Female Genitalia Flashcards
Collecting of objective data is limited to:
Inspection of Perineum
Questions to ask:
- Date of last period, regular/irregular, symptoms before, during & after
- Vaginal discharge?
- Multiple sexual partners? Birth control? Precautions against STD
Sever itching, tiny dark spots, and tiny whitish-grey spots attached to pubic hair suggest:
Genital Lice/Crabs
Asymmetric labia suggests:
Swelling from infexn or tumor
Swelling in 5 or 7 o’clock location suggests:
Infexn of Bartholin’s Glands
Small painful ulcers:
Herpes
Moist fleshy lesions:
Gneital warts
Whitish-silvery papules that turn into red ulcers.
Syphillis
Labia red, itching, discharge is yellow-green, foul smelling and frothy.
Trichomoniasis (Protozoan Infexn)
Thick white-cheesy discharge, labia inflammed or swollen:
Candidiasis (Candida Albicans, Yeast Infexn)
Thin grayish white discharge, fish odor.
Bacterial infection