Question 1
Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis?
◦ Premenstrual syndrome
◦ Abnormal uterine bleeding
◦ Polycystic ovary syndrome
◦ Primary dysmenorrhea
Question 2
A woman has been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome but is confused because her pelvic ultrasound (US) was read as “normal” and did not show cysts. What response by the health care professional is most appropriate?
◦ “We will schedule another US in 3 months to check again.”
◦ “The cysts may be too small to see right now.”
◦ “Maybe that diagnosis was incorrect; let’s schedule more testing.”
◦ “You do not need to have cysts on your ovaries to have this condition.”