25. Flow diagram for the laboratory evaluation of amenorrhea. Such a scheme must be considered as an adjunct to the clinical evaluation of the patient. CAH -= congenital adrenal hyperplasia; DHEAS = dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone; HCA = hypothalamic chronic anovulation; PCO = polycystic ovary syndrome; PRL = prolactin; T = testosterone; TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone. Originally from Rebar RW, The ovaries. In: Smith LH Jr, ed. Cecil textbook of medicine, ed. 18. Philadelphia. WB Saunders, 1992:1367)
45. Oral Contraceptives and Glucose Tolerance/Insulin Sensitivity in Women With PCOS: Clinical Trials
46. FIG. 1. Case-control studies on myocardial infarctions associated with current use of low-dose oral contraceptives versus no current use. Odds ratios (ORs) are expressed with their 95% confidence interval. OR were adjusted for multiple confounding factors, depending on the study. The combined OR was weighted based on the variance of the ORs in each study.
47. FIG. 2. Case-control studies on ischemic strokes associated with current use of low-dose oral contraceptives versus no current use. Odds ratios (ORs) are expressed with their 95% confidence interval. OR were adjusted for multiple confounding factors, depending on the study. The combined OR was weighted based on the variance of the ORs in each study.