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What is endometriosis?

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Tissue from the endometrium on other organs in the body

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What is the cause of endometriosis?

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Not sure could be retrograde menstruation but not confirmed Sampson’s theory, Extraperitoneal spread embolidsation, Halban’s theory, Meyers theory from metaplasia

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What are the symptoms of endometriosis?

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Chronic pelvic pain usually cyclical also dysmenorhhoea subfertility, pain on passing stool. Endometrioma, pain (cyclical), Infertility, high risk of recurrence impact on fertility and life, deepdysparunia, young low parity

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Why does endometriosis regress after the menopause?

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It is oestrogen sensitive.

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What is the gold standard investigation for Endometriosis?

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Diagnostic laproscopy with biopsy,

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What are principals of treatment for endometriosis?

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Reduce the symptoms from the tissue. Either by removing it or by stopping it bleeding reducing the cyclisity or glandula atropy

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What are the medical treatment options?

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Can use Nsaids, the pill may help spor HnRH analogues to suppress the ovaries can only take for 6 months due to bone demineralisation, mirena

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What are surgical treatment options for endometriosis?

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Scisors laser of bipolar diathermy see and treat or disections of adhesions and remocal of endometrioma.

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What is the normal orientation of the cervix?

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Anteverted in80%

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What is the main component of the uterus?

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They myometrium a smoothmscle layer

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What are the layers of and surrounding the uterus?

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Endometrium is glandular epithelium then myometrium and serosa and then peritoneum.

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What is the blood supply of the uterus?

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The uterine artery which comes from the internal illia artery anastomoses at the superiolateral aspect of the uterus with the ovarian arteries

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What blood vessels supply the uterus?

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There are spiral and basal arterioles spiral are important in pregnancy for fomation of the placenta

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What are fibroids?

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They are leiomyomata benign tumours of the myometrium. They occur in 25% of women

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What are the risk factors for fibroids?

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Nulliparous afro-Carribbean or those who have taken COP and injectable progestrogens

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Wha causes fibroid development?

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Oestrogen and probably progesterone,

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What happens to fibroids in pregnancy?

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They may grow shrink or stay the same

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What happens to fibroids in menopause?

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They usually regress but can calcify

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What are the symptoms of fibroids?

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Usually asymptomatic, depends on site, some can have menorrhagia, pain dysmenorrhoea, can get urinary frequency or retentio and can reduce fertility

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What are the effects of fibroids on pregnancy?

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They can cause premature labour malpresentations transverse lie obstructed labour PPH. Can get red degerneration and cauase pain

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What is red degeneration of fibroid/

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When blood supl is reduced you get pain terine tenderness haemorrhage and necrosis

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What are chances of fibroid malignant change?

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0.1%

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What are the best investigations for fibroids?

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Ultrasound may need MRI to differntiate sometiems

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What are the medical treat ment options for fibroids?

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Tranexamic acid, NSAIDs progestogens not usualyl efffective though. GnRH agonists can be used but only temoirary,

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What are the surgical treatments for fibroids?

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Hysteroscopic surgery t remove submucosal ones
Myomectomy open or laporoscopic
Radical hysterectomy can also be perfomred in sever cases. or uterine artery embolisation has 80% success rate

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What is adenomyosis?

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Endometriosis interna in old terms, presence of endometrium and underlying stroma within myometrium is quite common usualy aroudn 40 years onle symptoms usually subside after menopause

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What is the symptoms of adenomyosis?

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Painful regular bleeding and heavy menstruation.

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What is the treatment for adenomyosis?

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Progesterone IUS, COCP may need hysorectomy it is probab oestrogen dependant

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What is endometrial cancer?

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Cancer of the columnar endometrial gland cells usually usually after 60 years old.

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What are the risk factors for endometrial cancer?

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Exogenous oestrogen without progesterone, obesity, PCOS, ovarian granlosa cell tumours, Tamoxifen

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What protects agaisnst endometrial cancer?

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COCP and pregnancy

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What are the most common symptoms of endometrial cancer/

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Post menopausal bleeding, Premenopausal ladies might have intermentrural bleedin or new onset menorrhagia.

33
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How is endometrial cancer staged?

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1 lesion in uterus only a 1/2 b moore than 1/2
2 in cervix as well
3 invades through the uteruus 3A invades serosa or adnexae, 3B vaginal or parametrial involvement 3Ci pelvic nodes 3Cii para-aortic involvement
Stage 4 In bowel or bladder
4B distant mets

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What are investigations for Endometrial cancer?

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Ultrasound then pipelle biopsy or hysteroscopy and biopsy MRI can be performed,

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What is the treatment of Endometrial cancer?

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Hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophrectomy maybe lymph node disection if indicated
Radiotheraoy for before surgery to shrink it or stop recurrance.

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What is the imporatant area of the cervix in terms of cancer?

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The squamocolumnar junction

37
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Where is the lymphatic drainage of the cervix?

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Into the external iliac nodes

38
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What is a cervical ectropian?

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It is when the columnar epithelium f the endocervical is visible as a red area it is common in pregnanct or those taking the pill

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What are the symptoms of cervical ectropian?

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Post coital bleeding, or vaginal discharge

40
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How care extropians treated?

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Cryotherapy without ansasthetic but after smear etc,

41
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What is CIN?

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Cervical intraepithelia neoplasia when you get abnormal cells in the cervix that are precancerous.

42
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What causes CIN?

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HPV

43
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What are the most dangerous HPV strains/

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16,18,31 and 33.

44
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How often are smears done?

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Every 3 years from 25 up to50 then every 5 years

45
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When is cervical cancer most common?

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25-49 two peaks at 30s and 80sq

46
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What are the symptoms of cervica cancer?

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Postcoital bleeding, vagina discharge, if it invades other areas it can cause localised symptoms

47
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What is staging for cervical cancer?

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Stage 1 just in cervix
Stage 2 invasion into vagina but not pelvic side wall
Stage 3 invasion of lower vagina or pelvic wall causing ureteric obstruction, invasion of bladder or rectal mucosa beyond the true pelvis

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What are the investigations for cervical cancer?

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biopsy and examination under anasethiteic and CT scan or MRI

49
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What are treatments for stage one cervical cancer?

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wide margin excision.

50
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What treatments are used for stage 2 cervical cancer?

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radiotherapy and chemotheraooy or surgery.

51
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What is a threatented miscarriage?

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Bleeding but the fetus is still alive and the os is closed

52
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What is inevitable miscarriage?

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Bleeeding usually heavier the fetus can be alive but the os is open

53
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What is an incomplete miscarriage?

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Some fetal tisse has passes and the os is usually open

54
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What is a complete miscarriage?

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All the fetal tissue has passed and there is a reduction in bleeeding and the os is closed

55
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What is a septic miscarriage?

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The contents of the uterus are causing endometritis and are infected the uterus is tender but fever isn’t always present, usually offensive discharge

56
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What is a missed miscarriage?

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The fetus has not developed or died in uteros but not recognised until bleeding occurs or ultrasound is performed os is closed.

57
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What are the likely causes of miscarriae?

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Chromosomal abnormalities but there are other recurrent causes that could be posible

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What are the symptoms of misscarriage?

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Bleeding is often there and pain from contractions

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What is the treatment for incomplete miscarriage?

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Either medical or surgical (evacuation of retained products of conception) or just wait as might pass

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