Chapter 44 - Fill in the blanks Flashcards
Infertility is the inability to conceive within ___ months with regular coitus
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The role of the cervix in fertility is to provide an _____ environment to harbor sperm
nonhostile
When assessing the endometrium, the sonographer wants to evaluate the ________ and _________ characteristics and to include evaluation for any _________ lesions.
thickness, echogenicity, intracavitary
The congenital anomalies most easily assessed with ultrasound require evaluation for ________ uterus, and _____ uterus.
bicornuate, didelphys
_________ uterus is associated with a low incidence of fertility complications.
Bicornuate
The fallopian tubes can be examined by ultrasound to evaluate for a hydrosalpinx and assess _______ by injecting saline into the tube and looking for spillage of fluid into the cul-de-sac or by using contrast to evaluate for spillage.
patency
A follicle is selected to develop into a _______ follicle in response to follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and an increase in estradiol
dominant
The dominant follicle will grow at a rate of approximately 2 to 3 mm per day until it reaches an average diameter of ____ mm.
22
If serum estradiol is _____ and a large ovarian cyst is present, than oral contraceptives may be indicated to suppress follicular activity before ovarian stimulation therapy is started.
elevated
A normal endometrial response associated with ovarian stimulation is increasing thickenss from 2 to 3 mm to _____ mm.
12-14
Complications associated with assisted reproductive technologies include ovarian ________ syndrome, ________, and ________ pregnancy.
hyperstimulation, gestations, ectopic
__________ is a syndrome that presents sonographically as enlarged ovaries with multiple cysts, abdominal ascites, and pleural effusions.
Ovarian hyperstimulation
An ectopic pregnancy coexisting with an intrauterine pregnancy is an ________ pregnancy.
heterotopic
