A 35-year-old woman has dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia and infertility. Ultrasound shows a chocolate cyst of the ovary. What is the diagnosis?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Endometriosis
- Step 1: A chocolate cyst is an endometrioma.
Answer
Endometriosis.
Why not the others: Adenomyosis, Fibroids and Polycystic ovary syndrome do not fit.
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