ch8 Flashcards
obstitrician
medical doctor who treats women during pregnancy, delivers babies, and followes postpartum
gynecologist
medical doctor to treat disorders of the female reproductive system
midwives
healthcare professionals who help women through labor and delivery
doulas
help women through labor and delivery or assist mother after both
endometritis
inflammation of the endometrium
endometriosis
condition where tissues of the endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) is found ectopically
hysteroptosis
sliding or falling of the uterus from location in body
retroflexion of uretus
condition where the uretus is bent backwards, forming a angle with the cervix
cervicitis
inflammation of cervix
leukorrhea
whitish discharge, usually cuz of cervicitis
vaginal prolaspe/Colpoptosis
downwarddisplacementoftgevagina
vaginitis
inflammation of the vagina
vulvitis
inflammation of the vulva
vulvodynia
nonspecefic complains of pain in the vulva
vulvovaginitis
inflammation of the vulva and vagina
galactorrhea
abnormal leakage of milk from the breast
mastitis
inflammation of the breast tissue
mastoptosis
prolapse of one or both breasts
thelitis
inflammation of the nipples
amenorrhea
condition of no menstrual flow
dysfucntional urterine bleeding
urterine bleednig not from tumor, pregnancy, or inflamtion
dysmenorrhea
painful menstrual flow
menometrorrhagia
excessive menstrual flow and uterine bleedign other then caused by menstruation
menorrhagia
excessively heavy or prolonged menstrual flow; may be sign of fibroids
metrorrhagia
excessivly heavy uterine bleeding other then caused by menstruation; can be a sign of ulcer
oligomenorrhea
abnormallylightorinfrequentmenstraulflow
polymenorrhea
abnormally frequent menstrual flow
premenstrual disphoric disorder
mood disorcher characterized by depression, changes in apetite or sleep scehdule, hard to concetrate, irritability. occurs 1-2 weak from menstrual flow
premenstrual syndrome
poorly understood groups of symptoms that some women feel cyclicly oncluding lack of coordination, fluid retenion, irritability, headache, breast ache