NAGY GYN Flashcards
Symptoms and diagnosis of ectopic Pregnancy
Symptoms:
- Signs of pregnancy (PPP)
- Irregular bleeding
- Abdominal pain
-Peritoneal signs
Diagnosis:
- hCG: doubles every day in pregnancy, does not in ectopic pregnancy (still increased)
- US
Symptoms of endometriosis
Symptoms:
- Dysmenorrhea
- Abdominal pain
- Problems with defacation
-Dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
Diagnosis:
- US
- Laparascopic visualization and removal!! (DX and TX?)
Uterine fibroids
Types:
- Intramural
- Submucosal
- Subserosal
- Broad ligamental fibroids (?)
Treatment:
- Individual factors are important, can be removed by laparoscopy, but hysterectomy is the only complete treatment
Complications:
- Problems with conception
- Infertility
- Can become very large
Bacterial vaginosis: etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Etiology: Gardenella or another anaerobic bacteria. NOT an STD
Symptoms:
- Vaginal discharge
- Foul smell
- Dyspareunia
Diagnosis:
- KOH prep(potassium hydroxide), see clue cells
Treatment: Metronidazole
External female genitalia parts
Vulva:
- Labia minora and majora
- Clitoris
- Bartholin glands
- Perineum
- Fourchette
(Internal and external border: hymen)
Causes of primary amenorrhea
- Müllerian agenesis
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome
- Primary hypogonadism; Turner syndrome
- Secondary hypogonadism: Kallman syndrome and pituitary tumor
A postmenopausal woman has thickened endometrium on US. What do you do next?
Dilation and curettage, and histology.
It is suspect for corporal/endometrial cancer
What is Stein-Leventhal syndrome? And the metabolic disorder associated with it?
- Another name for PCOS
- Associated with insuline resistance/DM
- Diagnostic criteria: anovulation, hyperandrogenism, > 10 follicles
- Lab: increased LH:FSH ratio (3:1)
What are some genital malformations?
- Mullerian agenesis/Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH syndrome)
- Bicornuate uterus
- Septate uterus
- Vaginal atresia
- Imperforate hymen
How to differentiate btw. Bartholin cyst and abscess?
Abscess will be painful
Benefits and risks of hormone contraceptives
Benefits:
- Decreased incidence of ovarian and enometrial cancer
- Decreased bone loss
- Treats dysmenorrhea
- Treats acne
- Decreases risks of trisomies with increasing age
Risks:
- Thrombosis, DVT/stroke (especially with other diseases/postpartum)
- Increased BP
- Weigth gain (edema, not true anymore)
- Depression
Treatment of complete uterine prolapse
Vaginal hysterectomy
Barrier and chemical contraceptive - what barriers do we have?
- Female and male condoms
- Pessaries: Cervical cups, Diaphragm
- Sponges
What endocrinological change occurs in puberty?
Before puberty, GnRH release is continous, when we reach reproductive age, it becomes pulsatile.
- It increases in frequency and amplitude from the hypothalamus, stimulating the anterior pituitary to release LH and FSH
Female sex development
- External genitalia develop from genital and urogenital folds
-Muellerian duct (paramesonephric) gives rise to the upper vagina, cervix, uterus and fallopian tubes - Absence of Y-chromosome leads to total regression of Wolffian duct (mesonephric)
- Ovaries develop from germinal epithelium
How to confirm intersexuality
(Not 100% sure answer)
- Karyotyping (check chromosomes)
- Secondary sex characteristics
- Check internal gonads
- Mental/psychological is the last stage
Treatment of PID and complications
Empirical AB therapy
- Outpatient: one single IM dose of ceftriaxone + PO doxycycline, add metronidazole if signs of vaginitis
- Inpatient. IV cephalosporin (cefoxitin, cefotaxime) + doxycycline, if tuboovarian abscess, add metronidazole
(How long?)
Important to treat due to risk of complications:
- Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
- Tuboovarian abscess
- Infertility
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Chronic pelvic pain
Types of benign ovarian tumors
Epithelial
- Serous cystadenoma
- Mucinous cystadenoma
- Endometrioid
Gonadal stromal tumors
- Granulosa theca cell tumors
- Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors
Germ cell tumors
- Dysgermimoma
- Teratoma
Obstetric and gynecological evaluation in patient without complain
- Bimanual examination
- Pap smear
- Breast exam
- Speculum examination
How do diagnose stage 1 in corporal cancer?
Less or more than 50% of the myometrium? Diagnose with transvaginal-US, if more than 4 cm do dilation and curettage for biopsy.
Vulvodynia
Vulvar discomfort, most often descibed as burning pain, occuring in the absencse of relevant visible findings or a specific, identifiable neurological disorder.
Perimenopause diagnosis
- Exclude pregnancy
- FSH constantly increases
- No follicles in ovaries on US
- Vulvovaginal atrophy on physical exam
Classification of human sexuality
-Heterosexual
- Homosexual
- Bisexual
- Transsexual
What is Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH syndrome)?
Mullerian agenesis
What is hydatidiform mole?
- Snowstorm pattern on US
- No fetus
(- Abnormal growth of trophoblasts)
Endometrial (corporal) cancer screening
Only screen women with high risk by measuring endometrial thickness
How to check for fallopian stricture?
Hysterosalpingography (X-ray w/ dye in uterus to check openness and shape of fallopian tubes)
Difference between virulism and hirsutism
- Hirsutism is a clinical presentation of virilization; the apperance of male secondary sex characteristics in a female
- Hirsutism: dark hair on back, lip and chest.
- Other symptoms of virilization: clitoromegaly, deep voice, male pattern hair loss, acne, increased muscle mass
What is radical vulvectomy?
Surgical removal of vulva and inguinofemoral lymph nodes
Screening of ovarian cancer
- US : multilocular cysts, solid areas, metastases, ascites and bilateral lesions ( one point per)
- Ca-125
- HE4 (human epidydimis protein 4)
- RMI: risk of malignancy index, if over 200 you should be suspiscious for malignancy. Based on:
- US features
- Menopausal status
- Levels of Ca-125
Cause of pelvic pain
- Dysmenorrhea
- Endometriosis
- PID
- Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
- Adnexal torsion
Possible locations of ectopic pregnancy
- Fallopian tubes (ampulla)
- Uterine horns
- Cervix
- Scar from prior C-section
- Abdomen
Diagnosis of hydatidiform mole
- b-HCG (very high)
- Snowstorm or honeycomb (partial mole) pattern on US
- Confirmation with biopsy
Histology of types of breast cancer
- Ductal and lobular
Endometrial benign lesions that are not fibroids:
- Adenomyosis
- Endometrial polyps
Vulvar cancer treatment
- VIN: local excision
- Radical vulvectomy (+ inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy)