The patient is undergoing lab work and ultrasound for a possible diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Which problem does the nurse expect to find in the patient's history?
1. Multiple first-trimester fetal losses
2. Dyspareunia
3. Vulvitis
4. Oligomenorrhea
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Rationale 1: First-trimester fetal loss is not associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
Rationale 2: Dyspareunia is not associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
Rationale 3: Vulvitis is not associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
Rationale 4: In women of reproductive age, 85% to 90% of oligomenorrhea is caused by PCOS.
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