12 - Contraception Flashcards
What part of the gonad differentiates to become the ovary and the testes?
Cortex - female ovary
Medulla - male testes
One that doesn’t differentiate regresses
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Where do primordial germ cells migrate from?
Yolk sac along retroperitoneum to the gonad at the urogenital ridge
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Weight loss due to excess cortisol
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What effects does oestrogen have on the female reproductive tract in the proliferative phase?
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What effects does progesterone have on the female reproductive tract in the secretory phase?
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Which cells release b-hCG?
Syncytiotrophoblasts
What are some causes of primary and secondary amenorrhoea?
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How can you tell where the issue is in primary amennorhoea?
Measure blood FSH
- Low: hypothalamus/pituitary
- High: ovary
How can you have female secondary sexual characteristics in androgen insensitivity?
Testosterone converted to oestrogen
What is contraception?
Always important to balance patient safety and patient preference
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What are the different groups of contraception?
Can be short acting or long acting
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What are the different types of natural contraception, and the advantages/disadvantages of both?
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How does the fertility awareness method work?
- Measure basal body temperature, cervical secretions and menstrual cycle length
- Avoid sex or use further protection dyring ovulation
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How does lactational amenorrhoea work as a contraceptive method?
- Breastfeeding delays return of ovulation
- Suckling stimulus stops GnRH release
- Need to exclusively breast feed with no top up, amenorrheic and only effective for 6 months
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What is barrier contraception and the advantages and disadvantages?
- Prevent sperm entering the cervix
- Male condoms, female condoms, diaphragms/caps with spermicide
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