Gynecology Flashcards
What does the Seminal Vesicle give to sperm?
Food (fructose) and clothes (semen)
What do the Bulbourethral =Cowper´s gland secrete?
Bicarbonate (neutraliza lactobacilli)
What does the Prostate Secrete?
“The prostate HAZ it”
Hyaluronidase
Acid Phosphatase
Zinc
What is the Capacitation reaction?
Zn used to peel semen off
What is the Acrosomal reaction?
Sperms release enzyme to eat corona radiata
What is the Crystalization Reaction?
Wall formed after 1 sperm enters (to prevent polyspermy)
Where does the testosterone come from?
Adrenal gland and testicles
Where does DHT come from?
Testicles (at puberty)
What is a Pseudohermaphrodite?
External genitalia problem
What is a True Hemaphrodite?
Internal genitalia problem => has both sexes
What is a Female Hemaphrodite?
Impossible b/c the default is female
What is a Female Pseudohemaphrodite?
XX with low 21 -OHase => high testosterone
What is male Hermaphrosite?
XY with no MIF
What is a male Pseudohermaphrodite?
XY that has low 17-OHase => low testosterone
What is Hirsutism?
Hairy
What is Virilization?
Man-like
What is testicular Feminization = Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome?
Bad DHT receptor -> XY w/blind pouch vagina
What is McCun-Albright?
Precocious sexual development, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia “whorls of CT”, “Coast of Maine”, pigmented skin macules
What is Cryptochordism?
Testes never descend => sterility after 15 months seminomas
Which stage of menstrual cycle has the highest estrogen levels?
Follicular stage (has proliferative endothelium)
What stage of the menstrual cycle has the highest temperature?
Ovulatory stage
What stage of the menstrual cycle has the highest progesterone level?
Luteal stage (has secretory endothelium)
What form of estrogen is highest at menopause?
E1: Estrone (made by fat)
What form of estrogen is highest in middle age females?
E2: Estradiol (made by ovaries)
What form of estrogen is highest at pregnancy?
E3: Estriol (made by placenta)
What states have increased estrogen?
Pregnancy, liver failure, p450 inhibition, obesity
What is Adenomyosis?
Growth of endometrium -> myometrium, enlarged “boggy” uterus w/cystic areas
What does DES taken by mom cause in her daughter?
Adenomyosis -> menorrhagia
Clear cell CA of vagina
Recurrent abortions
What is Kallman’s syndrome?
No GnRH, anosmia (can’t smell)
What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?
^ Cysts: no ovulation -> no progesterone
(^ endometrial CA) -> can’t inhibit LH, obese, hairy, acne
What is Savage’s syndrome?
Ovarian resistance to FSH/LH
What is Turner’s Syndrome (XO)?
High FSH, low E2, ovarian dysgenesis
What does the progesterone challenge test tell you?
Bleeds=> she has estrogen
Not bleed=> she has no E2 or ovaries
^FSH -> Ovary problem
Low FSH -> pituitary problem
What is Sheehan syndrome?
Post-partum hemorrhage-> pituitary, hyperplasia infarcts -> no lactation