Lecture 10 (GYN)-Exam 5 Flashcards
Cervical Dysplasia Summary: AGC
* What are they?
* Common or rare?
* Associated with what?
* What do you need to do?
- Abnormal cells that original from the endocervix or endometrium
- Rare - < 1% of cervical cytology
- Associated with premalignant or malignant disease in 30% of cases
- Colposcopy and endometrial biopsy
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
* Often presents as what?
* Too much of what?
Often presents as abnormal uterine bleeding
* Too much LH in follicular phase of menstruation (≥ 2x FSH secreted)
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
* Theca cells produce too much what? What does that cause?
Theca cells produce too much androstenedione
* Cannot all get converted to estradiol
* Some gets converted to estrone in fat cells
* Increases estrogen negative feed back stopping the release of FSH
* Continuous high levels of LH and no LH surge – NO OVULATION
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
* Why too much LH?
Why anterior pituitary produces too much LH not well known -> possible association with insulin resistance
PCOS
* What does high levels of androstenedione cause? (3)
* What does insulin resistance cause? (2)
High levels of androstenedione
* Hirsutism
* Male pattern baldness
* Acne
Insulin resistance
* Obesity
* Acanthosis nigricans
PCOS
* What happens because of lack of ovulation? (2)
- Amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea
- Heavy menstrual bleeding
PCOS
* How do you dx it?
- High LH:FSH ratio
- High androstenedione
- Diagnostic imaging: ± ovarian follicles
Pcos - treatments
* Why weight lost?(4)
Goal: 5 to 10%
* Decreases insulin resistance
* Reduces hirsutism
* Regulates menstrual cycles
* Improved response to fertility treatments
Pcos - treatments
* Why metformin?
Improves insulin sensitivity and weight loss
* Regulates menstrual cycles
* No longer recommended as first-line for all patients
Pcos - treatments
* What is first line for androgen excess? How does it work?
CHC or progestin only contraception
* Provides progestin / suppress ovarian hormones
* Increases the concentration of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG)
* Decreases concentration of circulating androgens
* Cycle regulation
Pcos - treatments
* What is second line of androgen excess? What does it not do? CI?
- Spironolactone
- Does not regulate the menstrual cycle
- CI: pregnancy
Metformin in PCOS
* Can produce what? Alters what?
* Positive effect on what?
* How does it effect weight?
Can produce ovulatory cycles
* Alters insulin’s effect on ovarian androgen synthesis to allow return of ovulation
Positive effect on blood glucose and hyperinsulinemia
* Weight loss (10lbs)
Metformin in PCOS
* Inhibits what? What does that cause?
* Not as effective as what?
Inhibits ovarian gluconeogenesis and androgen synthesis
* Less androgens to convert into estrone that persistently promotes LH release
Not as effective as CHC therapy
Metformin in PCOS
* Recommended for patients with what?
Recommended for patients with
* Unsuccessful weight loss with diet and exercise
* Continued symptoms of high androgens after 6 months of CHC therapy
Pcos – Women not seeking pregnancy
* What is first line? What does it cause? (4)
CHCs first-line
* Provides daily progestin
* Antagonizes endometrial proliferative effects of estrogen
* Decreases effects of high androstenedione
* Provides contraception
Pcos – Women not seeking pregnancy
* What is the dosing guidelines for CHC?
≤ 35 mcg of ethinyl estradiol/day
Anti-androgenic progestins recommended
* Desogestrel
* Drospirenone
* Norgestimate
Pcos – Women not seeking pregnancy
* What do you give for patients with contraindications to CHCs?
* WHat are the routes?
Progestins only
Oral, IM, IUD:
* Oral: medroxyprogesterone 5 or 10mg for first 10 to 14 days every one to two months
Pcos – Women not seeking pregnancy
* How does progestins only work?
Antagonizes endometrial proliferative effects of estrogen
Does not decrease effects of high androstenedione
* Drospirenone with some effects
May or may not provide contraception
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PCOS – Women seeking pregnancy
* What is first line?
First-line: weight loss
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PCOS – Women seeking pregnancy
* What else can be first line besides weight loss? How does it work?
First-line: letrozole-> Aromatase inhibitor
* Inhibits the estrogen negative feedback
* Promotes follicle growth
* Stimulates ovulation
PCOS – Women seeking pregnancy: Letrozole
* replaces what?
* Highest what?
* What is the regimen?
- Replaces historic clomiphene
- Highest cumulative pregnancy and live birth rate (80% vs 30 to 40% with clomiphene)
- Regimen: 2.5 to 7.5 mg PO daily on days 3 to 7 of the ovarian cycle
When is menarche, menstruation and menopause?
Prolactin
* Necessary for what?
* Synthesized and secreted from what?
- Necessary for synthesis and maintenance of milk production
- Synthesized and secreted from lactotrophs in the anterior pituitary
Prolactin
* How is it regulated?Inhibited? stimulated?
Regulated by the hypothalamus
* Inhibited by a constant release of dopamine (prolactin inhibiting factor)
* Stimulated by thyrotrophin releasing hormone (prolactin stimulating factor)
Galactorrhea
* What is it? What is the MCC?
- Abnormal lactation
- MCC - lesions of hypothalamus, pituitary
Galactorrhea:
* What are the other causes (besides lesions)(4)
- Drugs – dopamine antagonists (antipsychotics, antidepressants metoclopramide, etc)
- Hypothyroidism
- Renal dysfunction
- Manual stimulation
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- Evaluation of Galactorrhea
Galactorrhea treatments
* What are the different types of txt?(4)
- Patient reassurance
- Stopping or switching medications
- Dopamine agonists
- Surgery: Prolactinomas > 10 mm
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Antipsychotic induced Galactorrhea
* What are the different treatment options?(3)
* MC occurs w/?
Treatment options
* Lower the dose
* Switch to alternative prolactin-sparing antipsychotic->Not ideal if clinically stable
* Add a full / partial dopamine agonist-> Aripiprazole
MC with risperiodone
Mastitis
* MC in what setting?
* WHat are initiating factors?
- MC in the setting of breastfeeding
- Initiating factor = milk stasis (prolonged engorgement, incomplete or inefficient feeding)
Mastitis
* What are the sxs?
Warm, erythema, edema, pain to breast plus systemic symptoms
* Fever, myalgias, chills, malaise, and flu-like symptoms
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Mastitis
* What are MCC?
* May be complicated by what?
MCC Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA / MSSA)
May be complicated by abscess formation
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Mastitis
* What is first line?
* Rarely requires what?
* What is the duration?
First-line: outpatient antibiotics (ex. Breastfeeding: cephalexin, clinda, augmentin, diclocycline) (No breastfeeding: Bacrtrim and doxy)
* Rarely requires IV antibiotics
* Duration – 10 to 14 days
Mastitis:
* Besides antibiotics, what are the additional txt?(4)
- I and D abscesses
- Cold compresses
- NSAIDS
- Pumping / breastfeeding
Breast cellulitis in non-lactating females
* Common or uncommon?
* What are the sxs?
* WHat is uncommon?
* What are the MC organisms?
* What is the txt?
- Uncommon
- Erythema, edema, pain to breast
- ± axillary lymphadenopathy
- Systemic symptoms uncommon
- MC organisms Staph and Strep
- Empiric treatment similar to mastitis
Breast cellulitis in non-lactating females
* What is the imaging?
- ± ultrasound
- Mammogram usually recommended
Fibrocystic Changes
* MC what?
* Ages?
* Thought to be due to what
- Most common benign breast disease - ~50% of women of reproductive age
- Most common ages 30-50
- Thought to be due to hormonal imbalance: Estrogen
Fibrocystic Changes
* What are the sxs?
- Multiple, usually bilateral TENDER mobile masses in the breast
- Cyclical bilateral breast tenderness, most prominent just before menstruation
Fibrocystic Changes
* What are the red flags?
Red Flags – recurrent or severe symptoms, solid masses, nipple abnormalities, edema, skin changes, unilateral discharge
Fibrocystic breast disease treatment
* What is first line?(5)
- Imaging
- Patient reassurance
- Physical support (bra)
- Warm or cold compresses
- Acetaminophen or NSAIDs
Fibrocystic breast disease treatment
* What is second line?
If 6-month trial of first-line therapies unsuccessful
* Tamoxifen 10mg PO daily
* Danazol
* Adjustment of CHC or hormone replacement therapies
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Breast Cancer
* MC type and area?
MC ductal carcinoma / upper outer quadrant
SERMs vs aromatase inhibitors moa