Female Flashcards
Menarche=age of onset is usually
9-13
How often does the patient have menses?
21 to 35 days is normal
How long are the menses?
4 to 7 days is normal
To document menstrual history:
Age x Cycle frequency x duration.
Example: age 11, every 28 days, 5 day duration= 11 x 28 x 5
increased frequency of menses
polymenhorrhea
excessive amount of menses
menorrhagia
decrease frequency of menses
oligomenorrhea
interval between menses irregular
metrorrhagia
combination: irregular interval, excessive amount of menses
menometrorrhagia
absent menses
amenhorrhea
failure of menses to be initiated
Primary amenhorrhea
cessation of menses have it had previously existed
Secondary amenhorrhea
painful periods with cramping or aching in the lower pelvis/lower back
dysmenorrhea
Complex of symptoms occuring 4 to 5 days before onset. Psychological and physical (tension, irritability, depression, mood swings, weight gain, bloating, edema, headaches, breast tenderness)
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Pregnancy history documentation
G#P(TPAL) G#=total # pregnancies P=# deliveries T=full term deliveries >37 wks P=premature deliveries <20-37 weeks A=abortion/miscarriage L=living children
Total number of pregnancies
gravity
Number of deliveries
parity
full term deliveries
> 37 wks
premature deliveries
<20-37 weeks
Document:
- 5 living children
- 4 children delivered full term
- emergency surgery at 8 months
- 2 abortions
G_P_ _ _ _
G7 P4125
pain with sex
dyspareunia
what causes menopause?
decline in ovarian production of estrogen
Average age of menopause
51 years
Women on contraception. Ask about?
ACHES Abdominal pain Chest pain Headaches Eye problems Sudden leg or calf pain
abdominal pain-from IUD
dyspareunia
IUD came out
expulsion
5 P’s model of sexual history
Partners Prevention of pregnancy Protection from STIs Practices Past history of STIs
Sequence of female exam
1) Inspect
2) Speculum
3) bimanual
4) rectovaginal
5) rectal
Blood supply for female genitalia
internal iliac artery
all structures visible externally from pubis to perineum
vulva
fat pad located over pubic bone
mons pubis
hair-covered folds of tissue that protect inner genitalia
labia majora