Bleeding Flashcards

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Menstuation

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  • In most women age 20-40 years, menstrual cycles are consistent and last 24-35 days, with menstrual flow ranging from 4-6 days
  • adolescents typically have an immature hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis for several years following menarche
  • During this time, they may have longer menstrual cycles and irregular bleeding patterns due to the presence of anovulatory cycles.
  • In the absence of ovulation, the ovarian follicle does not degenerate and become a corpus luteum.
  • As a result, no progesterone is produced and estrogen levels remain persistently high, causing the endometrium to remain in the proliferative phase.
  • Chronically proliferative endometrium becomes disorganized and fragile with unstable venous capillaries, resulting in irregular periods of stromal breakdown with variable, but often heavy, bleeding.
  • In a normal ovulatory cycle, estrogen stimulates endometrial proliferation and progesterone stimulates endometrial secretory changes in preparation for implantation

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post-menopausal women or in premature ovarian failure

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  • Increased follicle-stimulating hormone secretion
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