EXAM 3- Ch 11 Reproductive System

Question 1

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

• definition
• signs and symptoms
• treatment
• complications

Answer 1

• definition: inflammation of the pelvic reproductive organs as a result of bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic infection, usually as a result of STD (in females)
• s/s: lower abdominal pain, fever & chills, leukorrhea ( white, foul-smelling vaginal discharge), increased ESR & WBC count
• tx: antibiotics
• complications: risk of formation of abscesses, risk of ectopic pregnancy

**risk for sterility

Question 2

Endometriosis

• definition
• symptoms

Answer 2

• definition: endometrial tissue is found in exotic sites outside the uterus
• symptoms: pelvic and back pain during menstruation

Question 3

Amenorrhea

-definition

Answer 3

absence of menstrual periods

Question 4

Dysmenorrhea

-definition

Answer 4

painful of difficult menses

Question 5

Menorrhagia

-definition

Answer 5

excessive or prolonged bleeding during menstruation

Question 6

Metrorrhagia

-definition

Answer 6

extreme irregularity of the menstrual cycle

Question 7

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
-definition
-signs and symptoms
treatment

Answer 7

• definition: a common endocrine disorder affecting 5-10% of women
• s/s: irregular period, hyperandrogenism (acne, hirsutism-hair, male pattern hair loss), infertility, polycystic ovaries
• tx: weight loss, oral contraceptives, insulin sensitizing agents

**can cause long term health risks: CVD, type II DM, HTN, lipid abnormalities, estrogen may increase risk of endometrial cancer

Question 8

Prostatitis

• definition
• signs and symptoms
• treatment

Answer 8

• definition: inflammation of the prostate, sometimes cased by infection (SRD or UTI)
• s/s: pain and burring during urination, prostate tenderness, pus from the tip of the penis
• tx: penicillin

**w/ BPH- the blockage of urine outflow places back pressure on the ureters, this back pressure, can extend to the kidneys