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Gynaecology Part 2 Flashcards

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Type 1 female genital mutilation:

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partial or total removal of clitoris and/or prepuce

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Type 2 female genital mutilation:

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partial or total removal of clitoris and labia minora, with or without excision of labia majora

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Type 3 female genital mutilation:

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narrowing of vaginal orifice with creation of covering seal by cutting and positioning labia minora or majora, with or without excision of clitoris (infibulation)

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Type 4 female genital mutilation:

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all other harmful procedures to female genitalia: pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterisation

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How can fibroid degeneration come about and how does it present and treatment?

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  • sensitive to oestrogen so grows during pregnancy
  • growth outstrips blood supply - red/carneous degeneration
  • low grade fever, pain and vomiting
  • manage conservatively with rest and analgesia (resolves within 4-7 days)
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Features of Mittelschmerz:

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  • mid cycle pain
  • sharp onset
  • little systemic
  • recurrent
  • settles over 24-48 hours
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Investigation and treatment of mittelschmerz:

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  • FBC normal
  • US may show small quantity free fluid
  • conservative management
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Features of endometriosis pain:

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  • 25% asymptomatic
  • menstrual irregularity, infertility, pain and deep dyspareunia
  • intermittent small bowel obstruction
  • intra abdominal bleeding - localised peritoneal inflammation
  • recurrent episodes
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Investigations endometriosis:

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  • US - free fluid

- laparoscopy - lesions

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Features of ovarian torsion pain:

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  • suden onset
  • deep seated colicky abdominal pain
  • vomiting and distress
  • adnexial tenderness
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Investigation of ovarian torsion:

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  • US - free fluid

- laparoscopy diagnostic and therapeutic

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Features of ectopic gestation pain:

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  • symptoms of pregnancy without evidence of intrauterine gestation
  • emergency with evidence of rupture or impending rupture
  • small amount of vaginal discharge
  • adnexial tenderness
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Investigation and management of ectopic gestation:

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  • US - no intrauterine pregnancy
  • beta hCG elevated
  • intra abdominal free fluid
  • laparoscopy or laparotomy if harm-dynamically unstable
  • salpingectomy usually
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Features of PID pain:

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  • bilateral lower abdominal pain
  • associated with vaginal discharge
  • may also have dysuria
  • peri-hepatic inflammation secondary to Chlamydia (Fitz Hugh Curtis)
  • may have RUQ discomfort
  • fever >38 degrees
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Investigation and management of PID:

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  • FBC: leucocytosis
  • pregnancy test negative
  • amylase - normal or slightly raised
  • high vaginal and urethral swabs
  • medical management
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Investigations carried out if menorrhagia:

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  • FBC

- routine transvaginal US if symptoms suggest structural or histological abnormality

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If a patient with menorrhagia does not require contraception, use:

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mefenamic acid 500mg tds (especially if also dysmenorrhoea) or tranexamic acid 1g tds

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If a patient with menorrhagia does require contraception, use:

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  • intrauterine (mirena) first line
  • COCP
  • long acting progestogens
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What can be used as a short term option to rapidly stop heavy menstrual bleeding?

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norethisterone 5mg tds

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What is HRT typically used for in women?

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small dose of oestrogen to help alleviate menopausal symptoms (also progestogen if uterus)

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Side effects of HRT:

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  • nausea
  • breast tenderness
  • fluid retention and weight gain
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Complications of HRT:

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  • increased risk breast cancer
  • increased risk endometrial cancer
  • increased risk of VTE
  • increased risk of stroke
  • increased risk of ischaemic heart disease if more than 10 years after menopause
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In what way does HRT increase risk of breast cancer:

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  • increased by addition of progestogen
  • increased risk with duration of use
  • risk of breast cancer begins to decline when HRT stopped and reaches previous level after 5 years
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How does HRT increase risk of endometrial cancer?

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  • oestrogen on its own should not be given as HRT to women with a womb
  • reduced by the addition of progestogen but not eliminated
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How does HRT increase risk of VTE?

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  • increased by addition of progestogen
  • transdermal HRT does not increase risk
  • refer to haematology before starting treatment if high risk
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What is hyperemesis gravidarum thought to be due to?

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raised beta hCG levels

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Associations with hyperemesis gravidarum:

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  • multiple pregnancies
  • trophoblastic disease
  • hyperthyroidism
  • nulliparity
  • obesity
  • smoking DECREASES incidence
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Referral criteria for n&v in pregnancy:

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  • continued n&v and unable to keep down liquids or oral antiemetics
  • continued n&v with ketonuria and/or weight loss, despite treatment with oral antiemetics
  • confirmed or suspected comorbidity
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What triad must be present before diagnosis of hyperemesis gravidarum:

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  • 5% pre-pregnancy weight loss
  • dehydration
  • electrolyte imbalance
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What scoring system can be used to classify severity of NVP:

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Pregnancy-Unique Quanitification of Emesis PUQE

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Management of hyperemesis gravidarum:

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  • antihistamines first line
  • cyclizine
  • ondansetron and metoclopramide second line
  • ginger and P6 (wrist) acupressure
  • admission for IV hydration
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Complications of hyperemesis gravidarum:

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  • Wernicke’s encephalopathy
  • Mallory Weiss tear
  • central pontine myelinolysis
  • acute tubular necrosis
  • foetal: small for gestational age, pre-term birth
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Long term complications of hysterectomy:

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  • enterocoele

- vaginal vault prolapse

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Acute complication of hysterectomy:

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urinary retention

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Causes of infertility:

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  • male factor 30%
  • unexplained
  • ovulation failure
  • tubal damage
  • other causes
36
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Basic investigations of infertility:

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  • semen analysis

- serum progesterone 7 days prior to expected next period. For a typical 28 day cycle, done on day 21

37
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Interpretation of serum progestogen in infertility investigations:

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  • <16nmol/L - repeat if consistently low, refer to specialist
  • 16-30nmol/L - repeat
  • > 30nmol/L - ovulation
38
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Average age for menopause:

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51yo

39
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Recommended time to use effective contraception until:

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  • 12 months after last period in women >50yo

- 24 months after last period in women <50yo

40
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When can the clinical diagnosis of menopause be made?

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no period for 12 months

41
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Contraindications of using HRT for menopause symptoms:

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  • current or past breast cancer
  • oestrogen sensitive cancer
  • undiagnosed vaginal bleeding
  • untreated endometrial hyperplasia
42
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Management of vasomotor symptoms in menopause: (hot flushes, night sweats)

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  • fluoxetine
  • citalopram
  • venlafaxine
43
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Management of vaginal dryness in menopause:

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  • vaginal lubricant

- moisturiser

44
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How should HRT be stopped in menopause:

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  • gradually reducing HRT is effective at limiting recurrence in short term
  • long term - no difference symptom control
45
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Long term complications of menopause:

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  • osteoporosis

- increased risk ischaemic heart disease

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Causes of menorrhagia:

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  • dysfunctional uterine bleeding
  • anovulatory cycles
  • uterine fibroids
  • hypothyroidism
  • intrauterine devices
  • PID
  • bleeding disorders e.g. VW disease
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Threatened miscarriage:

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  • painless vaginal bleeding before 24 weeks (typically at 6-9)
  • bleeding less than menstruation
  • cervical os closed
  • complicates 25% pregnancies
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Missed (delayed) miscarriage:

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  • gestational sac which contains dead foetus before 20 weeks without expulsion symptoms
  • may have light bleeding/discharge
  • not usually pain
  • closed cervical os
  • when sac >25mm and no embryonic part seen - blighted ovum or anembryonic pregnancy
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Inevitable miscarriage:

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  • heavy bleeding with clots and pain

- cervical os open

50
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Incomplete miscarriage:

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  • not all products of conception expelled
  • pain and bleeding
  • open cervical os
51
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What is abortion:

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the expulsion of products of conception before 24 weeks

52
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How many diagnosed pregnancies will miscarry in early stages?

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15-20%

53
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Miscarriages should be managed surgically or medically if:

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  • increased risk of haemorrhage (late first trimester, coagulopathies, unable to have blood transfusion)
  • previous adverse experience
  • evidence of infection
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What kind of medical management can be used for miscarriages:

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  • vaginal misoprostol - prostaglandin analogue binds to myometrial cells to cause myometrial contractions
  • oral mifepristone not added
  • contact doctor if bleeding doesn’t start in 24 hours
  • antiemetics and pain relief
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What surgical management can be used for miscarriages:

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  • vacuum aspiration

- surgical in theatre

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Risk factors of ovarian cancer:

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  • family history: mutations of BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene

- many ovulations: early menarche, late menopause, nulliparity

57
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Clinical features of ovarian cancer:

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  • abdominal distension and bloating
  • abdominal and pelvic pain
  • urinary symptoms
  • early satiety
  • diarrhoea
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Investigations ovarian cancer:

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-CA125
(do not use in asymptomatic women)
-US
-diagnosis: laparotomy

59
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What can also raised CA125 other than ovarian cancer?

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  • endometriosis
  • mensturation
  • benign ovarian cysts
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A CA125 above what level requires urgent US scan of the abdomen and pelvis?

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> =35 IU/mL

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Management ovarian cancer:

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surgery and platinum based chemotherapy

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What kind of ovarian cysts should be biopsied?

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complex (multi-loculated) to exclude malignancy

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What are the physiological cysts (functional cysts):

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  • follicular

- corpus luteum

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What is a follicular ovarian cyst?

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  • most common
  • non-rupture of dominant follicle or failure of atresia in non-dominant follicle
  • commonly regress after several cycles
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What is a corpus luteum cyst?

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  • during cycle if pregnancy does not occur, corpus luteum may fill with blood or fluid
  • intraperitoneal bleeding more common than cyst
66
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What is a benign germ cell ovarian tumour?

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  • dermoid cyst
  • also mature cystic teratomas
  • lined with epithelial tissue
  • most common under 30yo
  • bilateral in 10-20%
  • usually asymptomatic (torsion more likely than with other tumours)
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What are the benign epithelial tumours?

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  • serous cystadenoma

- mucinous cystadenoma

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What is a serous cystadenoma?

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  • most benign epithelial tumour
  • looks like most common type of cancer (serous carcinoma)
  • bilateral 20%
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What is a mutinous cystadenoma?

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  • large

- if rupture, may cause pseudomyxoma peritonei

70
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What can initial imaging modality for suspected ovarian cysts/tumours reveal?

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  • ultrasound used
  • simple: unilocular, more likely physiological or benign
  • complex: multilocular, more likely to be malignant
71
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Management of ovarian enlargement finding in premenopausal women:

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  • conservative if <35yo
  • if cysts small <5cm and simple, likely to be benign
  • repeat US for 8-12 weeks and referral if persistent
72
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Management of ovarian enlargement finding in postmenopausal women:

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  • physiological cysts unlikely

- all referred to gynaecology

73
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What is ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome?

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  • complication of some infertility treatment e.g. IVF
  • multiple luteinised cysts in ovaries causes high oestrogen and progesterone and vasoactive substances such as VEGF
  • increased membrane permeability and loss of fluid from intravascular compartment
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Classification of OHSS:

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  • mild: pain, bloating
  • moderate: n&v, as above, US ascites
  • severe: as above, ascites, oliguria, haematocrit >45%, hypoproteinaemia
  • critical: as above, ARDS, thromboembolism, anuria, tense ascites
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What is ovarian torsion?

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  • partial or complete torsion of ovary on supporting ligaments
  • can compromise blood supply
  • if fallopian tube as well - adnexal torsion
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Risk factors ovarian torsion:

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  • ovarian mass
  • reproductive age
  • pregnancy
  • OHSS
77
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Features of ovarian torsion:

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  • sudden onset deep colicky pain
  • vomiting and distress
  • fever in minority
  • vaginal examination - adnexial tenderness
  • US: free fluid or whirlpool sign
  • laparoscopy - diagnostic and therapeutic

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