Gynecology Flashcards
First test to perform when a women presents with amenorrhea
b-HCG
Most common cause of amenorrhea is pregnancy
Term for heavy bleeding during and between menstrual periods
Menometrorrhagia
Cause of amenorrhea with normal prolactin, no response to estrogen-progesterone challenge, and a history of D&C
Asherman’s Sydrome
Therapy for polycystic ovarian syndrome
Weight loss and OCPs
Medication used to induce ovulation
Clomiphene Citrate
Diagnostic step required in a post menopausal women who presents with vaginal bleeding
Endometrial biopsy
Indications for medical treatment of ectopic pregnancy
Stable
Unruptured ectopic pregnancy of <6 weeks gestation
Medical options for endometriosis
OCP
Danazol
GnRH agonists
Laparoscopic findings in endometriosis
Chocolate cysts
Powder burns
Most common location for an ectopic pregnancy
Ampulla of the oviduct
How to diagnose and follow a leiomyoma
U/S
Natural history of a leiomyoma
Regresses after metopause
Pt has increase vaginal discharge and petechial patches in the upper vagina and cervix
Trichomonas Vaginitis
Tx for bacterial vaginosis
Oral or topical metronidazole
The most common cause of bloody nipple discharge
Intraductal papilloma