Female GU exam

Question 1

Menarche

Answer 1

age at onset of menses

Question 2

Menopause

Answer 2

absence of menses for 12 consecutive months (usually 48 – 55 years old)

Question 3

Post-menopausal bleeding

Answer 3

bleeding occurring 6 months or more after cessation of menses DEFINITION depends on risk factors

Question 4

Amenorrhea

Answer 4

absence of menses

Question 5

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 5

pain with menses

Question 6

Polymenorrhea

Answer 6

menses at abnormally frequent intervals

Question 7

Oligomenorrhea

Answer 7

abnormally scant or infrequent menses

Question 8

Menorrhagia

Answer 8

excessive bleeding

Question 9

Metrorrhagia

Answer 9

bleeding between periods

Question 10

Post-coital bleeding

Answer 10

bleeding after sexual intercourse

Question 11

Gravida

Answer 11

of pregnancies (G)

Question 12

Para

Answer 12

outcome of pregnancies
T= term >37weeks
P= premature
A= Abortion 
L=Living

Question 13

G3P3003

Answer 13

3 pregnancies, 3 term deliveries and all living

Question 14

G5P2032

Answer 14

5 pregnancies, 2 term deliveries, 3 abortions, 2 living

Question 15

G4P3205

Answer 15

4 pregnancies, 3 term deliveries, 2 preterm deliveries, 5 living (prem = twins)

Question 16

G3P3002

Answer 16

3 pregnancies, 3 term deliveries, 2 living (1 died)

Question 17

LNMP

Answer 17

Last Normal Menstrual Period = day 1 of an on time menses

Question 18

Dyspareunia

Answer 18

Painful intercourse

Question 19

Condylomata (definintion and findings)

Answer 19

warts- HPV- nontender, rasied, variable size, firm, cauliflower like

Question 20

Herpes

Answer 20

1 or more open vesicles with whitish border and reddish base; very tender to touch with Q-tip; variable size; early = closed vesicles

Question 21

Cystocele- definition

Answer 21

bladder protrudes into vagina

Question 22

Rectocele- define

Answer 22

rectum protrudes into vagina

Question 23

Transformation Zone

Answer 23

area of red-columnar cells in around the cerivical os
moves inward with age
moves outward with childbirth
where dysplastic changes occur with HPV

Question 24

Cervix in fertile phase

Answer 24

Os is open , soft, and fertile mucous

Question 25

Cervix in infertile phase

Answer 25

Os is closed, hard, and no mucus

Question 26

Cervical Polyp

Answer 26

a extension of enocervical tissue- usually has a stalk. Is a major cause of post coital bleeding. Usually not cancerous

Question 27

Nabothian Cysts

Answer 27

tiny benign cysts that form on the surface of cervix- do not needle or biopsy

Question 28

Purpose of a PAP smear

Answer 28

to find dysplasia of cervical cells

Question 29

Version

Answer 29

relationship between the funds of the uterus and the vagina- normal is anteverted

Question 30

flexion

Answer 30

relationship between the funds of the uterus and the cervix - think of the uterus as having a hinge at the cervical os
normal is ante-flexed