Gynecology & Angiology Flashcards
What are the proportions of the female infant uterus, immediately after birth?
2/3 Body : 1/3 Cervix
What are the proportions of the female infant uterus; postpartum?
Uterus 1/2 : Cervix 1/2
What are the proportions of the female uterus during puberty?
Uterus: 2/3 ; Cervix 1/3
What are the proportions of the female uterus after menopause?
Uterus 1/2 ; Cervix 1/2
The Papanicolaou Smear can detect what?
Premalignant cervical conditions
What does a Hysterectomy involve?
Excision of the uterus through the anterior abdominal wall or vagina
How is Ligation of Uterine Tubes surgically done and what is the result of this surgery?
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
What are internal hemorrhoids?
They are a prolapse of the mucosa containing the internal venous plexus –> impeding blood flow
What are external hemerrhoids?
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