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Chronic pelvic pain/endometriosis Flashcards

1
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Define endometriosis:

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The presence of tissue similar to endometrium, outside of the uterus.

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Who does endometriosis typically affect?

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30-45yo
Nulliparous
1-2% of women

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3
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When does endometriosis typically regress and why?

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After menopause and in pregnancy.

It is oestrogen dependent

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4
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Give 2 common places for endometriosis to exist:

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Uterosacral ligament

Behind the ovaries (pelvis side wall)

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5
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Give two pathologies associated with/due to endometriosis which could be picked up on USS:

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Chocolate cysts (endometrioma)

‘Frozen pelvis’ - endometriosis driven inflammation -> progressive fibrosis + adhesions

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What is the thought aetiology of endometriosis?

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Retrograde menstruation

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7
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Give 5 features of endometriosis:

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  • Chronic pelvic pain -> cyclical
  • Dysmenorrhoea before onset of menstruation
  • Deep dyspareunia
  • Sub-fertility
  • Dyschezia (pain on passing stool) during menses
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8
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Give 3 DD of endometriosis:

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  • Adenomyosis (endometriosis interna)
  • CPID (chronic pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Chronic pelvic pain
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Give 4 investigations which can be performed in the case of suspected endometriosis:

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1) Physical examination:
- Vagina: tednerness and thickening behind uterus
- Uterus can be retroverted and immobile (adhesions)

2) Laparoscopy:
- Diagnosis only made after visualisation and biopsy
- active lesions appear as red dots, large raides red vesicles
- Less active - black powder-burn dots
- severe disease: ovarian endometriomas + ^^adhesions

3) Transvaginal USS:
- to exclude ovarian endometriomas
- adenomyosis detection (endometriosis inside myometrium) (MRI better however)

4) MRI +/- intravenous pyelogram (IVP):
- used to detect even peritoneal endometriosis, ureteric, bladder and bowel involvement.
- CA 125 sometimes elevated

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10
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Give 4 SE of progestogens:

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  • Fluid retention
  • Weight Gain
  • Erratic bleeding
  • Premenstrual syndrome-like features
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What is an intravenous pyelogram (IVP)?

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X-ray examination of kidneys, ureters and bladder which used iodinated contrast media which is injected into the veins

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What is the medical Rx of endometriosis?

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Choose one of the following:

  • Analgesia
  • COCs
  • GnrRH-analogues (down regulates GnRH receptors) + add-back HRT (to maintain bone mineral density)
  • IUS - progesterone IUS helps with dysmenorrhoea
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What is the issue with medical treatment of endometriosis?

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That once medical treatment ends, endometriosis usually recurs.

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What are the surgical Rx for endometriosis?

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  • Laparoscopic laser ablation +/- adhesiolysis

- Hysterectomy +/- BSO -> +HRT if ovaries removed

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15
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How does endometriosis relate to fertility?

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Severity correlated with sub-fertility.

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16
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When can Rx help to improve fertility in endometriosis?

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If fallopian tubes affected.

Chocolate cysts can be stripped/drained (ovarian endometriomas)

17
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What is the definition of chronic pelvic pain (CPP)?

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Intermittent or constant pain in the lower abdomen for >6 months, not exclusively with menstruation or intercourse.

18
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What Ix should be performed for CPP?

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  • Transvaginal USS (TVUSS) or MRI
  • Full Hx (to r/o non-gynae causes)
  • Psychological evaluation
19
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List 5 causes of chronic pelvic pain:

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  • Endometriosis and adenomyosis (pain varies with menstrual cycles)
  • Pelvic/ovarian adhesions
  • IBS
  • Psychological factors
  • Pelvic congestion syndrome (venous congestion in pelvis)
  • Myofascial syndrome
20
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If a patient presents with IBS-like CPP, what would you prescribe?

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  • Antispasmodics (antimuscarinic: hyoscine)

- Analgesia

21
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If a patient presents with cyclical pelvic pain, what Rx would you give?

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  • COC or GnRH-analgogue with add-back HRT for 3-6months

- If no improvement after 3-6 months, diagnostic laparoscopy

22
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If you suspect a patients CPP if due to psychological origins, what Rx would you provide?

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  • Counselling and psychotherapy
  • Pain management programmes (relaxation techniques, diet, exercise, sex therapy)
  • Amitriptyline (tricyclic antidepressant) or gabapentin (inhibits calcium channel receptors which inhibits neurotransmitter release)
23
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When is gabapentin and pregablin typically used for?

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  • Focal Epilepsy
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Generalised Anxiety disorders
  • Migraine Prophylaxis

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