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Contraception, Infertility, PCOS, Menopause - Dr Usama BW3 Flashcards

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Contraception:

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Conception rate:

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Menstrual cycle:

Follicular development:

Pituatary and ovarian hormone levels

Endometrials cycle (thickness)

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LH peaks causes Ovulation: - corpeus luteum

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Natural family planning:

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What is lactatioonal amenorrhoea?

Explain? Issues relying on it? How long does it owork?

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Condoms (males)

benefits? Risks?

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Female condoms: Risks benefits

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fds

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COCP=

COCP? Vaginal ring?

What does the COCP actually do to stop someone getting pregnant-????

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Suppreses LH surge mid cycle

THickens cervical mucus

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Pros vs Cons - COCP:

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  • Mode Of treatment for PMS
  • Excessicve androgen - PCOS
  • Cheap - effective
  • missed pills - catch up
  • still gets sti
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Contraindication to COCP

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Other uses of COCP

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Menohaggia

acne

Hiritusims

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Managing side effects of COCP

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Acne

Headaches

Nauseas (estrogen)

Lower libidio+ Mood changes - Use copper

Breakthrough bleeding

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How does the progesterone only pill work?

Advantages vs disadvantages

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LARC: Long acting reversible contraception

What are the major benefits?

What is Depo-provera? What is it? How often? How does it work?

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Depo-provera- Advantages/diasadvantages

Explain - Advantages vs disadvantages

What do you need to do with this? (DEXA scan) - M

Often used in patients with intelectual disability

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Implanon: Pros vs Cons:

How long does it last?

How does it work?

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Intrauterine contraceptive devices:

Mirena: Pros vs Cons

Better side effect profile:

Localised effect vs systemic: Can be used to menorrhagia, amenhorrhoea rates high.

Can be painful to insert:

Serious side effects? LIST

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  • Uterine perforation!!! (complication) (young and old- more common)
  • Expulsion - Can occur in women with heavy periods
  • Infection: Foriegn body- PID (discharge , pain fever)
  • may causes pt increase Ovarian cysts
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Copper IUDS:

Pro vs vs cons

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Permanent Contraception:

Tubal ligation

Salpingectomy

Vasectomy

Pros vs Cons ???

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  • Usually added onto C section- (when pt has had enough kids)
  • Surgical risk: Complications/ adhesions/infections/PID/Damage to bowel and bladder/anaesthetic risk
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Tubal ligation

Provs vs Cons

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Bilateral salpingectomy:

Pros vs Cons

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Vasectomy:

Pros Vs Cons

Very safe easy

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What is the UK MEC criteria?

What does it do?

Explain

score 1-4

1 all good

4 - contraindicated

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Timing of initation:

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Late and missed pills: COCP: read up

Explain? Timings?

What do you tell them to do???

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Missed progesterone only pill-

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Emergency contraception:

What do you need to? What do you need t couensel patient on?

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Levonogestre; - LNG EC (Progesterone based- same as mirena)

Emergency copper IUD?

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Menopause:

Define?

Average age? Symptoms? when do they begin to occur? How long can it last?

What are primary issues people complain about ?

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  • Urinary frequency
  • Vaginal dryness
  • Vaginal atrophy
  • Facial flushing
  • Mood swings changes
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Consequences of menopause?

List 6 complications:

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Benefits of menopausal hormone therapy?

What does it help prevent? What is it made up of? (only oestorgen)

If she has uterus (needs progesterone + add mirena)

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  • Decreases CV risk
  • decreases thrombosis risk
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List most important risks associated with menopausal hormonal therapy:

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  • generally should be iniated before the age of 60
  • Current safety
  • Using testosterone therapy
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Fertility: New lecture:

types of infertility?

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What are causes of subfertility: female? Male?

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PCOS

Clinical syndrome:

Significant psychosocial issues:

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How is a diagnosis of PCOS made?

Need 2/3 - Whats the classification called?

What are the 3 criteria?

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Other causes of anoovulation? Hyperandrogenism?

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Hx examination of PCOS: Outline

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Investigations for PCOS: OUtline

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Management of PCOS: Principles?

Lifestyles? BMI? Psychological (depression)

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Management: Metabolic and long term:

Explain Key points:

Insulin resistance/CVS health (yearly BP and lipid profile), Endometrial (cocp, low threshold)

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  • LAser/ hair removal-
  • COCP - Hiritusim
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Management: PCOS- fertilty- getting pregnant with PCOS:

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  • First line: No treatment until BMI <35
  • Letrzole - aromotase inhibitor- Highly effective (inducing ovulation -mimic LH surge)
  • Clomiphene- SERM
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What are other key points about management of PCOS:

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CVS - manage CV risk

Management - Of lipids/ BSL/ sugar resistance/

Use of metformin:

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