Is Hypothyroidism a Cause of Ovarian Cysts?- This Unusual Case Depicts So
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Presented in this report is apparently the first case of its kind in the medical literature where an 11 year old prepubescent girl who had co-existent presence of hypothyroidism and multiple large ovarian cysts not only had remarkable improvement in her physical appearance with conservative management with L-Thyroxine alone but also had disappearance of her large ovarian cysts without the need of any surgical intervention, whatsoever.
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