bleeding in non pregnant woman

Question 1

anovulation

Answer 1

in premenopausal non=-pregnant women, anovulation is common cause of abnormal uterine bleeding

Question 2

characteristic of anovulatory bleeding

Answer 2

noncyclical bleeding of variable flow and duration

molimina are usually absent

Question 3

moliminal symptoms

Answer 3

increase in thin cervical mucous secretions at mid-cycle
menstrual cramps 
breast tenderness
fluid retention 
appetite/mood chnges

Question 4

why can anovulatory cycles occur in adolescents

Answer 4

most common cause AUB in adolescent girls due to slowly maturing hypothalamic-pituitary axis during first 2/3 postmenarchal years

Question 5

anovulatory cycles and menopausal transition

Answer 5

ovulatory cycles and normal cyclic production oestrogen and progesterone become disturbed
ovulation occurs intermittently, intersperes with anovulatory cycles of vrying lenght

Question 6

PCOS and anovulation

Answer 6

chronic anovulation is often attributable to an endogenous disoder like PCOS

Question 7

PCOS characteristics

Answer 7

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hyperandrogenism - hirstuism, acne
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