Gynecology & Angiology Flashcards

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What are the proportions of the female infant uterus, immediately after birth?

A

2/3 Body : 1/3 Cervix

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What are the proportions of the female infant uterus; postpartum?

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Uterus 1/2 : Cervix 1/2

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What are the proportions of the female uterus during puberty?

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Uterus: 2/3 ; Cervix 1/3

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What are the proportions of the female uterus after menopause?

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Uterus 1/2 ; Cervix 1/2

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5
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The Papanicolaou Smear can detect what?

A

Premalignant cervical conditions

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What does a Hysterectomy involve?

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Excision of the uterus through the anterior abdominal wall or vagina

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How is Ligation of Uterine Tubes surgically done and what is the result of this surgery?

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Litigation of the Uterine Tubes: Involves an adominal approach or a laproscopic approach (thorugh the umbilicus)

Result: Ligating the uterine tubes so that the oocytes never reach the uterine cavity

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What are internal hemorrhoids?

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They are a prolapse of the mucosa containing the internal venous plexus –> impeding blood flow

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What are external hemerrhoids?

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They are the produced via blood clots in the external rectal venous plexus which bulge out into the mucosa and overlying skin; these are painful

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