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Female reproductive Flashcards

1
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Amenorrhea

A

Absence of menstrual flow

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Dysmenorrhea

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Painful menstrual flow

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Ectopic Pregnancy

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Pregnancy that is not in the uterus usually occurs in a Fallopian tube

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Endometriosis

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Tissue from inner lining of the uterus is found abnormally in other pelvic or abdominal locations.

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5
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Fibroids

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Benign tumors in the uterus leiomyma

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Menorrhagia

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Excessive discharge of blood from the uterus during menstruation

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

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Inflammation (bacterial) in the region of the pelvis. Aka salpingitis

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Amniocentesis

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Surgical puncture of the amnion

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Aspiration

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Withdrawal of fluid from a cavity or sac

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Colposcopy

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Visual examination of the vagina and cervix with a colposcope

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Conizarion

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Removal of a wedge shaped section of the cervix for biopsy.

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Hysterosalpinography

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X-ray imaging o future ya and Fallopian tubes after contrast injection

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Mammography

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X-ray imaging of the breast

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Pap smear

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Scapula insertion into the vagina to obtain a sample of cells from the cervix

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Pelvic ultrasonography

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Recording of sound waves as they impact organs in the region of the hip.

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Pregnancy test

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Measurement of human chorionic gonadotropi HCG a hormone, in blood and urine pregnancy tests

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Cauterization

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Heat is used to destroy abnormal tissue

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Cryosurgery

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Use of cold temperatures to freeze and destroy tissue

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Hysterectomy

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Excision of the uterus either through the abdominal wall or through the vagina

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Myomectomy

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Surgical removal of fibroid tissue from the uterus

Uterine artery embolization- used to shrink them

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Tubal Ligation

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Fallopian tube are tied off and cut to prevent pregnancy

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck of the body or the neck of the uterus

23
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Colposcopy

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Visual examination of the vagina and cervix

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Vaginitis

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Inflammation of the vagina

25
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Hysterectomy

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Removal of the uterus either abdominally or vaginally

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Endometrium

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Inner lining of the uterus

27
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Mammogram

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X-ray record of the breast

28
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Mastectomy

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Removal of the breast

29
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Oocyte

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Egg cell (Ovum)

30
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Oophorectomy

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Removal of an ovary or ovaries

31
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Ovarian cancer

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Malignant condition of the ovaries

32
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Salpingectomy

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Removal of one or both Fallopian tubes

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