Female Reproductive Abbreviations

Question 1

AB

Answer 1

abortion

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AFP

Answer 2

alpha-fetoprotein–high levels in amniotic fluid of fetus or maternal serum indicate increased risk of neurologic birth defects in the infant

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ASCUS

Answer 3

atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance–the Pap smear is abnormal but does not meet the criteria for a specific lesion

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AUB

Answer 4

abnormal uterine bleeding

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BRCA1 BRCA2

Answer 5

breast cancer 1 and 2–genetic mutations associated with increased risk for breast cancer

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BSE

Answer 6

breast self-examination

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CA 125

Answer 7

protein marker elevated in ovarian cancer (normal range of values is 0 to 35)

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C-section

Answer 8

caesarean section

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CIN

Answer 9

cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

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CIS

Answer 10

carcinoma in situ

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CS

Answer 11

caesarean section

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CVS

Answer 12

chorionic villus sampling

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Cx

Answer 13

cervix

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D&C

Answer 14

dilation and curettage

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DCIS

Answer 15

ductal carcinoma in situ; a precancerous breast lesion that indicates a higher risk for invasive ductal breast cancer

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DES

Answer 16

diethylstilbestrol–an estrogen compound used in the treatment of menopausal problems involving estrogen deficience; if administered during pregnancy, it has been found to be related to subsequent tumors in the daughters (rarely in sons) of mothers so treated

Question 17

DUB

Answer 17

dysfunctional uterine bleeding

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ECC

Answer 18

endocervical curettage

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EDC

Answer 19

estimated date of confinement

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EMB

Answer 20

endometrial biopsy

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FHR

Answer 21

fetal heart rate

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FSH

Answer 22

follicle-stimulating hormone

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G

Answer 23

gravida (pregnant)

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GnRH

Answer 24

gonadotropin-releasing hormone–secreted by the hypothalamus to stimulate release of FSH and LH from the pituitary gland

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GYN

Answer 25

gynecology

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hCG or HCG

Answer 26

human chorionic gonadotropin

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HDN

Answer 27

hemolytic disease of the newborn

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HPV

Answer 28

human papillomavirus

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HRT

Answer 29

hormone replacement therapy

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HSG

Answer 30

hysterosalpingography

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IUD

Answer 31

intrauterine device

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IVF

Answer 32

in vitro fertilization

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LAVH

Answer 33

laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy

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LEEP

Answer 34

loop electrocautery excision procedure

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LH

Answer 35

luteinizing hormone

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LMP

Answer 36

last menstrual period

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LSH

Answer 37

laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy

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multip

Answer 38

multipara; multiparous

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OB

Answer 39

obstetrics

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OCPs

Answer 40

oral contraceptive pills

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para 2-0-1-2

Answer 41

a woman’s reproductive history: 2 full-term infants, 0 preterm, 1 abortion, and 2 living history

Question 42

Pap test

Answer 42

Papanicolaou smear–test for cervical or vaginal cancer

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Path

Answer 43

pathology

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PID

Answer 44

pelvic inflammatory disease

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PMS

Answer 45

premenstrual syndrome

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primip

Answer 46

primipara; primiparous

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RDS

Answer 47

respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn

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SLN biopsy or SNB

Answer 48

sentinel lymph node biopsy–blue dye or a radioisotope (or both) identifies the first lymph node draining the breast lymphatics

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TAH-BSO

Answer 49

total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Question 50

TRAM flap

Answer 50

trans-rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap–for breast reconstruction

Question 51

UAE

Answer 51

uterine artery embolization

Question 52

VH

Answer 52

vaginal hysterectomy