Definitions - GYN

Question 1

abnormal uterine bleeding

Answer 1

normal = 21-35 day cycles, variation of cycle length <7 days, duration <5-7 days, volume <80 cc or disruptive to patient’s life; abnormal if not within these categories +/or intermenstrual bleeding

Question 2

Endometrial polyp

Answer 2

localized hyperplastic overgrowth of endometrial gland and stroma around a vascular core

Question 3

chorionic villi

Answer 3

in the second week of placental development, a layer of syncytiotrophoblast with a core of cytotrophoblast evaginates into the lacunar space to form primary mesenchymal villi. With further development, they acquire an inner core of embryonic mesoderm

Question 4

non invasive prenatal testing

Answer 4

primary source of fetal cfDNA in the maternal circulation thought to be apoptosis of placental cells (syncytiotrophoblast)

Question 5

trisomy

Answer 5

three copies of one chromosome; most common aneuploidy seen

Question 6

missed abortion

Answer 6

CRL >7 mm without FHR, GS >25 mm without embryo, no FHR >14d after GS, no FHR >11d after GS/YS

Question 7

endometriosis

Answer 7

endometrial glands and stroma that occur outside of the uterine cavity

Question 8

dyspareunia

Answer 8

vulvovaginal or pelvic pain that is provoked by or exacerbated by sexual contact. Mild to severe, generalized or localized, lifelong or acquired, idiopathic or secondary

Question 9

Pelvic pain

Answer 9

acute pelvic pain is generally lower abdominal or pelvic that has lasted less than three months

Question 10

Myoma

Answer 10

noncancerous monoclonal tumors arising from the smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts of the myometrium