Conditions with symptoms similar to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
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Conditions with symptoms similar to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Medical conditions that cause symptoms similar to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) include:
- High prolactin hormone levels.
- Excess adrenal hormones. This excess level may be present from birth (congenital adrenal hyperplasia) or may develop in adulthood, causing irregular menstrual cycles and excess hair growth (hirsutism).
- Cushing's syndrome.
- Tumors of the ovary or adrenal gland that produce male hormones.
- Thyroid problems, such as autoimmune thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, or hyperthyroidism.
- Eating disorders.
Credits
| Author | Bets Davis, MFA |
| Author | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Samuel S. Thatcher, MD, PhD - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology |
| Last Updated | January 23, 2008 |
| Last updated: | January 23, 2008 |
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| Author: | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Samuel S. Thatcher, MD, PhD - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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