Gynecology Flashcards
Term for heavy bleeding during and btwn menstrual periods
Menometrorrhagia
Cause of amenorrhea with nl prolactin, no respose to estrogen-progesterone challenge, and a h/o D&C
Asherman’s syndrome
Therapy for PCOS
Wt loss and OCPs
Medication used to induce ovulation
Clomiphene citrate
Dxic step req’d in a post-menopausal F who presents with VB
Endometrial bx
Indications for medical tx of ectopic pregnancy
Stable, unruptured ectopic pregnancy of
Medical options for endometriosis
OCPs, danazol, GnRH agonists
Laparoscopic findings in endometriosis
“Chocolate cysts,” powder burns
MC location for an ectopic pregnancy
Ampulla of the oviduct
How to dx and follow a leiomyoma
U/S
Natural hx of a leiomyoma
Regresses after menopause
Pt has increased vaginal d/c and petechial patches in the upper vagina and cervix
Trichomonas vaginalis
Tx for bacterial vaginosis
Oral or topical metronidazole
MCC of bloody nipple d/c
Intraductal papilloma
Contraceptive methods that protect against PID
OCPs and barrier contraception
Unopposed estrogen is contraI in which CAs?
Endometrial or estrogen R (ER)+ breast CA
Pt presents with recent PID with RUQ pain
Consider Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
Breast malignancy presenting as itching, burning, and erosion of the nipple
Paget’s dz
Annual screening for F with a strong FHx of ovarian CA
CA-125 and TVUS
50 yo F leaks urine when laughing or coughing. Nonsurgical options?
Kegel exercises, estrogen, pessaries for stress incontinence
30 yo F has unpredictable urine loss. Exam is nl. Medical options?
Anticholinergics (oxybutynin) or ß-adrenergics (metaproterenol) for urge incontinence
Lab values suggestive of menopause
Increased serum FSH
MCC of F infertility
Endometriosis
2 consecutive findings of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) on Pap smear. F/u eval?
Colposcopy and endocervical curettage
Breast CA type that increases the future risk of invasive carcinoma in both breasts.
Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)
1st test to do when a F presents with amenorrhea
ß-hCG (pregnancy = MCC of amenorrhea)