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Gynaecology & Obstetrics General 6358f295

A 28 year old female comes to you with history of oligomenorrhea. On examination you note hirsutism and virilisation. USG showed that the left ovary is enlarged. The testosterone levels comes as 4 ng/ml. What is the MOST probable diagnosis? Note: The LH levels are normal.

A
PCOS
B
Stromal hypehecosis
C
Luteoma of pregnancy
D
Ovarian tumor
High-Yield Explanation
PCOS is associated with elevated LH and mildly elevated testosterone. In case of stromal hypehecosis, though testosterone is elevated and LH is normal. Markedly elevated testosterone > 2 ng/ml is suggestive of tumor. Ref: Essentials of Gynaecology by Lakshmi Seshadri, Edition 1, page - 254.

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