Menarche, Puberty, and Menstrual Disorders Flashcards
The drop in progesterone and estradiol occurs towards the end of the luteal phase if conception does not occur, This causes a rise in ____ which will initiate new follicular growth for next cycle
FSH
Assuming you are a female and have normal, regular menstrual cycles. What day of the menstrual cycle is the best time to have intercourse in order to get pregnant?
A. 7 days after start of your period
B. 14 days after start of your period
C. 28 days after start of your period
D. 4 weeks after start of your period
B. 14 days after start of your period
Which of the following hormones is the most ominant during the follicular phase of ovarian cycle?
A. estrogen
B. progesterone
estrogen
Although both hormones reach there maximum levels in the luteal phase about 5-7 days after ovulation, which on is the dominant hormone in luteal phase?
A. estrogen
B. progesterone
progesterone
When does estrogen peak in the menstrual cycle?
A. 1 day before midcycle LH peak
B. 5-7 days after ovulation (luteal phase)
C. ~ Day 19-22 of menstrual cycle
D. All of the above
All of the above
5-7 days after ovulation is about Day 19-22 of mesntrual cycle
During the follicular phase, the ovary secretes a very small amount of progesterone, and the bulk of the progesterone comes from perupheral conversion of what? (2)
Adrenal pregenolone
Pregenolone sulfate
T/F: All females make ovarian cysts normally, the concerining cysts are the ones that persist
True
The proliferative phase of the uterine cycle is characterized by growth of the endometrium secondary to stimulation from what hormone?
Estrogen
In which of the following phases are numerous mitoses seen?
A. Menstrual phase
B. Proliferative Phase
C. Secretory Phase
Proliferative Phase
- mitosis wasn’t mentioned in menstrual phase, and was noted to be rare in the secretory phase
If conception doesn’t happen by _______, the CL regresses which leads to decrease in prog and estro, and we start to see the endometrium undergoing involution (shrinking)?
A. Day 14
B. Day 17
C. Day 23
D. Day 28
Day 23
All of the following is accurate in terms of the average age of menarche, EXCEPT?
A. 12.43 years old
B. 2-3 years after Thelarche at Tanner stage IV
C. before Tanner stage III
D. 90% start 13.75 years old
before Tanner stage III
- VERY RARE for it to start before Tanner stage III
What 2 things qualify as primary amenorrhea?
absence of menarche by age 13 WITHOUT secondary sex characteristics
absence of menarche by age 15 WITH secondary sexual characteristics
What qualifies as secondary amenorrhea?
absence of menstruation for 6 months
A 13 year old female patient comes into the office. Her mother explains that she had her first period when she was 12, but recently hasn’t had her period in over 3 months. Her mom is worried that she’s holding it in, in order to scare her mother cause she’s been quite a rebel lately. Which of the following is your next step?
A. Diagnose her with primary amenorrhea
B. Diagnose her with secondary amenorrhea
C. Check urine hCG to rule out pregnancy
D. Probably has just been holding her period in to annoy her mom
C. Check urine hCG to rule out pregnancy
What is oligomenorrhea?
abnormally infrequent menses at interbals greater than 35 days