GYN Flashcards
MCC vulvovaginitis
Bacterial vaginosis
candida, trichomoniasis, atrophy
normal vaginal bacteria, pH (reproductive, puberty & menopause)
lactobacilli, anaerobic
reproductive pH: 3.5-4.7 (acidic)
puberty, menopause pH: 6-8 (neutral)
MCC bacterial vaginosis
Gardnerella vaginalis
Bact vaginosis Sx
- grey/yellow discharge (milky, filmy)
- fishy odor
Dx Bact vaginosis
grey discharge pH > 4.5 clue cells (ground glass) pos whiff test, fishy odor
Tx bact vaginosis, how long
flagyl (metronidazole) 500mg x 7 days
Tx bact vaginosis in pregnancy, refractory, recurrent
preg: flagyl after 37 wks
refractory: metronidazole x 14 days
recurrent: normal Tx
complications bact vaginosis
PROM, preterm delivery, PID, postop infections, HIV, HSV
2 MCC vulvovaginitis candidiasis
- C. albicans
2. C. galbrata
RF for candida vulvovaginitis
DM!!! pregnancy, obesity, immunosuppression, tight clothing/nylon, panty liners, corticosteroids, abx
Sx candida vulvovaginitis
cottage cheese discharge, pruritis, redness, pH normal 4-5
Dx candida vulvovaginitis
KOH pseudohyphae!
Tx candida vulvovaginitis
topical: terconazole, miconazole, clotrimazole, butoconazole, nystatin
oral: fluconazole (diflucan) x 1
q 72 hrs x 3
takes 24 hrs to improve Sx
can you prophylactically treat for recurrent candida with abx?
yes. fluconazole (diflucan)
Tx refractory/recurrent candidiasis (3)
- fluconazole (diflucan)- 3 doses q 72 hrs
- gentian violet stain
- boric acid vaginal tablet x 14 days
Tx candidiasis in pregnancy
topical only
terconazole, miconazole, clotrimazole, butoconazole, nystatin
trichomonas Sx
- yellow/grey discharge (bact vaginosis)
- fishy odor (bact vaginosis)
- pos whiff test (bact vaginosis)
- frothy
- pruritis
- strawberry cervix!!!
- pH >5 (bact vaginosis >4.5)
trichomonas culture media
modified diamond media
Tx trichomonas
metronidazole (flagyl) 500mg x 7 days
same as bact vaginosis
or 2g x 1
or tinidazole 2g x 1 (category D not in pregnancy!)
category of tinidazole
D
trichomonas (and bact vaginosis) in pregnancy
no Tx in 1st trimester
Tx after 37 wks
trichomonas in lactation
metronidazole 2g x 1
no breastfeeding x 24 hrs
complications trichomonas (and bact vaginosis)
PROM, preterm, PID, ectopic, HIV
atrophic vaginitis cause
decr estrogen
Tx atrophic vaginitis
estrogen
Sx atrophic vaginitis
pH > 4.7
dry, itch, burn, dyspareunia, thin, friable
painful lesions
herpes, chancroid
painless chancre
syphilis
syphilis Dx
VDRL, RPR,
confirm: FTA-ABS, darkfield
Tx syphilis
PCN G
Tx chancroid
azithromycin, ceftriaxone
chancroid organism
Haemophilus ducreyi
MC STD
chlamydia
Dx GC/chlamydia
NAAT, cervical swab
Tx chlamydia
azithromycin, doxycycline
Tx Gonorrhea
azithromycin AND ceftriaxone
Tx chlamydia in pregnancy
azithromycin
uretrhitis/cervicitis screening
- sexually active < 25 y/o
- mucopurulent cervicitis
- pregnant
PID organisms, location
GC, chlamydia
cervix–> salpinx–> pelvic cavity
PID age
15-29 y/o
PID RF
untreated GC/chlamydia, IUD
PID Sx
-mucopurulent discharge
-HIGH FEVERS (>101 F, 38 C)
-GC/chlamydia labs
-incr WBC, ESR, CRP
pelvic pain/cramping, dyspareunia, post-coital bleeding, vaginal bleeding
- CERVICAL MOTION TENDERNESS
- ADNEXAL FULLNESS/MASS/TENDERNESS
- UTERINE TENDERNESS
DDx PID
appendicitis, ovarian torsion, ectopic, pyelonephritis, ruptured ovarian cyst
Tx PID outpatient
ceftriaxone AND doxycycline x 14 days
don’t use what to Tx PID?
fluoroquinolones
Tx PID inpatient
IV abx x 48 hrs
cefoxitin + doxycycline
complications PID
- perihepatitis (Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndr)- scar liver
- infertility!! (fallopian tubes scar)
- ectopic
bartholin gland normal size, location
< 1 cm, 5 and 7 o’clock
Sx bartholin gland infection
pain with walking & intercourse
organisms of Bartholin gland infection (and PID)
GC, chlamydia
Tx bartholin gland infection
I&D, catheter afterward
stages of uterine prolapse
0= none IV= complete
procidentia
uterine prolapse, cervix passes beyond vulva
Tx uterine prolapse
1st line: pessary
pelvic floor exercise
surgery: hysterectomy, ligament fixation, sacral hysteropexy, colpocleisis (no vagina lumen)
MC type incontinence
stress MC
urge MC in elderly
stress incontinence
incr abdom pressure, decr fascia integrity
- worse with cough/laugh
- loss in sm spurts
urge incontinence
detrusor overactivity
- leak without incr abdom pressure
- urgency, frequency
incontinence that can result after bladder surgery
urge
urge incontinence Tx
lifestyle changes
habit training
medication -antimuscarinics: oxybutinin (avoid in elderly) Vesicare, Enablex (good in elderly) -Anticholinergics: imipramine -myrbetriq (avoid in uncontrolled HTN)
stress incontinence Tx
- 1st line: pelvic floor exercise
- lifestyle modification: stop smoking, wt loss, no caffeine
-surgery: slings (TENSION-FREE VAGINAL TAPE), retropubic colposuspension (Burch procedure), bulking agents (around bladder neck)
overflow incontinence
detrusor inactivity, neurogenic problems (MS)
urethra obstuction
-constant dribbling
watery vaginal discharge, fishy odor, grey discharge, pH 5.0, clue cells, one partner
treatment?
metronidazole 500mg x 7days
(bact vaginosis)- DDx: trichomonas
crampy abdominal pain, chills, nausea, 101 F temp, mucopurulent discharge, cervical motion tenderness, adnexal discomfort
treatment?
ceftriaxone 250mg x 1
AND doxycycline 100mg x 14 days
(PID)
dyspareunia, vaginal pain worse with activity, afebrile, no abdom pain, 4cm mass 5o’clock
organism?
C. trachomatis
bartholin gland infection
elderly with urine leakage, urgency, frequency
Tx?
Vesicare
benign vulvar disease: cigarette paper skin, onion skin, atrophic, figure 8 around perineum, itching
Lichen sclerosus
benign vulvar disease: whickham straie, pruritis, demarcated edges
lichen planus
benign vulvar disease: hyperplastic, erythematous, lichenification, itch that rashes
lichen simplex chronicus
VIN risk factors
HPV, smoking
VIN Tx
excision, laser ablation
imiquimod, 5-fluorouracil topical
MC type vulvar cancer
SCC
PRURITIS, ulcerative red/white lesion on post 2/3 labia majora
what am i?
vulvar cancer
vulvar cancer MC site
labia majora
posterior 2/3
Tx vulvar cancer
excision, vulvectomy, L issection
location of inclusion cysts
posterior
causes of inclusion cysts
TRAUMA, GYN procedures, childbirth
Gartner duct cyst location
anterior
lateral walls of vagina
causes of Gartner duct cyst
residual from fetal development
VAIN risk factors
HPV
VAIN associated with what?
cervix, vulva neoplasia
VAIN Sx
asymptomatic!
VAIN Tx
vaginectomy, laser ablation, excision
5-fluorouracil
MC type of invasive vaginal cancer
SCC
pediatric invasive vaginal cancer
sarcoma botryoides
cervical polyps risk factor
multiparous
Tx cervical polyps
remove, send for Bx, ablation/liquid nitrogen at base
causes of cervical stenosis
TRAUMA, procedures (colposcopy), infections, cervical cancer
cervical ectopy
columnar epithelium rolled out of os
transformation zone
- b/t squamo-columnar junction
- fastest growing cells = oncogenic susceptible
cervical ectopy- spatula or brush?
spatula
risk factors for CIN
HPV!!, smoking
mult sex partners, early age intercourse (<17), HIV, organ transplant (kidney), STD, DES, Hx CIN
HPV types linked to CIN
6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 45
progression of cervical disease
normal–> HPV–> CIN 1–> 2–> 3–> invasive CA
pathognomonic for HPV
koilocytosis
-infected cells have halo appearance
PAP screening when to start?
21 y/o
within 3 yrs of sex
PAP screening when to stop?
65-70 y/o
- no Hx abnorm
- normal last 3 PAPs
- no abnormals x 10 yrs
PAP screening frequency?
-high risk twice annually then q year
-21-29 y/o: 3 annual neg smears–> q 2-3 yrs
>30 y/o: q 3-5 yrs if neg HPV
abnormal PAP. now what?
HPV reflex test
HPV test everyone at what age?
30 y/o
dysplastic tissue on colposcopy test looks like?
green filter, acetic acid wash
-dysplastic tissue: whitish
must visualize entire squamo-columnar junction (ectopy) for adequate colposcopy. if can’t visualize, do what?
endocervical currettage
PAP smear result is ASCUS, what now?
HPV test
PAP- ASCUS, HPV pos, next step?
colposcopy
PAP- ASCUS, HPV neg, next steps?
repeat PAP in 6 mo, if abnorm then colposcopy, if normal do normal screening
colposcopy, no CIN, now what?
repeat PAP in 6 mo, 12 mo
HPV in 12 mo
colposcopy, CIN pos, now what?
treatment
CIN 1: cryo/liquid nitrogen
CIN 2, 3: conization, LEEP
when to treat PAP results?
CIN pos, HSIL
PAP- LSIL now what?
colposcopy
PAP- ASCH now what?
colposcopy
contraindications to HPV vaccine
yeast allergy, pregnancy
CIN 2/3 conization- if margins not clear, now what?
repeat conization
CIN 2/3 conization- if margins include HSIL, now what?
hysterectomy
PAP screening schedule after conization procedure
q 6 mo x 2 yrs
cervical cancer RF
HPV
types of cervical cancer
SCC, adenocarcinoma
staging cervical cancer I-IV
I- cervix only
II- + vagina
III- + pelvic wall
IV- +beyond pelvis
cervix- vagina- pelvis- beyond
HPV vaccine covers which types?
6, 11 (genital warts)
16, 18 (cervical cancer)
Gardasil
HPV vaccine
when to give HPV vaccine
12-26 y/o females
12-21 y/o male
breastfeeding and HPV vaccine
yes
vulvar pruritis DDx
lichen(s)
psoriasis
vulvar carcinoma
dermatitis
(not bartholin gland cyst)
leiomyomata aka
uterine fibroids
prolif muscle cells, estrogen sensitive
Sx leiomyomata
menorrhagia (incr bleeding), Fe def anemia
dysmenorrhea
leiomyomata what population
AA
Dx leiomyomata
pelvic US
-uterus “bulky” large
Tx leiomyomata
- progesterone supplement (decr bleeding)
- GnRH, danazol (decr estrogen)- b/c estrogen sensitive
- myomectomy
- endometrial ablation
- uterine artery/fibroid embolization
- hysterectomy (definitive Tx)
MC site endometriosis
ovary
causes of endometriosis
- retrograde menstruation
- vascular/lymph dissemination
- coelomic metaplasia (multipotential cells in peritoneal cavity–> endometrial tissue)
unopposed estrogen
endometrioma aka
chocolate cysts, hemosiderin deposits
Sx endometriosis
dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, infertility
Dx endometriosis
laparoscopy direct visualization, tissue Bx
Tx endometriosis
- OCP (progesterone), NSAIDs, danazol, GnRH
- cauterization, hysterectomy, oophorectomy
(decr estrogen, incr progesterone)
can endometriosis recur?
yes.
MC genital tract cancer
endometrial cancer (uterine cancer)
MC Sx endometrial cancer
abnormal bleeding, postmenopausal bleeding
simple hyperplasia- what tissue
glandular & stromal tissue
complex hyperplasia- what tissue
glandular only
Braxton Hicks contractions
“false labor”, sporadic uterine contractions
2nd-3rd trimester
goodell’s sign
indication of pregnancy
-softening of the vaginal portion of the cervix from increased vascularization
hegar’s sign
softening and compressibility of the lower segment of the uterus
Chadwick’s, Goodell’s, Hegar’s sign
Chadwick: vagina, “C”olor change, a dark blue to purplish-red congested appearance of the vaginal mucosa, an indication of pregnancy.
goodell: cervix, “G”ooey/softening, softening of the cervix; a sign of pregnancy.
hegar: lower uterus, “H”ey it hurts to touch, softening of the lower uterine segment; indicative of pregnancy.
(alphabetical out to in)
postmenopausal bleeding - always think what?
endometrial cancer
hormone therapy; endometrial atrophy, polyps, hyperplasia
Dx endometrial cancer
transvaginal US, endometrial Bx is definitive
endometrial cancer findings on transvaginal US
> 5mm endometrial stripe in POSTMENOPAUSAL women
RF for endometrial CA
long term estrogen use!! nulliparity, PCOS, older age, infertility, tamoxifen, late age menopause, early menarche
endometrial cancer types
adenocarcinoma, endometrioid
type I endometrial CA
MC endometrial CA, estrogen dependent, favorable prognosis
type II endometrial CA
estrogen independent, poor prognosis
endometrial CA Tx
hysterectomy, pelvic washings (look for spread)
is endometrial CA high risk of recurrence?
yes!
f/u of endometrial CA pts
pelvic speculum exam
q 3-4 mo x 3-4 yrs
then q 6 mo
uterine fibroid degeneration leads to this, Sx: post menopausal bleeding, distant mets
uterine sarcoma
Tx: hysterectomy
ovaries not palpable in premenopausal women…
more concerning vs. postmenopausal
ovaries palpable in postmenopausal women…
maybe malignant
simple ovarian cyst benign if what size?
<10 cm
CA-125 elevation suspicious when?
always, especially postmenopausal
most ovarian enlargements?
functional ovarian cysts-
follicular, corpus luteal, late luteal, theca lutein
ovarian cyst Sx
asymptomatic usually, assoc with menstrual abnormalities, pain sometimes
DDx ovarian cyst pain
UTI, ovarian torsion, renal calculi, appendicitis, IBD, diverticulitis (LLQ)
follicular ovarian cyst Sx
unilateral pelvic pain, palpable mobile adnexal mass
incr estradiol levels (prevents ovulation= follicle fails to rupture)
ovarian cyst rupture Sx
acute pelvic pain, peritoneal irritation
Tx follicular cyst
NSAIDs
follicular ovarian cyst definition
follicle fails to rupture, becomes fluid filled
corpus luteal cyst size, definition
follicle turns into corpus luteum, becomes enlarged, progesterone incr
corpus luteum > 3cm
Sx corpus luteal cyst
ameorrhea!! lower quadrant pain, missed menses, neg pregnancy test
mimics ectopic!
luteal phase cyst definition
spontaneous hemorrhage into cyst
luteal phase cyst RF
anticoagulants, bleeding disorders
luteal phase cyst rupture
acute pain, luteal phase
blood in peritoneum
Tx: surgical resection
theca lutein cysts seen when, Tx?
pregnancy
regress without Tx
Tx benign ovarian neoplasms
surgery b/c potential for malignancy, ovarian torsion
3 classes of benign ovarian neoplasms
epithelial, germ, stromal cell tumors
3 types of epithelial cell tumors
serous cystadenoma, mucinous cystadenoma (huge), Brenner cell tumor
serous cystadenoma
malignant potential
mucinous cystadenoma
low malignant potential, huge!
Brenner cell tumor
older ppl
MC of all benign tumors!!
germ cell tumor (ovarian)
germ cell tumor type
benign cystic teratoma (dermoid cyst)
dermoid tissue
sweat gland, fat, bone teeth
stromal cell tumor types
granulosa thecal cell tumor (F), Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor (M)
MC GYN cancer, high mortality!
ovarian cancer
mortality- slough directly into peritoneum- widespread
RF ovarian cancer
- age 50-60 y/o, white
- BRCA 1 & 2
- HNPCC (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal CA), Lynch syndr
- Hx cancer of uterus/breast/colon
decr risk ovarian CA by lots
OCP x 5 yrs
Sx ovarian CA
early satiety (unable to eat normally), urinary incontinence, very vague Sx (fatigue, indigestion)!
ovarian cancer and CA-125
not a screening tool
young: pos = uterine leiomyomata, PID, endometriosis, preg
old: pos = likely malignant
Dx ovarian CA
US
Dx adnexal mass
US
histology of ovarian cancer
epithelial
germ cell tumors age group
< 20 y/o
staging ovarian CA
I- ovaries
II- pelvis
III- outside pelvis (nodes, liver, bowel)
IV- distant mets
Tx ovarian cancer
SURGERY!
chemo: Taxol, carboplatin, cisplatin
primary dysmenorrhea cause, age
- incr prostaglandins during menstruation
- prostaglandin F2alpha, prostaglandin E2
teens/20s- decr with age
secondary dysmenorrhea causes, age
clinically identifiable cause: endometriosis, adhesions, leiomyomata, adenomyosis, polyps, IUD, infection, cervical stenosis
incr age
prostaglandin F2alpha purpose
smooth muscle contraction
uterine: cramping
extrauterine: emesis, diarrhea
prostaglandin E2 purpose
menorrhagia
Tx primary dysmenorrhea
NSAIDs (block prostaglandin synthesis
ibuprofen 800 mg TID
naproxen 500 mg BID
topical heat, OCP (consistent levels)
chronic pelvic pain definition
noncyclic pain > 6mo
main causes of chronic pelvic pain
PID, IBS, interstitial cystitis, endometriosis, adhesions, psychogenic
leiomyomata Tx main overall goal
block estrogen
right sided pelvic pain, several days, menstrual irregularities, movable 5cm right adnexal mass palpated
functional ovarian cyst
what causes pain assoc with primary dysmenorrhea?
prostaglandin F2alpha