Gynecology Flashcards
inflammation of the external female genitalia
Vulvitis
Inflammation of the vaginal canal, results in production of discharge (leukorrhea)
vaginitis
2 diseases of the cervix
Cervicitis(inflammatory) and neoplastic
Incidence of Squamous cell carcinomas of the cervix has plummeted recently due to?
Pap Smear
Cervical Intraepithelial neoplasia is a precursor for
Squamous cell carcinoma
CIN I
Mild dysplasia
CIN II
Moderate dysplasia
CIN III
carcinoma in situ
A major factor in cervical neoplasia
HPV
Abnormally heavy menstrual bleeding
Menorrhagia
bleeding between cycles
metrorrhagia
Unusually painfaul menstrual bleeding
Dysmenorrhea
Glands and stroma outside the uterus undergo cyclic bleeding
Functional endometrium
Most common tumors of the uterus
Endometrial polyps, Smooth muscle tumors, Carcinomas
Ovarian cancer is caused by which genes?
BRCA genes