Thursday, October 6, 2011

PCO in adolescents

This 15 year old female child has irregular menses. The question is - can Polycystic ovary disease be seen at such a young age?
I believe the answer is yes!
Both ovaries show a volume of 10 cc. (definitely enlarged) and multiple small follicles (each of less than 7 mm.).
Ultrasound image of the uterus:














Image of the ovaries showing multiple small follicles:














Left ovary- note the large size and "string of pearls"
sign of follicles:














Right ovary also showing changes of PCO in this child:















Power Doppler image- both ovaries- PCO:














Visit: http://www.ultrasound-images.com/ovaries.htm#Polycystic_ovaries_%28polycystic_ovary_disease-_PCOD

1 comment:

  1. hi,
    which ultrasound machine model do you use?
    toshiba nemio?
    good quality pics.

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