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Menstruation and its disorders Flashcards

1
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{ } is a depressive disorder that often follows ovulation and remits within a few days of menses

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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

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What is the proposed pathophysiology of endometriosis?

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Retrograde menstruation

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What is a uterine leiomyoma?

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Benign smooth muscle tumours within the myometrium

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4
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A uniformly enlarged uterus is characteristic of adenomyosis or leiomyomas?

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Adenomyosis

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An irregularly enlarged uterus is characteristic of adenomyosis or leiomyomas?

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Leiomyoma

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What are two risk factors for adenomyosis?

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Early menarche

Increased parity

Previous uterine surgery

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How do GnRH agonists (leuprolide, goserelin) work to treat leiomyomas?

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GnRH → pituitary desensitised to overstimulation → reduced LH and FSH → reduced estrogen synthesis → fibroids deprived of growth → volume reduction

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8
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Why are GnRH agonists unsuitable as a long term treatment option for leiomyomas?

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Rebound growth

Osteoporosis

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9
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What are 3 treatment options for adenomyosis?

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COCP - reduced pain and intensity of bleeding

Progestin-only contraception - amenorrhoea

Total hysterectomy

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What is adenomyosis?

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The presence of endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium

Ectopic endometrial tissue induces hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the surrounding myometrium, resulting in a diffusely enlarged uterus

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11
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How does tranexamic acid work?

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Inhibits activation of plasminogen to plasmin.

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When is tranexamic for menorrhagia taken during the menstrual cycle?

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During menses and 3-5 days following bleeding

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What investigations should be done in all women with post-menopausal bleeding?

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Ultrasound examination of pelvis

Hysteroscopic examination of uterine cavity

Endometrial biopsy

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14
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What should the endometrial thickness be in post-menopausal women?

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Less than 5mm

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What proportion of infertile women are found to be affected by endometriosis?

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Up to 50%

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16
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What single investigation effectively diagnoses and assesses the severity of endometriosis?

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Laparoscopy

17
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What are the side effects of gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogues?

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Hot flushes

Break through bleeding

Vaginal dryness

Headaches

Decreased libido

Bone density loss

18
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What are the causes of primary amenorrhoea?

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Delayed puberty

Genital tract anomaly

Turner syndrome or other gonadal dysgenesis

Androgen insensitivity syndrome

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

19
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What are the causes of premature ovarian failure?

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Turner syndrome

Fragile X carrier

Post-chemotherapy

Post-radiotherapy

Oophorectomy

20
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What investigations should be done for someone with suspected PCOS and what would you expect to find?

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Testosterone: high

LH: high and LH:FSH ratio > 2:1

DHEA-S: high

Oestrogen: normal or slightly elevated

OGTT

Lipids

TVUS

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What are the Rotterdam diagnostic criteria for PCOS?

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Two of:

  1. Oligo/anovulation
  2. Clinical or biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism
  3. Polycystic ovaries (12+ peripheral follicles or increased volume)
22
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What are the long term complications of PCOS?

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Endometrial hyperplasia and cancer

Type II diabetes

Cardiovascular pathology

Hirsutism and acne

23
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What is the best intervention for a woman with PCOS who wants to conceive?

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Weight loss

24
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What are the drugs that can cause hyperprolactinaemia?

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Antipsychotics

TCAs

Metoclopramide/domperidone

Verapamil

Methyldopa

25
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What is the karyotype of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome?

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46XY (male)

Female external genitalia as oestrogen can be produced

26
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What menstrual bleeding pattern is seen with anovulatory uterine bleeding?

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Irregular or infrequent periods

Flow ranging from light to excessively heavy

27
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What is the risk of anovulatory uterine bleeding?

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Endometrial cancer

(high estrogen, low progesterone state)

28
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What are the possible clinical features of leiomyomas?

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Abnormal uterine bleeding

Pressure/bulk symptoms (heaviness, urinary frequency and urgency)

Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss

29
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What interventional radiological procedure can be used for leiomyomas?

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Uterine artery embolisation

Occlusion of uterine arteries → reduction in fibroid size

Uterus preserved but fertility is not

30
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What are the causes of abnormal uterine bleeding?

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PALM (structural) COEIN (nonstructural)

P - polyp

A - adenomyosis

L - leiomyoma

M - malignancy and hyperplasia

C - coagulopathy

O - ovulatory dysfunction

E - endometrial

I - iatrogenic

N - not yet classified

31
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What laboratory test is used to diagnose anovulatory uterine bleeding?

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Day 21 progesterone

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