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Name 4 risk factors for a prolapse

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Prolonged 2nd stage labour
Instrumental delivery
Menopause
multiple vaginal delvieries
Older age
Obesity
chronic cough
chronic constipation

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Name 4 symptoms of a prolapse

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Heavyness
dragging sensation
urinary sx - frequency / urgency
bowel sx - constipation / incontinence
sexual dysfucntion - dysparerunia

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What are the examination findings in a patient with a prolapse

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Abdominal exam
Bimanulal exam - protrusion
- Ask patient to cough or bear down
- stress incontinence

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4
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Outline the management of a prolpase

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Conservative
- Weight loss
- Pelvic floor exercises
- mx chronic risk factors

Medical
- Pessary
- vaginal oestrogen protects vaginal walls from irritation
Surgical repair

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Name 5 risk factors for stress and urge urinary inconteinence

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Urge
- high BMI
- Recurrent UTIs
- Older age
- Smoking

Stress
- Post childbirth
- Instrumental delivery
- Prolonged 2nd stage delivery
- Post hysterectomy
- Older age
- Prolapse
- Post-menopausal

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What is stress incontinence

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An increase in intrabdominal pressure leads to urine leakage due to weak pelvic floor

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7
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What investigations are required for incontinence

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Urien dipstick and culture - infection / haematuria
Vaginal examination - R/O prolpase
Bladder diary
Urodynamic studies

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What is the management of stress

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1st - Keegle exercises / weight loss / reduce caffeine intake/ smoking cessation

2nd - Duloxetine / Burch cloposuspension

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9
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How is urge incontienence managed

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1st line - bladder retraining

2nd line - Antimuscarinic
- Oxybutinin
- Tolteradine

3rd line - Botulinium toxin

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10
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Give 3 causes of delayed puberty

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Athlete
ED
Chronic disease

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How does ovarain torsion present - Sx and signs

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Twisting of ovary on ligamentous supports - typically due to ovarian mass

Sudden onset Colicky abdominal pain
N+V
Fever

Adnexal tenderness and mass

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How is ovarian torsion investigated and managed

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1st line - TVUS - Whirlpool sign
2nd line - Doppler studies
Diagnostic and theraputic - Laparoscopy

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13
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What investigations are required in acute pelvic pain

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Urinalysis + MSU
Pregnancy test
FBC / CRP / TFT / LFT
HVS + ECV
TVUS

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14
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What is a follicualr cyst

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commonest ovarian cyst
non-rupture of dominant follicle
regresses after several menstrual cycles

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15
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Name to physiological cysts

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Follicular
Corpus luteum

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16
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Name 3 pathological cysts

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Endometrioma
PCO - ring of pearls
Theca luteum cyst - occurs in conditions with high B-Hcg

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17
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Name 3 benign epithelial neoplastic cysts

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Epithelial - common in post menopausal women
serous cystadenoma
mucinous cystadenoma
Brenner

Germ cell - dermoid
Assosciated with torsion
Rokitansky protuberence

sex cord stromal - fibroma
Meigs syndrome

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18
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Name 4 sx assosciated with ovarian cysts

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Asx
Dull ache abdominal pain
Dyspareunia
Irregular vaginal bleeding
bloating
fullness in abdomen

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19
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Name 4 Ix when suspecting ovarian cysts

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Pregnancy test
Bloods
- FBC / Ca125
TVUS
Laparoscopy - diagnsotic

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20
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What additional blood tests are required in women <40 with an ovarian cyst

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Teratoma
- LDH
- AFP
- HcG
- Inhibin

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21
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Name 4 causes of raised Ca125

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Endometriosis
Ovarian cancer
Fibroids
Adenomyosis
Pregnancy

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22
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What indicates a 2ww referral in patients with an ovarian cyst

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complex cysts
raised Ca125

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23
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What is endometreosis

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Ectopic growth of endometrial tissue outside of uterine cavity

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24
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Name 4 common sites for endometriosis

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Uterosacral ligaments
On ovaries
Pouch of douglas

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25
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Name 4 risk factors for endometreosis

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early menarche
late menopause
nuliparity
FHx

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26
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Name 2 protective factors for endometreosis

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multiparity
COCP

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27
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Name 4 sx of endometreosis

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Cyclical pelvic pain
Secondary dysmenorrhoea - pain starts before bleeding
subfertility
dyspareunia
urgency
dyschezia

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28
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Describe signs / examianiton findings on a patient with endometreosis

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endometrial tissue visible - posterior fornix
fixed retroverted uterus
tenderness in vagina / cervix / adexna

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29
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What investigations are required in endometriosis

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TVUS - Endometrioma / chocolate cysts

Laparoscopy + biopsy - diagnostic

30
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Outline the management of endometriosis

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C - Fluids / exercise

M -
1st line - NSAIDs / paracetamol

Not wanting to conceive
- COCP / POP / Depot / Implant / Mirena / GnRH agonist

S -
Not wanting to conceive - Hysterectomy + salpino-oophrectomy
wanting to conceive - Laparoscopy + adhesiolysis

31
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What causes infertility in endometreosis

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adhesions
tubal + ovarian dysfunction
oocyte toxicity

32
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How do hormonal treatments manage endometriosis?

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Stops ovulation and reduce endometrial thickening

33
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What is a fibroid

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Benign smooth muscle tumour of uterus

34
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Name 4 RF for fibroids

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Early menarche / Late menopause
Afro-caribbean
Obesity
Perimenopausal
FHx
Increasing age

35
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Name 3 protective factors for fibroids

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POP
Pregnancy
Late puberty

36
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Name 4 sx of fibroids

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Dysmenorrhoea
Menorrhagia
Deep Dyspareunia
Subfertility
Frequency / Urgency
Blaoting and feeling of fullness

37
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Name signs / examination findings of fibroids

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Irregular shaped
Firm
Non-tender
Enlarged

38
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Outline the management of fibroids

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Not wanting to conceive
- IUS
- COCP
- Injectable progesterone
- myomectomy
- uterine artery embolisation

Wanting to conceive
- NSAIDs
- Tranexamic acid
- ablation
- hysterectomy

39
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What is adenomyosis

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Growth of endometrial tissue in myometrium
- more common in multiparous
- women > 40

40
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Name 3 sx of adenomyosis

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Dysmenorrhoea
menorrhagia
dysparerunia
Infertility

41
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What is found on examination of adenomyosis

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Bimanual - large, tender boggy uterus

42
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What Investigations are required for a patient with suspected adenomyosis

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TVUS
MRI - if TVUS not suitable
Hysterectomy + histology - gold standard

43
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What is PID

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Inflammation and infection of organs in pelvis caused by ascending spread of infection up through the cervix

44
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Name 3 causes for PID

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Chlamydia
Gonorrhoea
Mycoplasma genitalium
Gardenella vaginalis

45
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Name 4 RF for PID

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No barrier contraception
multiple sexual partners
early age of intercourse
IUD
Previous PID
Younger age
Existing STI

46
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How does PID present - sx

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Chronic pelvic pain
abnormal vaginal discharge
IMB / PCB
Dysparerunia
Fever
Dysuria

47
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What examination findings are present in PID

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Pelvic tenderness
vaginal discharge
cervicitis
cervical excitation

48
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What investigations are required in a patient with suspected PID

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NAAT - Gonorrhoea / chlamydia
NAAT - Mycoplasma genitalium
HIV
Syphilis

HVS

Pregnancy test

Bloods - FBC / CRP

49
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Outline the different strains of HPV and what they cause

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6+11 - genital warts

16+18 - cancer

50
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What other cancers does HPV cause

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cervical
anal
vulval
penile
throat
mouth

51
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Name 3 protective factors for ovarian cancer

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COCP
Parity
Breastfeeding
Early menopause

52
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Name 4 sx of ovarian cancer

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Bloating
abdominal distension
abdominal pain
early satiety
change in bowel habit
urinary sx - urgency

53
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What is the diagnostic investigation

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Laparoscopy

54
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Name 5 RF for endometrial cancer

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Unopposed oestrogen
tamoxifen
Obesity
DM
PCOS
Early menarche
Nuliaprity
late menopause

55
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Name 2 protective factors for endometrial cancer

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COCP
Multiparity

56
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What are the presenting sx of endometrial cancer

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PMB
Pre menopausal - Menorrhagia / IMB

57
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What are the parameters for a 2ww referal for endometrial cancer

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> 55 y/o + PMB

58
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What are the age ranges for cervical cancer scrrening

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every 3 years: 25 - 49
every 5 years: 50-64

59
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Name 4 RF for cervical cancer

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COCP
Early first intercourse
multiple sexual partners
HIV
Smoking
high parity

60
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Describe the staining used for colposcopy

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Acetic acid - abnormal cells appear white

Iodine test - health cells stain brown and abnormal cells do not stain

61
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What is the most common form of cervical cancer

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SCC
Adenocarcinoma - rising as screening identifies more SCC

62
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What are the sx of cervical cancer

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PCB / IMB / PMB
Discharge
Dyspareunia

63
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What is ectopion

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Eversion of columnar epithelium of cervix

64
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Name 3 RF for ectropion

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Pregnancy
COCP
Puberty

65
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Name 4 features of PCOS

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Infertility
Oligomenorrhoea
Hirsturism
Acne
Obesity
Acanthosis nigricans

66
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What investigations are required in a patient with suspected PCOS

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Bloods
- Raised LH:FSH
- raised serum testosterone
- low sex hormone binding globulin

TVUS

67
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What criteria is used in PCOS

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Rotterdam criteria
- Oligomenorrhoea
- Serum or phsyical signs of high testosterone
- TVUS
>12 Antral follicles
Ovarian volume > 10

68
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Name 4 complications of PCOS

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DM
CVD
Endometrial cancer
OSA
Depression

69
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What are some sx of a polyp

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Menorrhagia
Discharge
PCB
IMB

70
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Name 3 causes of PMB

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Cancer
Polyp
HRT
Trauma
Vaginal atrophy

71
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What are the sx of atrophic vaginitis

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vaginal dryness
dysparerunia
PCB
Polyuria
Nocturia

72
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Name 4 signs of atrophic vaginitis

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decrease pubic hair
lack of vaginal folds
pale mucosa
thin skin
dry
Painful examination

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