Menstrual Disorders Flashcards
What is the difference between primary and secondary amenorrhea?
Give 3 physiological causes for amenorrhea.
Primary = failure to establish menses by 16 and secondary is cessation of previously normal menstruation for more than 6 months.
Prepubertal menopause and pregnancy
How long does infrequent menstruatiuon have to occur for, forit to be classed as oligomenorrhea?
35 days
> 80 ml per menstruation = what?
Menorrhagia
Give some symptoms of PMDD?
Irritability Depression Anxiety Bloating Breast tenderness Headache Fatigue
Give 4 chromosomal abnormalities that can cause menstrual disorders.
In which 2 of these will you have streak gonads?
MRKH syndrome (Müllerian agenesis)
Turners
CAH
Swyer syndrome (XY gonadal dysgenesis)
Turners and swyer syndrome
What type of fibroid is more likely to cause bleeding?
Submucosal - more surface area
Give 6 common causes for menorrhagia.
Fibroids Polyps Endometrial cancer bleeding diathesis Copper IUCD Drugs (warfarin)
Why does primary dysmenorrhea occur?
Prostaglandins act on the uterus causing painful contractions
