Lecture 9 - HPO axis

Question 1

describe the HPO axis

Answer 1

Question 2

you should be ale to draw the menstrual cycle by now

Answer 2

Question 3

what are the endocrine influences on the HPO axis

Answer 3

Question 4

go over fionas case, what investigations were done and whY?

Answer 4

Question 5

work backwrads, describe prolactinoma, what are the symptoms, how does it work and what is the treatmentt

Answer 5

treatment is a dopamine agonist as it directly inhibits prolactin secretion from the pituitary or neurosurgery

Question 6

Go over Manaia case, what doest he history show, what investigations should we do? whats the diagnosis. What investigations should we do?

Answer 6

all the normal blood tests but also MRI of the head to exlcude empty sella syndrome

Question 7

what does manaias results indicate, how do we manage?

Answer 7

Question 8

wwhat does yings history indicate?

Answer 8

Question 9

what investigations can we do for ying,
she has high FSH and low estrogen and low amh what does this mean?

Answer 9

Question 10

how to manage premature ovarian insuffiency ?

Answer 10