Female Reproductive System

Question 1

What is catamenia

Answer 1

-also known as menses
-it is a menstrual discharge

Question 2

The normal menstrual volume

Answer 2

-20-80ml

Question 3

What is amenorrhea

Answer 3

-absence of menstruation

Question 4

What is primary amenorrhea

Answer 4

-it is an absence of menstruation in female who has no menstruation before at the age of 14 without secondary sex character
-the age of 16 with secondary sex character

Question 5

What is the difference between true and false amenorrhea

Answer 5

-true; no production of menses
-false; obstruction

Question 6

What is secondary amenorrhea

Answer 6

-absence of menstruation in previously menstruating female

Question 7

What is premature menopause

Answer 7

-presence of menopause before the age of 45

Question 8

What is delayed menopause

Answer 8

-absence of menopause after the age of 55

Question 9

What is menorrhagia

Answer 9

-it is a large volume of bleeding with long duration

Question 10

What is menostaxia

Answer 10

-it is a large volume of bleeding with normal duration

Question 11

What is hypermenorrhagia

Answer 11

-normal amount of bleeding with long duration

Question 12

What is hypomenorrhea

Answer 12

-small amount of bleeding with short duration

Question 13

What is heavy menstrual bleeding

Answer 13

-menorrhagia+menostaxia+hypermenorrhagia

Question 14

What is metorrhagia (intermenstrual bleeding)

Answer 14

-irregular vaginal bleeding not related to menses

Question 15

What is polymenorrhea

Answer 15

-frequent cycle
-less than 21 days

Question 16

What is oligomenorrhea

Answer 16

-infrequent bleeding
-more than 35 days

Question 17

What are the causes of abnormal uterine bleeding

Answer 17

-PALM-COEIN

-polyps
-adenomyosis
-leiomyoma
-malignancy
-coagulopathy
-ovulation
-endometrial
-iatrogenic
-not yet classified

Question 18

Types of uterine bleeding

Answer 18

-withdrawal
-breakthrough
-threshold

Question 19

What is the withdrawal bleeding

Answer 19

-sudden decline of hormone leading to its bleeding

Question 20

What is the cause of estrogen and progestrone withdrawal

Answer 20

-combined contraceptive use

Question 21

What is the cause of estrogen withdrawal

Answer 21

-metropathia hemorrhagicum

Question 22

What is the breakthrough bleeding

Answer 22

-bleeding caused by the shedding of the superficial layer of endometrium as the result of non declining of hormone

Question 23

What is the cause of estrogen and progestrone breakthrough

Answer 23

• combined contraceptive pills

Question 24

What is the cause of progestrone breakthrough

Answer 24

-progesterone only contraceptive pills

Question 25

What is the cause of progestrone breakthrough

Answer 25

-progesterone only contraceptive pills

Question 26

What is the cause of estrogen breakthrough

Answer 26

-metropathia hemorrhagicum

Question 27

What is threshold bleeding

Answer 27

-bleeding caused by insufficient hormone to support the endometrium growth leading to its shedding

Question 28

What is the cause threshold bleeding

Answer 28

-insufficient corpus luteum

Question 29

Disease with peritoneum shows powder burn lesions and ovaries shows blood filled «chocolate» cyst

Answer 29

-endometriosis

Question 30

Most common site of ectopic pregnancy

Answer 30

-ampulla of the fallopian tube

Question 31

swiss cheese appearance with cystically dilated glands

Answer 31

-simple endometrial hyperplasia with cystic dilation