #PCOS & #ultrasound

1 - Ultrasound should NOT be used for the diagnosis of PCOS in those <8 years after menarche, due to the high incidence of multi-follicular ovaries in this life stage

*FYI PCOM = polycystic ovarian morphology 2 - Using endovaginal ultrasound transducers w/ a frequency bandwidth that includes 8 MHz, the
threshold for PCOM on either ovary, a follicle number per ovary of = or > 20 and/or an ovarian volume
= or > 10 ml on either ovary, ensuring no corpora lutea, cysts or dominant follicle

In the midst of COVID-19, @GeorgeCondous and I entirely missed the release of our article in @ContempOBGYN last week!

NON-INVASIVE #ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS OF #ENDOMETRIOSIS

contemporaryobgyn.net/endometriosis-…

This is a comprehensive review article accompanied by 17 videos! This article should be read by anyone interested in endometriosis: sonographers, radiologists, gynecologists who want to learn how to perform ultrasound, gynecologists who want their sonogs/rads to start perform/interpreting ultrasound for endometriosis, patients, advocates, etc

I used to be a gynaecologist.
Now I am a gynaecologist and sonologist (def: lexico.com/en/definition/…).
My perspective on many aspects of gynaecology has changed.

This is a tweetorial on OVARIAN CYSTS.

Inspired by the @iotacongress group and @isuog
doi.org/10.1046/j.1469…

1/ The term cyst has come to mean abnormality for patients and clinicians alike. This causes anxiety. In most cases, it shouldn’t. @proftombourne @GeorgeCondous

Most cysts found within/next to an ovary are normal.
Two examples: 1- follicular cysts and 2- corpus luteum cysts.

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