Key Terms

Question 1

Cystitis

Answer 1

UTI and common cause of ABD pain

Question 2

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 2

Severe discomfort during menstrual period

Question 3

Dyspareunia

Answer 3

painful sexual intercourse

Question 4

Dysuria

Answer 4

Urinary frequency, pain or discomfort

Question 5

Ectopic Pregnancy

Answer 5

implantation of a fetus outside the body of the uterus

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SURGICAL EMERGENCY

Question 6

Endometriosis

Answer 6

Condition in which endometrial tissue is found outside the uterus. Causes inflammation, scarring of adjacent tissues, subsequent development of adhesions, particularly in the pelvic cavity

Question 7

Entometritis

Answer 7

Infection of the uterine lining. It is an occasional complication of miscarriage

Question 8

Mittelschmerz

Answer 8

midcycle abdominal pain

Question 9

myometrium

Answer 9

thick middle layer of the uterine wall

Question 10

obstetrics

Answer 10

branch of medicine that deals with the care of a woman throughout her pregnancy

Question 11

Ovulation

Answer 11

the release of an egg from the ovary

Question 12

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Answer 12

Acute infection of the reproductive organs that can be caused by a bacterium, virus, or fungus

Question 13

Perimetrium

Answer 13

the serosal peritoneal membrane which forms the outermost layer of theuterine wall

Question 14

premenstrual dysphoric disorder PMDD

Answer 14

Condition in which a woman has severe depression symptoms, irritability, and tension before menstruation

Question 15

PMS Pre menstrual Syndrome

Answer 15

Variety of signs and symptoms: weight gain, irritability, food cravings associated with changes in hormone levels preceding menstruation