OB/GYN EOR Exam Cards Flashcards
Non-endocrine tissue in the body that produces estrogen
Fat tissue
Role of LH and FSH
Cause secretion of Estrogen, Progesterone and other hormones from ovaries
Stimulate thecal and follicular cells to mature an egg
Roles of estrogen
Growth of endometrium
Breast in largement
Induces LH surge
Assists in libido
Roles of progesterone
Decreases uterine contractility
Promotes breast development and differentiation
Signals lactation as it falls
Maintaining pregnancy
Activins
Stimulate FSH secretion
Involved in WBC production and embryo development
Inhibins
Inhibit FSH so we don’t use all out follicles at once
Follistatins
Inhibit activins
Regulate gonadotropin secretion
Relaxin
Relaxes pubic symphisis and pelvic joints in pregnancy
Inhibits uterine contractions
Mammary and follicular development
Positive feedback on the HPO
Estrogen at high levels increases GnRH and LH secretion
Activin promotes gonadotropic cell function
Ad===Thelarche
Beginning of breast development
First sign of puberty in females
Pubarche
Onset of pubic and axillary hair, after breasts and before menstruation
Day one of a period
The first day of bleeding
Normal menstrual cycle
28 days on average
Follicular phase
Length varies - getting a new follicle ready
Hormones of the follicular phase
FSH stimulates a few follicles and then realease inhibin to stop more follicles
One grows and secretes Estrogen
Estrogen causes LH surge, triggering ovulation
Typical ovulation day
Day 14
Mittelschmerz
Pain upon ovulation
Corpus hemorrhagicum
Ruptured follicle fills with blood
Luteal phage
consistently 14 days
Corpus luteum forms from corpus hemmorrhagicum
Hormones of luteal phase
FSH drops
Corpus luteum produces estrogen which inhibits LH which is stimulating the corpus luteum
CL scars up if no pregnancy
Proliferative phase of the uterus
Estrogen forms the stratum functionale about days 5-16 - endometrium growth
Glands are made bu don’t work yet
Secretory phase of the uterus
About 14 days
CL is formed
Progesterone from the CL decorates the uterus
Glands become coiled and secrete fluid
Menstrual phase
Loss of blood flow results in the death of the stratum functionale
Cervical changes during the menstrual cycle
Estrogen makes cervicle mucus thinner and more hospitable to sperm - fern like pattern on slide first half of cycle
Progesterone makes the muscous THICK and impenatrable
Cervical ectopy
Caused by opening of cervical opening/unrolling exposing columnar epithelium of the inner cervix
Darker area of tissue - looks like an infection
Birth control and cervical ectopy
Stays around longer with birth control
Falopian tube cilia and hormones
Estrogen - beat faster
Progesterone - beat slower
Muscle and hormones
Progesterone - reduces spasms, relaxes smooth muscle, antagonizes insulin
Estrogen - Improves skeletal muscle contractility
Fat skin and Sodium/Water effect of progesterone
Maintains skin
Fat gain in pregnancy
Excretion of sodium and water
Cardiovascular changes of pregnancy
Laterally displaced PMI
Supine hypotensive syndrome from uterus compressing IVC
Larger heart and HR increase by 15bpm
Drop in BP w/ increase in volume
May see some murmur, SVT, Left shift, ST depression
Pulmonary changes in pregnancy
Congested upper respiratory tract from vasodilation
Higher and wider ribcage
Less dead space in lungs with increased tidal volume
Mild respiratory alkalosis
Renal changes during pregnanacy
Transient renal hypertrophy
Dilated ureters, hydronephrosis
Risk of UTI
Increased load on kidneys
Increased GFR
Some leakage of protein and glucose but not to excess
Increased renin
GI changes in pregnancy
Increased salivation
Gum hypertrophy
Increased transit times
Slow gallbladder emptying
Increased heartburn
NO worsening dental health is normal
Heme/Onc and Fluid changes in pregnancy
Increased in blood volume by 50%
More RBCs
Increased WBCs
More blood clots
Less immune function
When is prolactin highest
During pregnancy to help mammary glands develop
Thyroid and pregnancy
Increase in production
PTH decreases in 1st trimester and increases in 2 and 3
Eye changes in pregnancy
Glaucoma gets better, cornea can thicken
Skin changes in pregnancy
Increased skin pigmentation
Linea nigra - black line down midline of abdomen
Melasma - Brown butterfly rash on cheeks
Stretch marks -Red to Brown
Other skin changes that may be seen in pregnancy
Spider angiomas
Palmar erythema
Cutis marmorata
Varicosities in legs
Brittle nails
Thickening of hair
Metabolic changes in pregnancy
Increased fatigue
Increased appetite, weight, thirst
Weight increase during pregnancy
Average increase of 25-35 lbs
Loose about 20 lbs at delivery and thereafeter
Calories per day recommended for pregnancy and lactation
300 per day during pregnancy
500 per day during lactation
Protein intake recommendation for pregnancy
1g/kg/day
Plus 20 g/d in 2nd half
Pregnancy calcium recommendation
1200 mg/d
Iron recommendation for pregnancy
60-120 mg/day if defficient
Folic acid supplementation in pregnancy
.4 mg/day 1 month before conception and first 3 months
1g/d for insulin dependant diabetics, Valproate, or Carbamazepime
4mg/d if hx of tube defects
B6 for pregnancy
Helps with nausea
Placenta
Part of the fetus - takes up most of the blood brought to the uterus
Eats into the wall
Uterus needs to contract to prevent bleeding
SUbstances that don’t cross the placenta
Only very large
Heparin and Insulin
Initial evolution of fertilized egg
Zygote, morula, blastocyst
Week at which organ development begins
Weeks 5
Landmarks at weeks 6-7
Limb buds and heart beat
Week 9 landmarks
All essentail organs have begun to form
Week 10 landmarks
Fetal heart tones heard on US
End of embryonic period - fetal period begins
Lanugo development
Weeks 15-18
Weeks 19-22 landmarks
Fetus can hear
Feel movement of fetus
Threshold of survivability
Weeks 23-25 some survive
Week 26+ most survive
Week 26
Hands and startle reflex
Weeks 27-30
Surfactant production begins to occur
Mesonephric ducts
Turn into male structures
Paramesonephric ducts
Turn into female structures
Time of testes descending
About week 28, should be there by week 32
Term baby
Born at 37+ weeks
Preterm baby
20-37 weeks
Abortion baby
ALL pregnancy losses before 20 weeks
Living children
Any infant who lives for 30+ days
Primipara
Has delivered once AFTER 20 weeks
1st trimester
1-14 weeks
2nd trimester
15-28
3rd trimester
29-42
Amount of pregnancies that are unplanned
Up to half
Pre-conceptual care
Help modify risk factors before conception to improve pregnancy outcome
Presentation of pregnancy
Amenorrhea - May have conception bleeding
Chadwick sign - Bluish red uterus, soft
Breast enlargement and tenderness
Areolar enlargement
Fetal movement
May not feel until 20 weeks first time
May feel 16-18 weeks after first time
Pregnancy diagnosis
Urine hCG detectable 8-9 days after ovulation, can also detect in blood
3 hormones similar to hCG
LH, FSH, TSH
How rapidly should hCG increase?
Value doubles every 1.4-2 days
95% detection level for hCG
12.3 mIU/mL
First US evidence of pregnancy
4-5 weeks
Gestational sack seen
Transvaginal US
Yolk sac on US
Seen at 5-6 weeks
COnfirms location in the uterus (r/o ectopic)
Echogenic ring with anechoic center
Fetal Pole/Embryo
Seen after 6 weeks, looks like a hole in the muscle
Crown Rump length
Measure from head to butt can be done 6-12 weeks
More reliable estimate of age than LMP
Most accurate at 12 weeks
Naegele’s rule
LMP+7 days-3 months
Hx for pregnancy
Prior pregnancies
Contraceptive use/desires
Menses interval
Depression
Abuse
Drug/Alcohol use/Drugs
PE for pregnancy
Pap smear over 21
Chlamydia and Gonoirrhea testing
Cervical dilation, length, consistency
Bony pelvic architecture
Uterine sizes over time
6 week - Small orange
8 week - Large orange
12 week - Grapefruit
When should a Rho gam shot be given
at 28 weeks to negative mothers with positive babies
Also for vaginal bleeding intrapartum
Post delivery of neg mothers with positive babies
Kleihauer-Betke
Tests for number of fetal RBCs in circulation, in cases of trauma may need to test and give Rho gam
Rh IgG attack rate on fetal RBCs
.3 mg will eradicate 15mL Fetal RBCs (eq. to 30 mL fetal blood)
Rubella
MCC of fetal growth restriction
Infection in first trimester can cause abortion
Vaccine needs to be taken 1 month BEFORE getting pregnant
Syphillis
T. pallidum
Treat with PCN-G - desensitization recommended if allergic
Prenatal counseling recommendations
Prenatal vitamin - 400mcg folic acid and Iron
May work but should not do intense or hazardous work
Pregnancy weight gain
25-35 lbs if okay weight
Less if they weigh more
Risks associated with obesity while pregnant
Hypertension/Preeclampsia
Gestational diabetes
Macrosomia and C section
Additional diet for pregnancy
Increase by 100-300 calories per day
Avoid FISH/SEAFOOD
4 risk factors for lead exposure in mothers
Immigrant
Remodeling home with lead
Live near lead source
Contaminated water
Air travel and pregnancy
Safe up to 35 weeks
Need to ambulate
Dental treatment and pregnancy
Okay to get radiographs
Recommended to have done
Caffeine and pregnancy
5+ cups of coffee per day can increase risk
Under 200mg/day is okay
Exercise and pregnancy
Do not usually need to limit exercise
Encourage mild to moderate exercise - don’t ramp it up
10 lb lifting is the general rule
Don’t scuba dive, etc.
Smoking and alcohol and pregnancy
Need to avoid including vaping
Binge drinking is especially problematic
Breastfeeding recommendations
6 months is preferred
2 years by WHO (also recommedning ofr Africa)
8-12 times daily with 15 minutes per session
Helps with weight loss, child obesity, chronic disease, bonding
CI to breastfeeding
HIV
Drug/Alcohol use
Galactosemia
Hep C with broken skin
Active TB
Medications
Undergoing breast cancer tx
Active herpes lesions on breast
Pregnancy visit spacing
Every 4 weeks until 28
Every 2 until 36
Every week until delivery
Prenatal surveillance
Fetal HR
Height of the fundus
Fundus height benchmarks
12 weeks -emerging from bony pelvis
16 weeks - Between pubic symphysis and umbilicus
20 weeks - Fundus at the umbilicus
20-34 - correlates with gest age
+/- 2cm
Timing of gestational diabetes screening
24-28 weeks
50 g glucose with test right after
Lab tests during pregnancy
CBC at 28 weeks
Syphillis and HIV 28 weeks for high risk
Rh testing 28-29 weeks
Group B strep testing 35-37 weeks
Vaccines and pregnancy
Hep A and B
Flu vaccine
Tdap
RSV between 32 and 36 weeks
COVID
Tx for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
Small meals
BRAT diet
Ginger
B6
Prochlorperazine
Metoclopramide
Odansetron
Hyperemesis gravidarum
Vomiting severe enough to produce weight loss, electrolyte disturbances, ketosis, dehydration, etc.
Tx for back pain in pregnancy
Shoes, maternity belt
Tylenol
Muscle relaxers
Hemorrhoid tx in pregnancy
Topical anesthetics
Warm bath
Compression socks for varcosities
Tx for heartburn in pregnancy
Antacids
H2 blockers
PPIs
Pica in pregnancy
Craving for dirt, ice, starch
Assoc. with iron deficiency
Tx for sleep issues with pregnancy
Benadryl and naps
Leukorrhea
Increased vaginal discharge during pregnancy - generally not pathologic
2 MC congenital abnormalities
Heart and Cleft palate
Threshold for downs risk
35years
Marker for neural tube defects
Alpha feto protein
May screen 15-18 weeks
Can use a US for it (more common)
Down syndrome screening recommendation
Offer to everyone regardless of risk
Screening NOT diagnostic
NUchal translucency and PAPP-A value
Second trimester down screening
hCG
AFP
Unconjugated estriol
Cell free DNA
Check for genetic abnormalities and gender
99% detection rate
Blood draw at 9-10 weeks
Amniocentesis
15-20 weeks
20 cc of fluid
Assess karytype, can be done for comfort
Evaluate for fetal lung maturity
Chance of fetal loss 1 in 300-500
Chorionic villus sampling
10-13 weeks
Assess fetal karyotype
Transabdominal or transcervical
CI to CVS
Vaginal bleeding
Higher risk of pregnancy loss - 2%
Uterine ante or retro flexion
Fetal blood sampling
For fetal anemia
Cord blood sampling
Perfromed at cord insertion
s/s of fetal stress
Low HR
Low fetal movement
Recommendations for antepartum testing
Every week starting weeks 32-34 (26-28 if high risk)
Factors effecting fetal movement
Diminished by increased movement
Sleeping
Placement of the placenta
Should be consistent in its habits
Non-stress test
For a baby not moving Measure heartbeat of fetus - should see 2+ accelerations in a 20 minute time span
What to do to wake baby up for a nonstress test
Acoustic stimulator up to three times - should have a positive result after
Biophysical profile
Score 0 or 2 in five categories
Non stress test
Breathing
Movement
Tone
Amniotic fluid volume (2x2 pocket)
BPP interpretation 8
Normal - deliver if abnormal amniotic fluid index
BPP interpretation 6
Deliver if over 36 weeks
Repeat within 24 hours
Deliver if still 6 or lower, observe if above 6
BPP interpretation 4
Probably asphyxia repeat or deliver
BPP interpretation 2
DELIVER!!
Doppler velocitrimetry
Looks at fetal blood flow
Umbilical artery - Shows lack of blood to flow to fetus = growth restriction
Middle cerebral artery - Fetal anemia and growth restriction
Complete dilation
10cm - max amount
Effacement
How thick the cervix is - 0% is 4cm, 100% is no cervix left
Braxton Hicks contractions
False contractions - more likely with more pregnancies, dehydration
Bishop score favorable for labor
Greater than 8
Diagnoses for labor
Water breaking
Ferning
AFI - Amniotic fluid
Nitrazine
Vaginal bleeding in labor
A small amount can be okay
Tx for group be strep vaginal colonization
PCN
Erythromycin or Clinda for allergies
IV pain medication for labor
Usually avoided in later stages of labor to avoid fetal respiratory distress
Epidural anesthesia preferred
Where is an epidural given
L3-L4 intercostal space
CI to an epidural
Bleeding disorder or recent heparin use
Patient preference
Thrombocytopenia
Regional anesthesia
One time dose for C section
Pudendal block - less common for pregnancy today
General anesthesia for deliver
Usually only used in emergencies and C sections
Danger of maternal aspiration
Bishop score that indicates likely failure of induction and what can be done
Less than 5
Cervical ripening
Cervical ripening medication
Prostaglandins - Cervidil or Cytotec Both vaginal, Cytotec is oral as well
Can cause tachysystole, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, uterine rupture
CI - C-section, Hysterotomy, Myomectomy
Induction of labor
Pitocin IV infusion that increases over time
Danger of tachysystole and rupture
Stop if fetal distress occurs
Manual induction of labor
Balloon catheter or laminaria
More effective with ptosin
Inserted vagnially
Amnio hook to break water
Augmentation of labor
Strengthen contractions - Use ptocin
Operative vaginal delivery
Forceps or vacuum
Can cause lacerations (forceps - vaginally) (Vaccuum -Perineal)
Use for fetal compromise or if a C section can no longer be done
First stage of labor
Onset to complete cervical dilation
1st 6 cms are much slower
Second stage of labor
Cervial dilation to fetal expulsion
Third stage of labor
Fetal delivery to placental delivery
Fourth stage of labor
Placental delivery to one hour postpartum
Adequate labor
Over 200 Montevideo unites in 10min as measured by intrauterine catheter
Start ptosin if inadequate
Fetal variabilities that affect labor
Fetal size and alignment
Vertex
Head first delivery
Breech
Butt first delivery
Shoulder/compound
Something in front of baby arm
Funic
Umbilical cord first - C SECTION!!
Direction baby should be looking when born
Down to the floor (posteriorly)
Determinationof fetal position in Uterus
Mother lies supine
Leopolds maneuver:
Evaluate fetal lie, weight, position and presentation
Difficult with obesity, multiples, excess amniotic fluid
US is best bet though
C-section indication
More than two fetuses
Any non vertex position
5,000+grams
4,500+ grams and diabetic mother
Pelvic shapes
Gynecoid - best
Antropoid - Narrow front to back
Android - Triangular
Platypelloid - Narrow side to side
Active phase arrest labor
No progression in cervical dilation in 6cm dilated patients despite four hours of adequate contractions or 6 hours of inadequate contraction with augmentation
C-section indicated
Prolonged second stage labor
More than 3 hours pushing for nulliparous and 2 hours in multiparous
Indication for C section
IUDC
Catheter to measure strength of contractions
Umbilical cord prolapse
Emergency if cord get pinched - needs to be propped up manually
Indication for immediate C section while holding baby off the cord
Indications of second stage
Pelvic/rectal pressure
Mother has active role in pushing out fetus
Molding
Fetal head shaping to shape of pelvis as it works its way out
Perineal laceration first degree
Injury to perineal skin and vaginal mucosa only
Second degree perineal laceration
Injury to perineal body (space between vagina and rectum)
Third degree perineal laceration
Injury through external anal sphincter
Fourth degree perineal laceration
Injury through rectal mucosa
Episotomy
Intentionally making a perineal laceration
Usually causes problems - not popular
Midline or Mediolateral - more painful to the side
Shoulder dystocia
Fetal shoulder impaction on the pubic symphysis
Macrosomia, Diabetes, Obesity, Operative deliver are risk factors
Dangers to the fetus in shoulder dystocia
Humerus or clavicle fracture, Brachial plexus injury, Death
Management of shoulder dystocia
Episiotomy
Mcroberts maneuver - sharp flexion of maternal hips
Suprapubic pressure
Rubin, Wood’s corkscrew - rotate baby
Symphisiotomy
Delivery of the placenta
Done with one hand on the umbilical cord with gentle downward traction
Uterine inversion
Uterus is pulled out through the vagina
Replace uterus - use NOX or terbutylline to relax so it can go back inside
Fourth stage of labor risk and definition
Postpartum hemorrhage - Uterine atony, Lacerations, retained placental fragments
Defines as 500+cc’s in a vaginal deliver or 1000+cc’s in a c-section
Tx for uterine atony
Four Meds
Pitocin, Methergine, Cytotec, Hemabate
Engagement
First movement of delivery
Passage of the widest aspect of the fetal presenting part (typically the head) below the plane of the pelvic inlet (level of ischial spines)
Descent
Second maneuver of labor
Moving down into the bony pelvis
Flexion
Head flexes to fit through the birth canal
Internal rotation
Head of baby either rotates from transverse to anterior or posterior position
Extesnsion
Head extends out as the baby passes into the vaginal
External rotation / Restitution
Head rotates back to its original position prior to internal rotation - aligns with fetal torso
Expulsion
Rest of baby comes out
7 Cardinal movements of labor
Engagement
Flexion
Descent
Internal rotation
Extension
External rotation/Restitution
Expulsion
Normal fetal HR
110-160
Fetal bradycardia
Under 110 bpm
May be due to lupus heart block or maternal hypotension
Absent fetal HR variability
Absent - worrisome
Minimal fetal HR variability
1-5bmp variation
Fetus asleep or inactive
Moderate fetal HR variability
5-25bpm variation
Considered normal
Marek fetal HR variability
25+ bpm variation
Worrisome
Normal acceleration of fetal HR
15bpm for 15s after 32 weeks
10bpm for 10s before 32 weeks
Early decelerations
Begin and end with contractions
Result of head compression
No intervention required
Late decelerations
Begin at peak of contraction and slowly return to baseline after contraction is finished
Result of compromised bloodflow during contractions - uteroplacental insufficiency
Tx for late decelerations
Position, Oxygen, Stop Pitocin, Check cervix, consider C section or assisted vaginal delivery
Variable decelerations
V shaped at any time due to cord compression
The deeper and longer, the more concerning
Reposition
Infuse water into the uterus
Sinusoidal fetal HR
Most often fetal anemia - always concerning
Category I fetal heart tracing
FHR 110-160
Moderate FHR variability
No late or variable decelerations
Category II fetal heart tracing
Neither category I or III
Category III fetal heart tracing
Absent FHR variability with any of the following
Recurrent late decelerations
Recurrent variable decelerations
Bradycardia
Sinusiodal waveform
Contraction stress test
Use pitocin to trigger 3 contractions in ten minutes
Test for poor fetal HR patterns during contractions
Recurrent late decelerations - Positive - Bad
Good looking - Negative test
Equivocal (maybe one deceleration - Wait and see
MC site of ectopic pregnancy
Ampulla of fallopian tube
Can also occur in C-section scar (becoming more frequent
Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy
Prior
STDs
PID
Endometriosis
IUD
Assistive reproductive technology
Presentation of ectopic pregnancy
Vaginal bleeding
Lower abdominal pain
Adnexal mass
Abdominal pain on rupture
Hemodynamic instability
beta hCG at which pregnancy should be visible in the uterus
1500-2000mIU/mL
Should be increasing at a steady rate if pregnancy is normal
US for ectopic pregnancy
No yolk sac seen in uterus with pseudo gestational sack
Donut sign - thick walls
HCg monitoring if you dont see an intrauterine pregnancy
Check every other day
Ectopic pregnancy treatment
Methotrexate - Patient needs to be compliant, no fetal cardiac activity, under 3.5 cm, beta hCG under 5000
Check hCG decrease by day 7
Increased abdominal pain afterwards, N/V/D
Surgery for ectopic pregnancy
Salpinostomy - open up and remove - creates higher risk of ectopic pregnancy
Salpingectomy - Preferred
Complete abortion
Expulsion of all products of conception before 20 weeks - can do analysis of products
Incomplete abortion
Not all of the products of conception are expelled
Vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramping
May see protruding POC through cervical os
Curettage, Prostaglandins and removal of tissue for tx
Inevitable abortion
No expulsion but vaginal bleeding and dilation of the cervix such that viability is unlikely
Treat with prostaglandins - keep pregnancy if fetal heartbeat
Missed abortion
Death of embryo or fetus before 20 weeks with complete retention of products of conception
US shows nonviable pregnancy
Wait to pass or prostaglandins, Curettage, Expectant management
Threatened abortion
Any bleeding before 20 weeks
Cervical os closed
Pelvic rest and close monitoring
Complete Molar pregnancy
Excessive growth of placenta
Large for dates
2 sets of paternal chromosomes
Very high hcg
Excessive placental tissue
No POC
Incomplete molar pregnancy
Two paternal and one half maternal set of chromosomes
Small for dates
Missed abortion
Fetal parts present
Diagnostics for Molar pregnancy
Snowstorm appearance on US
Thickened multicystic placenta
Confirm via pathology
Vomiting
preeclampsia before 20 weeks
Management of molar pregnancy
CXR for cancer
CBC
Thyroid
EKG
Suction, dilation and curettage
Pitosin to evacuate uterus
Rhogam if Rh negative
Watch for cancer with serial hCG - should decrease - birth control for some time
Questions to ask about Antepartum bleeding
Check where it is coming from (could be UTI or hemorrhoids)
Sexual activity - ask
Placental abruption
Separation of the placenta either partially or totally from its implantation site
Concealed or revealed
Usually early in pregnancy - monitor
Can cause hypovolemic shock - deliver immediately
Revealed placental abruption
Presents with vaginal bleeding
Diagnosis of placental abruption
Exclusion diagnosis - pay attention if mother has experienced trauma
Couvelaire uterus
Purplr/Blue uterus from blood infiltration
Management of placental abruption
Deliver -Vaginal preferred for dead fetus; C-section is quicker with bleed risk
Placenta previa
Four Risk Factors
Placenta covering cervix
Increases with age, parity, c-section, smoking
Presentation of placenta previa
Painless vaginal bleeding seen after second trimester
Diagnosis of placenta previa
Should be excluded in any bleeding patient who presents after the 2nd trimester
Transvaginal US to visualize
NO DIGITAL EXAM ONCE CONFIRMED!!!
Point before which previa is unlikely to persist
23 weeks
Management for placenta previa
Delivery via C-section as late as possible
Deliver sooner if persistently bleeding
Goal to keep pt pregnant as long as possible
Placenta accrete
Abnormally adhered
Accreta - Attached to myometrium
Increta - Attached into myometrium
Percreta - Goes through myometrium
Risk factors for placenta accrete syndromes
C section or placenta previa
Presentation of pracenta accrete
Found on US
Hard to deliver placenta
Recommended early delivery at 34-36 weeks
May consider leaving placenta insode or hysterectomy -MC
Cervical insufficiency
Painless cervical dilation during the second trimester
d/t prior cervical trauma
Eval and management of cervical insufficiency
US to confirm
Swab for infection
Trendelenburg psoition
Pelvic rest
Cerclage - stitch in the uterus kept in until week 36
Delivery
Tx of cervical insufficiency for next pregnancy
US to measure
Preventative Cerclage - Rescue (wait) or Elective (don’t wait)
Cerclage
Stitch in the uterus - what Mary Crawley got
Preterm birth - 4 reasons
Delivery of infant before 37 weeks
Spontaneous
Idiopathic
Maternal or fetal indication
Twins+
Fetal fibronectin and early labor
Sensitive but not specific for preterm labor - can rule it OUT
Workup for preterm labor
Tocolysis - Stops contractions for 48 hours max
Administer steroids for fetal development
Nifedipine
Mag Sulfate
Prostaglandin inhibitors
Beta agonists - Terbutaline
Management for preterm labor
Steroid for fetal lung maturation
Betamethazone indicated 24-34 weeks
Cerclage to help prevent
Progesterone NOT helpful unless vaginal
Reason for magnesium sulfate in preterm labor
Prevents neonatal intercranial hemorrhage weeks 24-32 for at least 12 hours
Preterm premature rupture of membranes
Check for pooling, nitrazine swab, ferning of vaginal mucosa to confirm
Risk of cord prolapse - don’t send home
Managementof preterm premature rupture of membranes
Patient hospitalized for remainder of pregnancy
Corticosteroids for fetal lung maturity
Tocolysis
Ampicillin or Erythromycin can extedn time before delivery
Intrauterine growth restriction
Stick with original due date
May be due to alcohol, smoking, young patients, TORCH infections
Dangers with IUGR
Stillbirth
Encephalopathy
Palsy
Still monitor even if parents are small
Diagnosis for IUGR
Less then 10th percentile overall growth OR less than 10th percentile abdominal circumference is indicative
US
Management of IUGR
Amiotic fluid volume management
US for circumference and weight
Umbillical artery doppler monitor
Serial growth scans
Plan for delivery at 38 weeks
Fetal death risk factors
Age
AA race
Smoking diabetes
Dx and management of fetal death
Usually incidental - US
Plan for delivery
Karyotyping, Autopsy
Management for future pregnancies after a fetal death
Control modifiable risk factors
Offer genetic testing
Anatomy scan at 18 weeks growth US at 32 weeks
Begin antepartum surveillance 1-2 weeks prior to when stillbirth happened
Elective induction or C section at 39 weeks
Hypertension in pregnancy
Over 140/90 on two occasions at leat 2 hours apart
Chronic hypertension and pregnancy
Present before 20 weeks or persistent 12 weeks after delivery is an underlying chronic HTN
ACEIs and Angiotensin receptor agonists are CI
Prenatal care for chronic HTN
EKG, Echo (at risk for cardiomyopathy)
Baseline labs
Medications for HTN in pregnancy
Labetolol or Calcium channel blockers
Aspirin reduced preeclampsia risk
Management for chronic hypertension in pregnancy
Close observation
Deliver early at 37-39 weeks
Gestational HTN
After 20 weeks BP becomes 14/90+
Resolves by 12 weeks postpartum
Treat and manage like chronic HTN in pregnancy
Preeclampsia
Hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks gestation
0.3g+ urine protein on dipstick
Can also present with: Thrombocytopenia, Renal insufficiency, Liver disease, Pulm edema
Risk factors for preeclampsia
Young age
First pregnancy
Multifetal
Obesity
Other vascular disorders
Dx of preeclampsia
140/90+ BP
Proteinuria dipstick of 2+
300mg or more in a 24 hour urine collection
Could also be with thrombocytopenia
Eclampsia
Occurence of generalized convulsion and or coma in the setting of preeclampsia with no other neuro condition
Before, during, or after labor - hold in hospital after birth
Preeclampsia superimposed on chronic HTN
Need to have close monitoring of labs and home blood pressure so that it can be caught
HELLP
Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, and Low Platelet Count
RUQ pain because liver bleeds and distends capsule
Risk of hepatic hematoma and rupture
Indicates SEVERE preeclampsia
Tx for preeclampsia
Delivery
Monitor closely if mild
HTN therapy if 160/110 or greater
Labetolol (IV), Hydralazine (IV), or nifedipine (PO) can be used
Magnesium sulfate and preeclampsia
To prevent seizure, NOT BP
Continued after delivery until the patient diureses
Pregestational diabetes
Check hemoglobin A1c first trimester
A1c over 6.5%
Higher A1c = More fetal anomalies - significant risk over 12%
Fasting glucose over 125, nonfasting over 200
Complications of pregestational diabetics
Spontaneous abortion
Preterm birth
IUGR
Cardiac defects
Hydramnios
Macrosomia
Neonatal effects of pregestational diabetes
Baby born with overproduction of insulin - hypoglycemia
Hypocalcemia
Diabetes and Obesity later in life
Preconception care for diabetes
Glucose 70-110 mg/dL
A1c 7% or lower
Folic acid supplementation
First trimester care for DM
Careful glucose monitoring
HGA1c under 6
81 mg Aspirin for preeclampsia prevention
24 hour urine
Second and third trimester care for diabetic mothers
US at 18-20 weeks
Fetal echo at 20-24
Antepartum testing at weeks 32-34
Deliver 36-40 weeks
Vaginal or C section delivery
Postpartum diabetes management
Insulin may need to be decreased - mom needs more insulin during gestation
Gestational diabetes
Commonly recurrence
Diabetes after the first 20 weeks
Ethnic populations are at higher risk
Increased risk of DM later in life
Screening for Gestational Diabetes
50g one hour glucose challenge followed by 100g 3 hour test - fasting
Limits for 3 hour GTT
Fasting 95
1 hour 180
2 hours 155
3 hours 140
Management of rgestational diabetes
Keep fasting BS under 95 and postprandial under 120
Diet modification - 40-20-40 diet
Insulin - First line
Metformin - also good
May consider early induction or not with vaginal delivery depending on size
Same risk factors as pregestational diabetes
Postpartum management of gestational diabetes
All should receive a 75g 2 hour OGTT at 6-12 weeks postpartum
Vanishing twin
Twin vanishes or is lost before the second trimester
10-40% of all twin pregnancy
Diagnosis of multifetal gestation
Uterus larger than expected
Determine chorionicity in the first trimester with US
Dichorionic twins
Two separate placentas with a thick 2mm+ dividing membrane
Twin peak sign aka lambda or delta sign
Monochorionic twins
Thin under 2mm dividing membrane
T sign on US - right angle relationship between membranes
Monoamniotic twins
One amniotic sac - the later the split the more the twins share
High risk of fetal death - deliver 32-24 weeks, steroids at 24-28 weeks with antepartum testing
Complications of multifetal pregnancies
Congenital malformations
Spontaneous abortions
Low birth weight
HTN
Size dischordance
Twin-Twin Transfusion syndrome
In monochorionic twins
One twin gets all the nutrients, one gives all the nutrients
May be able to ablate vascular abnormalities causing TTTS
May need selective abortions
Harms both twins -One anemic, one congested
Weight gain expectation for multifetal pregnancies
37-54lbs. weight gain
Labor management for DD twins
38 weeks, can be vaginal - first twin should be vertex!!
Labor management for MD or MM twins
Usually C section at 34-37 weeks and 32-34 weeks respectively - first twin should be vertex!!
Maternal hypothyroidism
Fetus does not produce own thyroid before 12 weeks
Check TSH every trimester
Cold, Fatigue, Muscle Cramps, Hair loss
MC - Hashimotos thyroiditis
Treat with levothyroxine
Screening for maternal depression
Screen for in patients in initial visit and at every visit if at risk
Tx for depression during pregnancy
Counselling
SSRI or SNRI are first line
If mother is stable on current antidepressant - don’t change
Zuranlone
For post partum depression with and SSRI or SNRI
Substance abuse among pregnant women
7.2% abused pain relievers
12% Drank
25+% Smoked including marijuana
Screen for substance abuse in pregnancy
Try to screen all patients if possible - tend to use for those with risk factors
Opioid substitution for pregnancy
Methadone, Suboxone, Subutex
All associated with neonatal withdrawal
Subutex does not cross the placenta as early
UTI dx and tx in pregnancy
Always do a urine screen when first presenting as pregnant
Can cause preterm birth
Macrobid or Keflex and recheck urine a week after
Suppressive UTI therapy in pregnancy
Macrobid 100mg PO daily
Pyelonephritis in pregnancy
Flank pain
Admit w/ IV abx and prophylaxis
Assess for kidney stone
Definition of infertility
1 year of unprtected intercourse of reasonable frequency in under 35
6 months for those over 35
Primary v. Secondary infertility
Primary no prior pregnancies
Secondary - prior pregnancy
How often is reasonable to have sex for fertility
Once every other day
Make sure you’re having it during the right time
Workup for many pregnancy losses
Do genetic testing to see if there is a problem
Look for uterine septum on US
Dx for ovulatory dysfunction
Use menstual hx as a predictor
Ask about mittleschmirtz
TSH, Weight over or under
Basal body temperature
US to look at ovarian reserve
Urine LH sticks
Serum progesterone
Check around 21 days for ovulation
Relatively cheap
Serum FSH
Predictor of ovarian reserve - less inhibin
Check on day 3 of cycle
Estradiol compensation (elevation) indicates a depleated ovarian reserve
Antimullerian hormone testing
Expressed by granulosa cells
Possible role in dominant follicle recruitment
Under 1ng/mL can indicate depleated ovaries
High in PCOS
Tx for ovulatory dysfunction
Check hyperprolactinemia
Treat any adenoma
Levothyroxine for hypothyroid
Ovulation induction
Clomiphene for ovulation dysfunction
Clomiphene - Estrogen antagonist results in increased FSH given around day 3 of cycle
PO
Aromatase inhibitors for ovulation induction
Letrozole
Inhibits estrogen and increases FSH
PO
High BMI and PCOS
Gonadotropins
Variety of IM formulations
Expensive
COmplications of ovulation induction
Multifetal gestation
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome - enlarged ovary with cysts - causing abdominal pain, distention
Intrauterine insemination
Sperm washed and concentrated and inserted into the uterus - less expensive than and tried before IVF
IVF
Sperm and ova combine seperately and inserted into uterus
Tubal and pelvic factors that can lead to infertility
Endometriosis
Surgery such as appendectomy
Pelvic infection
Dx for tubal issues
Hyerosalpingogram on days 5-10 - uses radio-opaque medium in uterus
Chromopertubation - Methylene blue for tube patency with laparoscopy
Expensive
Tx for tubal and pelvic factors
Cannulation to create patency
Reconstruction post op
Removal if dyfunctional tube causing issues
IVF with removal of adhesions
Uterine factors that cause infertility
Polyps, Uterine septum, Fibroids
Dx with US or Hysteroscopy, endometrial biopsy before IUI or IVF
Asherman’s syndrome
Intrauterine adhesions that can resemble a fetus on US
Form after dilation and curettage
Cervical factors that cause infertility
Infection
Thick mucous d/t high estrogen
Dx and tx for cervical factors
Postcoital test - how many sperm got through
Bypass with IUI
Male hx for infertility
Testosterone use!!
Get a semen analysis
Mumps, ED, Hx of infection
Lag time for sperm to be impacted
Takes 3 months for effects to be felt - look at that in hx
Semen analysis
Refrain from ejaculation for 2-3 days
Too much sex can reduce sperm count per time
f/u analyze for antisperm antibodies
f/u low volume with urology
Tx for low sperm count
IUI - Under 20 million per mL
Azoospermia
Congenital absence of vas deferens d/t cystic fibrosis
Asthenospermia
Decreased sperm motility
Prolonged abstinence
Infection
Varicocele
IUI to treat
Antisperm antibodies
Can be d/t vasectomy, infection, testicular torsion
Hormonal evaluation of male infertility
Look for low FSH and or Testosterone
Giving testosterone can actually suppress sperm production
PMDD
Premenstual dysphoric dysorder
Premenopause
Erratic hormones, menses begin to be irregular
Postmenopause
No menses for a year
Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstrual bleeding
Metorrhagia
Menstrual bleeding between periods
Menometorrhagia
Irregular, unpredictable bleeding
Oligomenorrhea
Periods more than 35 days apart
BSO
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
TAH
Total abdominal hysterectomy - through abdomen
TVH
Total vaginal hysterectomy - comes out through vagina
Radical hysterectomy
Takes out uterus and additional tissue including the cervix
Term pregnancy
37-42 weeks
Preterm
20-36 weeks
Abortion
Before 20 weeks
Puerperium
Birth to 6 weeks postpartum
3 trimesters
1 - 0-14
2 - 15-28
3 - 29-42
Each is 2 Weeks
FHT
Fetal Heart Tones
Grand multigravida
More than 5 times pregnant
GTPAL
Gravida
Term
Preterm
Abortions
Lived 30 days
Para
Pregnancies carried to term
Recommended age for 1st reproductive health visit
Age 13-15
Only screen if STD suspected or symptomatic
Age to begin pelvic exams and pap smear
21 years old
Frequency of pelvic depends on risk factors with pap every 3-5 years
General breast exam screening
Every 1-3 years 20-39, yearly after 40 with mammograms done starting at 40
Speculum lubrication for pap smear
Use warm water (officially)
Two ways to do pap smear
Use scraper and brush, or use the combo tool
General breast exam method
Palpate 4 quadrants and 4 positions
Palpate for regional lymphadenopathy
Palpate tail of spence
Bimanual exam
One hand in vagina and one on lower abdominal wall
Test for size shape, mobility, and consistency of organs
Skin exam recommendations
Q3 years 20-40 and then yearly 40+
Same as pap smears!!
Pap screening recommendations
21-29 every 3 years
30-65 every 3 years or HPV with pap every 5 years
Stop screening at 65
Reasons to stop pap smears after 65
No hx of dysplasia/cancer
3 negative smears or 2 negative Pap+HPV in a row
When do pap smear guidelines NOT apply
Hx of cervical cancer, HIV+, Immunedeficient, DES exposure
STD screenings for ALL pregnant women
Hep B, HIV, Syphillis
STD screenings in all women under 25
Gonorrhea and Chlamydia
STD to screen for in high risk sexual behavior women
Hep C
STD screening for all sexually active women
HIV - One time screen
Gonorrhea and Chlamydia - Yearly if under 25
STD screenings for High risk sexual behavior women
Annual for All:
HIV
Syphillis
Trichomoniasis
Hep B and C
G/C
HSV
Breast cancer screening
Depends on agency - start yearly 40-50 years old - definitely by 50
Clinical breast exam optional, Mammogram required
When to stop mammograms
When you wouldn’t treat cancer if you found it
74 per official guidelines
Colon cancer screening recommendations
FOB, FITm CT Colonoscopy 45-75 - recommended against after 75
Bone density screening recommendations
65 years old
Or any woman who’s risk is equal to a 65 year old woman
Bethesda system
Pap smear evaluation - grades pap cells for cancer
Atypical squamous cells
ASC - Lowest concern abnormal pap smear cells, can see in infection or atrophy
Undetermined significance = ASC-US
Cannot exclude High Grade = ASC-H
Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
LGSIL or LSIL
Corresponds to CIN-I
High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
HGSIL or HSIL
Corresponds to CIN II or CIN III
Atypical glandular cells
Do not match normal cervical glandular cells but are also not cancer
Associated with adenocarcinoma of endocervix or of endometrium
CIN I
Disordered growth of lower 1/3 of epithelial lining - mild
CIN II
Disordered growth of lower 2/3 of epithelial lining - moderate
CIN III
Disordered growth of over 2/3 of epithelial lining of cervix - considered full thickness
CIN
Cervicle Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Treatment for CIN stages
Always treat CIN II or III
Except for in pregnant women (wait till after birth) or in adolescents with CIN II we can observe
Risk factors for cervicle dysplasia
Multiple sexual partners
High risk partner
HPV hx
Other STIs
Immune suppressed
Contraceptive use long term
Multiparous
Management for ASC-US
Repeat pap in 6 months and then again in 6 more months
Second abnormal smear - refer for colposcopy
Test for HPV - colposcopy if positive
Colposcopy
Colposcopy
Like a cervicle exam - use a magnifying light as well as acetic acid
Curette or brush endocervical canal
Indications for coloposcopy
Abnormal cervicle cytology
CLinically abnormal cervix
Unexplained intermenstrual or postcoital bleeding
Vulvar or vaginal neoplasia
In utero DES exposure
CIN I on colposcopy management
Expectant management
2 pap q6 months as with ASC-US
Repeat colpscopy if positive or +HPV
CIN II-III or cancer on colposcopy management
Surgery
Cervix surgery
Take out part of the cervix for cancer
3 estrogens in women
Estrone (E1) - Order when worried that thye have little estrogen
Estradiol (E2) - What we are usually talking about when talking about estrogen - ordered to monitor menopause, etc.
Estriol (E3) - Screen for fetal pathology and assess preterm labor risk
Where progesterone is produced
Corpus luteum
Placenta
Biotin - causes flase elevation
Should not be present post menopause
Percent of pregnancies that are unintended
50%
Percent of pregnancies that were unwanted but women not using birth control
40%
Coitus Interruptus
Pull out method
Very ineffective - very high failure rates
Semen can leak out before orgasm
Not recommended
Postcoital Douche
Fluch semen out of vagina
Not reliable - sperm are fast
Not recommended
Lactational amenorrhea
Suckling to reduce GnRH to suppress ovulation
Pregnancy rate of 7.4% after 12 months - less effective with time
Need to be amenorrheic
Start other birth control at 3 months postpartum
Periodic abstinence
Calendar methods - 11-25% failure rate
May be related to birth defects
Most effective determinant for ovulation
serum LH - not practical
Fertile period for periodic abstinence
2 days before and after ovulation - not very reliable
Temperature method of birth control
Check temp in the morning
first three days of elevated temperature after drop are the fertile period
Failure rate of combined temp/calendar method
5 per 100 couples per year - if consistent, need to be consistent
Cervical mucous method
Billings method
Check cervical mucus - when its thin, patient is fertile
Symptothermal method
Notice ovulation symptoms and be aware - most effect natural method
2 types of OCP
Combo or Progestin only pills
Combination OCPs
Include estrogen and a progestin -some kind of both
3rd or 4th generation progestins
Better to avoid male secondary sex characteristics
Worse for risk of clotting - DVT, etc.
Monophasic COC
Same hormones daily
Multiphasic COC
Different doses during the cycle
May give placebo at some points
Administration of COC
Ideally start on first day of cycle or just start the day you pick it up and your body will adjust
Single missed dose COC
Single high monophasic - makeup on the next day
Multiple missed doses for COC
Double dose and use added barrier contraceptive for 7 days
Tx for missed COC w/ coitus in past 5 days,
consider emergency contraception
MOA of COCs
Suppress LH and FSH
Alter cervical mucus
Make endometrium less receptive to implantation
Drug interactions with COCs
Antibiotics, Anticonvulsants, NSAIDs, SSRIs
Benefits of COC
Lower risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer
MSK benefits
Lower ectopic pregnancy
Less menstrual pain
Major side effects of COCs
Increased thromboembolic risk
MI risk increases
Stroke
Liver disease
Cervical and Breast cancer increase
Cautions for COCs
No use in migraine HAs with aura
May impair breast milk
Four Minor SEs for COCs
Nausea, dizziness, fatigue
Weight gain 2-5lbs
Abnormal menses
Melasma
8 Contrindications for COCs
Pregnancy
Undiagnosed vaginal bleeding
Migraine with Aura
Prior history of thromboembolic event
Uncontrolled HTM DM, or SLE
Smokers over 35
Breast cancer hx
Active liver disease
Progestin only contraceptives
Does not suppress ovulation
Thicken cervical mucous and make endometrium unsuitable
Need to be very compliant
Disadvantages of POCs
Must take at same time of day daily
Higher bleeding and pregnancy rates
Cancer is still a risk
CI to POCs
Unexplained uterine bleeding
Breast cancer
Hepatic neoplasms
Pregnancy
Active severe liver disease
Three ,method of emergency contraception
Yuzpee method
Levonorgestrel
Copper IUD
Yuzpee method of contraception
Emergent
COC with levonorgestrel
1st dose within 72 hours of intercourse - sooner is better
Causes nausea
Levonorgesterol alone
Plan B - OTC
Single dose of 1500mcg
Within 72 hours ideally, stops LH surge - not useful if already ovulated
Ulipristal
Ella - OTC
Single dose of 30mg
Within 72 hours recommended
Prevents LH surge - slightly better than plan B
Emergent Copper IUD
May inhibit implantation or interfere with sperm function
Insert up to 5-7 after
OTC
Emergency contraception
Levonorgestrel IUD for emergency contraception
52 mg for emergency contraception
Insert up to 5 days post intercourse
Vaginal ring
Combination contraception
3 weeks per month
No fitting, can remove for three hours and still work
Failure rate of vaginal ring
0.65 per 100 women per year
Transdermal patch contraception
New patch weekly for 3 weeks a month, not directly on breast - rotate sites
Less than 1% failure with less efficacy in obese patients
CI of transdermal patch and detachment
Have to restart if it has been off for 24 hours
Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
SepoShot
Progesterone Q3 months
3% failure rate for typical (imperfect) use
0.3 - Ideally
Benefits of Depot Medro shot
Lower risk of ectopic pregnancy
Lower risk of endometrial cancer
Lower sickle cell crises
May help endometriosis
Side effects of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Shot
Decreased bone density
Irregular menses
Takes 10 months to return to baseline and get pregnant
Levonorgestrel implant
Implanted in arm
Contains a progesterone - etonogesterol
Almost 100%
Up to 3 years - some studies is 5
SE of implants (nexplanon)
Minor bruising, swelling, and itching at insertion site
Irregular menses
Weight gain
HA
Copper IUD non-emergent
FDA approved for 10 years
Uncertain MOA
0.6-0.8 per 100 woman-years
Risks/SEs of Copper IUD
Ectopic pregnancy
Spontaneous abortion
Uterine perforation
Menstrual irregularities, cramping, vaginitis
Contrindication to copper IUD
Pregnancy
Active infection
Wilson disease
Cancer or unknown bleeding
PID
Levonorgestrel IUD
Good for people having heavy periods and cramping
8 year lifespan
Very low failure
Bleeding as a SE, helps with cramping, breast pain
52 mg
Low dose levonorgestrel IUD
Kylea - 5
Skylea - 3
Not for cramps or menorrhagia
IUD expulsion
Check for strings
Happens in up to 5% in first year of use
Test for pregnancy if expelled
Spermicides
Most based on Nonoxynol-9
Phexxi - More natural
Most OTC
Placed in vagina and last around an hour
High pregnancy due to non-compliance
Contraceptive sponge
Nonoxyl-9 impregnated disk
Inserted up to 24 hours before and keep in 6hrs post coitus
Less effective than condom
Lamb skin condoms
Don’t protect against STD’s - latex DO
Female condom
May prevent STDs, not as effective as a male condom
DIaphragm and Spermicide
Rubber dome over cervix
Must use the spermicide
6 hours before and 24 hour max placement
6 per 100 with perfect use
15-20 per 100 with typical use
Cervical cap
Smaller than a diaphrage -can stay in up to 48 hours
Just on cervix
May be hard to place
Regret frequency for sterilization contraception
20% for women under 30 6% for women over 30
Legal limitations to sterilization
Federal won’t pay for under 21 - some states may
None for incompetent patients
4 types of female tubal sterilization
Electrocoagulation
Mechanical occlusion
Ligation with suture material
Salpingectomy
Concerns with tubal sterilization
Tubal pregnancy
Chronic pelvic pain - tubal ligation syndrome
Irregular menses
Decreased ovarian cancer when removed
Tubal occlusions
No longer done, used a hysteroscopic precedure
Chemical tubal occlusion
Usually not done in US, never approved - seen in immigrants
Vasectomy
30x less failure, 20x less post-op complications
Need 1-2 consecutive sperm counts of zero to confirm it is working
Easier reversal
Suction curettage
Elective abortion performed 12 weeks for earlier
90% of US abortions
Cervical dilation and suction catheter insertion
Surgical curettage
Scrape out fetal parts - more bleeding less common than suction
Phamraceutical abortion
(Mifepristone OR methotrexate) and/or Misoprostol
Used in first trimester
SE of cramping/bleeding
CI in active liver/renal disease, anemia, bleed risk, IBF -may not expel everything
Intraamniotic instillation
Hypertonic solution put into uterus to kill the fetus - lots of side effects
Vaginal prostaglandins
For elective abortions - suppository containing misoprostal etc. to trigger preterm delivery
Can cause GI side effects, live abortion
MOA of misoprostol
Causes uterine contractions and cervicle ripening
Used for abortions and induction
Dilation and evacuation
Most common elective abortion for 2nd trimester
Cervical ripening agents used and forceps to break up tissue
Infection and blood loss - does not feel like a delivery
Post abortion follow up
Rho-Gam
Avoid anything intravaginal for 2 weeks
Birth control
2+ elective abortions lead to higher risk of miscarriage
Climacteric
Phase of aging from reproductive to non-reproductive age, before actual menopause occurs
Average langth of per menopausal transition
1-3 years
Part of climacteric period
Average age of final menstrual cycle
51
Premature menopause
Menopause at 40 or younger
Perimenopausal
Going through menopause but still having periods
Change in follicles over time
Ones most responsive to FSH are ovulated first
Estradiol of menopause
May see bursts of estradiol because follicles are not responding as well
Predisposing factors for menopause
Smoking advances by 2 years
Reproductive tract disease
GU infections
Chemo or radiation
Surgical impairment to ovarian blood supply
Artificial menopause
We do something that destroys the ovaries or take them out
May be due to endometriosis, cancer
Postmenopausal androgens
Decreased production, but still have androgenic symptoms because ovaries make some testosterone and binding protein is not produced
Gonadotropins in menopause
Increase because no estrogen - can be used for diagnosis
Common classic menopause symptoms
Irregular bleeding
Irritability and mood swings
Vaginal dryness
Decreased libido
Hot flashes
Hair loss
Hirsutism
Weight gain
Physical changes of menopause
Atrophy of cervix, uterus, tubes
Flattening of vaginal rugae
Urinary and mammary changes of menopause
Urgency, frequency, dysuria
Urethral prolapse
Regression and flattening of mammary glands
Atrophic vaginitis
Epithelium becomes thinner and rugae flatten out
Painful intercourse and friability
Smooth pale and shiny late
Diffuse patchy and red early
Increased pH
Diagnosis of atrophic vaginitis
Clinical dx - may see atrophic cells in cytology
Initial tx for atrophic vaginitis
Conservative first
Vaginal moisturizers AND lubricants - not the same thing
Moisturizers daily - not just for sex
Treatment for moderate/severe atrophic vaginitis
Vaginal estrogen, restores pH and microflora
Fewer UTIs and overactive bladder symptoms
Can go systemic
DOn’t need a vaginal estrogen if systemic
Ospemifene
For atrophic vaginitis
Only targets vaginal estrogen receptors, MC MC SE is hot flashes
Prasterone
Vaginal DHEA that turns into estrogen for estrogen sensitive individuals
Presentation of hot flashes
Elevated HR - normal rhythm and BP
Night sweats, Insomnia
Cutaneous dilation - flushing
Risk factors for hot flashes
Obesity, Lower physical activity, Smoking, African american race
Normal hot flash length
seconds to 10 minutes
Tx for hot flashes
Estrogen = mainstay, give progestin if they cannot take it alone
Reasons to take eastrogen with progestin
Intact uterus due to endometrial cancer risk
First line for patients who don’t want hormones for hot flashes
SNRI/SSRI
Citalopram or Venlafaxine, Paroxetine but it reacts with tamoxifen
Gapapentin, Clonidine can also be used
Protections of estrogen alone
CHD
Fractures
Diabetes
Not used to treat these conditions
Risks of MHT (Hormone therapy
Estrogen causes endometrial cancer - add progestin to prevent
Increased risk of breast cancer with combo therapy - d/t progesterone!!
Non-cancer risks of MHT
Thromboembolic diesease
Gallbradder disease
MHT contraindication
Hx of breast cancer
Unknown bleeding
Endometrial cancer
Thromboembolic disease
Liver dysfunction
Pregnancy
1st line MHT for vasomotor symptoms of menopause
Patch before pill - less risk of blood clots but insurance doesn’t like to pay so oral is often used
Starting MHT
Increase at one month intervals if still symptomatic
Recommended not to use for more than 5 years - taper
Progesterone only therapy for menopause
Can be oral or IM if we don’t want estrogen
Tissue selective estrogen complex
SERM and estrogen
Reduces some of the risk of using a progesterine
Oral estrogen and levonorgestrel IUD
May or may not help reduce risk of breast cancer - dubious
Alternative hot flash pharm and GU symptoms
Doesn’t really help except oxybutynin
CAM for menopause
Isoflavone/Phytoestrogens - soy, lentils, etc.
Black Cohosh
Vitamin E
Weight loss
CBT
Supplements can still have problematic effects
Preparations for atrophic vaginitis
Ring, cream or tablet - every night for two weeks then two times per week
May use testosterone if estrogen is contraindicated
Lobes per breast
12-20 lobes
Apex of breast
Contains major excretory duct
Base of breast
Near ribs
Montgomery glands
Sebacecous glands of the areola - help the breast stay healthy while breastfeeding
Percent of the breast that is adipose tissue
80-85% adipose tissue
Coopers ligaments
Hold the breast to the chest wall - deeper
Beginning age for breast deveopment
Ages 10-13
Breast changes during menstrual cycles
Premenstrual - Epithelial cells proliferate - increased size by a little
Post menstrual - Epithelial cells die off, decreased turgor with some tenderness
When does the breast reach full development
End of a full term pregnancy only
Pregnancy changes of breast
Darkened areola - bulls eye for infant
Increased lubrication and milk ducts
Fatty tissue almost completely replaced by glands and ducts
Trigger and regulator of breast milk production
Progesterone drop triggers and prolactin maintains
Menopausal breast changes
Atrophy and loss of functional breast tissue
Fluids from breast commonality
40% of premenopausal women
55% of parous women
75% who have lactated in the past 3 years
Physiologic breast discharge
Expressed when pressure is applied and from multiple ducts/ both breasts
Causes of physiologic breast discharge
Normal lactation
Galactorrhea
Benign phys discharge
Can be an intraductal papilloma
Classical presentation of galactorrhea
Bilateral multiductal milky discharge, otherwise normal PE - may want to test for pregnancy
Classic pathologic discharge
Unilateral spontaneous bloody for serous discharge from a single duct
Bloody is more suggestive of cancer but also more likely due to benign papilloma
Cytology of breast discharge
Very los sensitivity - usually skip to imaging
Ductography
May show a filling defect in cancer - flush contrast into ducts
Ductoscopy
Use tiny endoscope for viewing
Definitive diagnostic for pathologic discharge
Microductectomy - excise ducts below areola and send to pathology
Gynecomastia
Glandular breast tissue in a biologic male
Normal in 60% of pubertal boys - usually resolves in a year
Anabolic steroids
Psudogynecomastia
Fat tissue that looks like gynecomastia - should not seem a firm tender area beneath the areola - firm
Glandular tissue not enlarged
Dx for gynecomastia
Elevated PRL or hCG
Can also chack testosterone, estradiol
Thyroid
Tx for gynecomastia
If painful and persistent for 9-12 months
SERM - raloxifine or tamoxifen
Anastrozole - not recommended long term in teens
When would we give testosterone to a male
Only for true hypogonadism
MCC of mastitis
Staph areus
Risk factors for mastitis
Seen in lactation and nursing in primiparous patients, rare before fifth day postpartum
Presentation of mastitis
Painful, erythematous lobule in the outer quadrant of the breast 2nd or 3rd week after birth
Systemic signs of infection - high fever not due to simple breast engorgement
Antibody coated bacteria in breast milk
Presentation of breast abcess
Pitting edema and fluctuation
Tx for mastitis
Keep draining breast - feed or pump
Local heat, warm compress
Well fitted bra
Instruct on techniques
Acetominophen/ibuprofen
Antibiotics for mastitis
Dicloxacillin of Keflex
Clinda or Bactrim (not for under 1 month old infants)
Abx for severe mastitis
Van and Ceftriaxone OR Zosyn
Tx for breast abcess
I&D with abx tx - oral abx usually not sufficient without draining
Non nursing breast abcess - peripheral
On side is often because of folliculitis or infected cyst
I&D and mastitis abx
Subareolar breast abcess
Due to keratin plugged milk ducts behind nipple
Simple I&D not enough
Requires duct excision with biopsy to rule out cancer
Breast fat necrosis presentation
Presents with nipple and skin retraction
May have signs or hx of trauma
Indistinguishible from breast cancer clinically
Biopsy if persistent
Fibrocystic breast changes
MCC of cyclic breast pain or mastalgia in women 30-50
Epithelial cells become cystic
May be increased in drinkers and estrogen users
Worsened by caffeine
Age of fibrocystic breast changes
30-50 - correlated with reproductive age, goes away with menopause
Presentation of fibrocystic breast changes
Pain or tenderness with lump
Present or worse during the premenstrual phase (later half of cycle)
Multiple lesions that change in size
Discharge of fibrocystic breast changes
Green or brown
Dx for fibrocystic breast changes
Mammogram for over 30
US and aspiration -US can be better than an ultrasound to see if lesions are cystic
Be on the lookout for odd one out
Tx for fibrocystic breast changes
Avoid trauma, well fitting bra
Avoid caffeine
Low fat diet may help
Tx for severe fibrocystic breast changes
Danazol and Tamoxifen
Surgery for most refractory cases
Prognosis for fibrocystic breast changes
Will subside with menopause
Usually not associated with breast cancer
Fibroadenoma
Enlarged lobule in young women - early and mid 30s
Larger with hormones and usually solitary
Presentation of fibroadenoma
Round, smooth, and nontender mass, discrete
Can dx clinically but usually get image to be sure
Fibroadenoma on imaging and def dx
Well defined solid mass with benign features
Def. dx is core biopsy or mass excision
Phyllodes tumor
Can become malignant - similar to a fibroadenoma
Tx for fibroadenoma or phyllodes tumor
Unclear or rapid growth -surgical excision with wide margins
Can monitor/follow-up fibroadenoma if asymptomatic with biopsy or US breast exam
Inheritance pattern of BRCA1 and 2
Autosomal dominant
Also causes risk in MEN!!
Risk factors for breast cancer
Nulliparity
First full term pregnancy after age 30
Early menarche or late menopause (reverse decreases risk)
Combo HRT
Hx of uterine or breast cancer
Usual presentation of breast cancer
Painless breast mass
Hard, fixed, irregular margins, nonmobile
May see metastatic symptoms first
May also see pain, discharge, erosion, retraction
MC site of breast cancer
Upper outer quadrant
4 positions for breast exam
Arms over head
Laying on back with arms up
Arms on hips
Leaning forward
Concerning PE findings for breast cancer
New unilateral side change in size, contour
Unilateral retraction of nipple
Edema or erythema
Firm, non mobile, matted lymph nodes
Main lymph nodes for breast drainage
85% goes to axillary but palpate everything
Paget’s disease of the breast
Eczematoid eruption and ulceration - arises from nipple areola
Pain itching, burning discharge and superficial erosion or ulceration
Biopsy
Excision/Mastectomy to treat
Inflammatory carcinoma
Diffuse, brawny edema with erysipeloid border
Orange peel skin may be seen
No mass
Aggressive but rare - rule out in refractory or unexplained mastitis
BIRAD 1 and 2 on mammogram
Okay, anything higher is concerning
Definitive diagnosis for breast cancer
Biopsy
Fine needle - less invasive but less sensitive
Core needle - MOre invasive better
Can also excise
Hormone receptor sites for cancer
Can have estrogen, progesterone, and HER2 receptors - change how the cance will metastasize
Triple neg goes to lungs/liver
Indication for hormonal therapy
Positive for ER/PR/HER2 hormone receptors
Tamoxifen
Historically drug of choice for hormonal breast cancer - can cause clotting and endometrial cancer
Newer treatment for hormonal breast cancer
Anastrozole - aromatase inhibitor, more effective than tamoxifen
Therapy for non hormonal (triple neg) breast cancer
Consider an adjuvant -pembrolizumab (keytruda)
Selective estrogen receptor modulators
Bind to estrogen receptors and block estrogen SERMs -selective for tissues, tamoxifen is specific to breast tissue
Roloxifene blocks in breast and uterus
SEs of SERMs
Hot flashes, thin hair, thrombosis
Can stimulate OR inhibit estrogen
Aromatase inhibitors
Anastrozole, exemastane, letrozole
Inhibit aromatase which produces estrogen
Menopausal symptoms - hot flash, brain fog, thinning hair
Newer for breast cancer
Fulvestrant
Little brother elacestrant
Destroys estrogen receptors
Used for metastatic breast cancer
No blood clots or cancer
Need receptors to work
Breast cancer follow ups
Q4 months for 2 years
then Q6 for 3 years for PE
Mammogram in 6 months then yearly
Median time of breast cancer recurrence
At 4 months
Percent of those trafficked who are female and minors
55-70% female
About half minors
Warning signs of human trafficking
Social withdrawal
Physical abuse
Neglect
Practiced hx
Living in unsuitable conditions
What to do if you suspect human trafficking
Send tip to national hotline
Give resources to patient
DOCUMENT
Percent of domestic violence victims who are female
85%
Women killed by male partner or ex 2001-2012
11,766, more than died in the iraq war in the same period
DV
Domestic violence
Controlling with disregard for wellbeing
Risk factors for DV/IPV
Race - AA
Pregnancy is a huge risk factor - DV is the leading cause of death in pregnant women
Younger age (16-24)
Childhood exposure to violence
Presentation of domestic violence
Often vague
Chronic pelvic pain
Sexual dysfunction
Recurrent vaginitis
Anxiety and tearfulness during breast and pelvic exam
Body complaints of DV
HA
Fatigue
Sleep disturbance
Seems like a somatoform disorder
Percent of pregnancies with violence
4-9%
Cycle of abuse
Tension building
Incident
Reconciliation
Calm “Honeymoon” phase
Screening for domestic violens
Screen everybody at all checkups, especially in pregnancy screen at least once per trimester and postpartum
Bestway to screen for domestic violence
Do it in person
Say something universal first: Because so many people are abused…..I want to ask
Ask about specific behaviors - not general like “rape” or “abuse”
Mandatory report events in WV for abuse
Gunshot, Stab, Burn
After dx tx for DV
Acknowledge trauma
Document with photographs - flag to withold
Assess safety and lethality, substance abuse
Create safety plan
What to do if patient does not want to leave abusive situation
Don’t place blame
Document
Support patient
Follow up with patient
Majority of teenage rapes
Acquaintance rape - by someone they know
Presentation of sexual assault
May say they were mugged, May be asking AIDS or STD screening
60-70% have no obvious physical injury
May have bleeding and vaginal irritation, few have major injuries
Rape trauma syndrome
Detached shock like state
Acute phase - hours to days, tired, HA, startled abates after about two weeks
Delayed phase - Months to years, chronic anxiety, mistrust, depression, sexual dysfunction
PE for sexual assault
Have a trained person do a sexual assault assessment kit
Sexual assault nurse examiner - take care not to tamper with evidence
Hx for sexual assault
Describe what happened
Any consensual sex
What happened between
Any infections
State “Use of Force”
Tx for sexual assault
Emergency contraception after pregnancy test - IUD
Ceftriaxone and potentially metronidazole or Doxycycline
Hep B and HIV prophylaxis
HPV vaccine
Psych tx for sexual assault
Refer to counseling even if they appear calm, admit if unstable
Follow up for sexual assault
2 weeks - for psych and other issues
3 things we need for intact menses
Intact HPO axis
Endometrial response to stimulation
Way for blood to exit
Primary amenorrhea
Have never had a period
Often due to a genetic abnormality
Secondary amenorrhea
Misses 3 cycles or 6 consecutive months
MCC is pregnancy
2nd MCC od secondary amenorrhea
PCOS
Sheehan’s syndrome
Blood loss during birth leads to pituitary necrosis
Mullerian dysgenesis
No internal female sex hormones except for ovaries
Asherman’s syndrome
Uterine fibroids cause unable evacuation of blood
Anatomical blockages causing amenorrhea - 2
Transverse septum
Imperforate hymen
Dx for asherman’s syndrome
Hyerosalpingogram
Progesterone challenge test
Give progesterin - if they bleed afterwards they are anovulatory
Estrogen and Progesterone challenge test
No bleed afterwards means blockage
Bleading afterwards = hypogonadism
Secondary dysmenorrhea
Casued by something demonstrable
Membranous dysmenorrhea
Due to passage of a cast of the uterus through the cervix
Primary dysmenorrhea
No known cause - MC type of dysmenorrhea
First line tx for dysmenorrhea
NSAID - 400-800 with no more than 1200mg per day
May take prophylactically
Acetaminophen less effective
Continuous heat helps - need a break
Erythema ab igne
Rash associated with chronic heat pad use
2nd line tx for dysmenorrhea
Hormonal contraceptives
Lyletta, Morena - Progesterone IUD
Percent of women with PMS or PMDD
75%
Highest in 20s to 30s
Tx for mild to moderate PMS/PMDD
Dietary changes - caffeine, alcohol, sodium
Exercise - aerobic
Chasteberry, Calcium carbonate - OTC
NSAID for pain
Spironolactone for bloating
Bromocryptine for breast pain
Tx for severe PMS/PMDD
SSRI - 1st line with 50% helped, can be used periodically
2nd line - Hormonal therapy
May consider alprazolam
GnRH agonist - put pt in menopause
Transvaginal US taking
Need an empty bladder - see pelvic organs
Transabdominal US taking
Full bladder, less visualization of pelvic organs
Sonohysterography
Saline injected into intrauterine cavity - increased sensitivity
Gold standard for uterine pathology evaluation
Hysteroscopy - camera in the uterus
Tx for Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
r/o pregnancy or cancer - oral contraceptives, observation if asymptomatic and no cancer
Levonorgestrel IUD, D&C for short term ablation
Postmenopausal DUB
MCC - exogenous hormones
Always investigate
May actually be bleeding from vagina
Workup to r/o tumors of reproductive tract in DUB
Endometrial sampling
Endometrial ablation
Need to take birth control, not want to be fertile
Reduces flow in 70-80%
Pretreatment for endometrial ablation
Abx NOT needed
GnRH agonist or D&C to thin out endometrium
CI to endometrial ablation
Pregnancy, Desire to have children, Endometrial hyperplasia, Postmenopause, IUD in place
Vaporization endometrial ablation
Nd-Yag laser
Early method
Scar endometrium
Roller ball
Similar to vaporization
Old method
Endometrial resection
Old method - caused a lot of perforation
Hysteroscopic thermal endometrial ablation
2nd generation
Heated saline put in uterus
Good for anatomic abnormalities
Higher burn risk
Radiofrequency thermal ablation endometrial ablation
2nd gen
No D&C or progesterin needed
Uses a heasted mesh
Thermal + RF Endometrial ablation
Brand - Minerva
Silicone contours to shape of cavity
Balloon filled with RF heated Argon gas
Endometrial prep not needed
Higher success rates
2nd gen
Water vapor termal endmetrial ablation
Seal with baloons and fill with water
2nd gen
Safer
Cryoablation endometrial ablation
Less pain but less effective
2nd gen
Theraml balloon endometrial ablation
Use balloon to conform to contours of uterus
No longer done in US - too much burning
Sites of endometriosis
Other sites in the abdomen
Or distant site outside of the abdomen - can be anywhere
Risk factors for endometriosis
Fam hx
Early menarchy
Nulliparity
LOng flow
Heavy periods
Shorter cycles
IE. anything that increases menstrual bleeding
Presentation of endometriosis
Dysmenorrhea
Pelvic pain
Dyspareunia
Infertility
May worsen with period
Severity does not corespond to amount of ectopic tissue
PE for endometriosis
Tender nodules in posterior vaginal fornyx
Pain with uterine motion
Tender adnexal masses may be felt
May have no findings
Dx for endometriosis
Imaging is usually not helpful
Laparoscopy to diagnose definitively
Lesions of endometriosis
Powder burns
Chocolate cysts
Red/Purple raspberry spots
Tx for mild/moderate endometriosis
NSAID
Progesterone contraceptives
Tx for moderate to severe endometriosis
Hormonal - GnRH agonists or antagonists - ie. danazole, letrozole
Gabapentin
TCAs
Surgery
Reason to use surgery for endometriosis
Do it when they are wanting to have children b/c they can come back
Danazol
Testosterone derivative that acts like progestin
Inhibits gonadotropic release
SE - Oily skin, acne, deep voice
Anastrozole/Letrozole
Aromatase inhibitors
Can be used as an adjuvant to Danazol
GnRH agonists
Leuprolide, Goserelin, Nafarelin
For endometriosis
Use for max 6 months
Menopause like symptoms
GnRH antagonists
Elagolix (Orlissa)
Most studied
Max 6 months at high or 24 months at low dose
Menopause like symptoms
Pelvic inflammatory disease presentation
Lower abdominal pain - insidious or acute usually for 2 ish weeks
Oral temp > 101F
Bilateral lower quadrant tenderness
Skene or Bartholin glands around introitus
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
Liver inflammation with PID
Classic sign of pelvic inflammatory disease
Cervical motion tenderness (chandelier sign
Dx for PID
Pregnancy test to r/o
WBCs in vaginal fluid
ESR/CRP may be elevated
Imaging for PID
May see thickening, tubo-ovarian complex, may be normal
Tx for pelvic inflammatory disease
Outpatient abx if they are not too sick and compliant, IV for inpatient
3 Drugs at same time:
Rocephin shot
Doxy
Metronidazole
14 day course overall
Presentation of tubo-ovarian abcess
Tenderness and guarding
Mass in abdomen
Multi-loculated lesion on US
Tx for unruptured tubo-ovarian abcess
Same abx as PID (Metro, Doxy, Rocephin) but for 4-6 weeks
Tx for ruptured tubo-ovarian abcess
Life threatening emergency
TAH (total abdominal Hysterectomy) and BSO (bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy) with aggressive fluid resuscitation
Cystocele
Prolapse of the bladder d/t anterior vaginal wall weakness. Visualized through the vagina and better seen when bearing down
Rectocele
Rectal prolapse d/t posterior vaginal weakness
Seen in bearing down
Uterine prolapse
Uterus slides down towards the introitus
Pelvic organ prolapse stages 0-4
Halfway system
0 - Normal
1 - Halfway to hymen
2 - To hymen
3 - Halfway past hymen
4 - Maximal descent
Presentation of pelvic organ prolapse
Feeling of heaviness in vagina, urinary symptoms with cystocele
Talk about putting fingers in vagina to brace it when urinating/defecating
Dx for pelvic organ prolapse
Pelvic exam with bearing down
Imaging only if worried about secondary problem
Tx for pelvic organ prolapse
Pessary - reexamine in 1-2 weeks for first one, then every 2-3 months after that
Kegal exercises
Surgical tx for POP
May use mesh or other surgery - mesh can cause irritation
Adenomyosis
Endometrial tissue implants in the myometrium
Focal or diffuse
Risk factors for adenomyosis
Parity and age
Presentation of adenomyosis
More areas of invasion = more s/s
Menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea
Global uterine ENLARGEMENT with uterine softening
Imaging for adenomyosis
TVUS
Focal thickening of myometrium on US
Heterogenous texture on US
Tx for adenomyosis
NSAIDs for pain
Combo oral contraceptives
Endometrial ablation/resection may help somewhat
Definitive tx for adenomyosis
Hysterectomy
Symptoms also get better after menopause - ride out
Leiomyoma
Benign neoplasm of the female genital tract - uterine fibroids
Submucous leiomyoma
Directly beneath endometrial lining - on the inside!!
Subserous leiomyoma
Directly beneath serosal lining - on the outside!!
Intramural leiomyoma
Completely within the myometrium
Presentation of leiomyomas
Most are asymptomatic
MC symptoms are - Abnormal bleeding, pelvic pressure/pain
May torse - causing pain
May compress nearby organs
PE for leiomyomas
Enlarged uterus with irregular contour
Dx for leiomyomas
Iron deficiency on labs
US can detect
MRI for more detail
Hysterography/Scopy can also help
Tx for asymptomatic leiomyomas
Can monitor with a yearly US - not a big threat to health
Tx for sympomatic leiomyomas
NSAIDs or hormonal therapy depending on sx
Regress spontaneously during menopause - menopausal hormone therapy may bring it back
Surgical tx for leiomyomas
Total hysterectomy
Myomectomy - just remove fibroid
Embolization - Clot it up - good results
Peak onset for endometrial cancer
70s - many cases can occur younger
Obestity increases risk
Precursor to endometrial cancer
Endometrial hyperplasia
Excess estrogen!!
MCC of endogenous over production of estrogen
Obesity - From the fat!
Other risk factors for endometrial cancer
PCOS
Exogenous unapposed estrogen therapy (w/o progestin and no hysterectomy)
More peiords (ie. early menarche, less pregnancies)
Risk reduction for endometrial cancer
Progestin or combination contraceptives
MC symptoms of endometrial hyperplasia
Abnormal uterine bleeding
Simple or complex atypia (complex more likely to become cancer but progesterone cures both)
Endometrial hyperplasia with atypia
More concerning that simple/complex
Progesterone will not cure
Type I endometrial cancer
Not as aggressive
YOunger patients
Better prognosis
Type II endometrial cancer
Less common
Poorer prognosis
Independant of estrogen
Classic endometrial cancer patient
Obese
Nulliparous
Infertile
HTN
DM
White
MC type of endometrial cancer
Adenocarcinoma
Presentation of endometrial cancer
Abnormal bleeding in 80% of patients - postmenopausal bleeding may be an indicator
Vaginal discharge
Cervical os stenosis
Tx for endometrial cancer WITHOUT atypia
Progesterone
PE for endometrial cancer
May feel inguinal lymph nodes
Normal in early stages
Imaging for endometrial cancer
US with endometrial thickness over 4 mm is high suspicion for cancer
DDx - Biopsy
Other tests that may pick up endometrial cancer
D&C - even better than biopsy
Sometimes picked up on pap smear
Tx for endometrial cancer
Surgery is mainstay - total hysterectomy with BSO - curative in low risk
Adjuvant pharm for endometrial cancer
Radiation, Progesterone, Chemo - Doxyrubicin and Cisplatin
Tx for excess bleeding in endometrial cancer
NO IV estrogen like we would with other bleeding
Tamponade and Packing
Functional ovarian cysts
Due to cyclic ovarian changes - do not always cause symptoms
Can rupture causing peritonitis
Impinge organs
Dx for ovarian cyst
Pelvic US is MC way to dx
Follicular cyst
MC type of ovarian cyst
Follicle doesn’t rupture appropriately
Usually asymptomatic
May cause irregular menstual bleeding
Management of follicular cyst
Usually resolve in 2 months
OCP can keep cysts from forming
May aspirate or surgically remove - usually not necessary
Corpus luteum cyst
Corpus luteum did not regress
Progesterone abnormalities may lead to late period
Torsion, pain, can look like ectopic pregnancy
Tx for corpus luteum cyst
Manage symptomatically
OCP questionable
Surgery if problematic
Ring of fire on US
Theca Lutein cyst
Caused by elevated hCG
Often bilateral and multiple
Resolve once hCG goes down
May aspirate in pregnancy
Endometriomas
Implant of endometrial tissue on the ovary
Endometriosis symptoms - chocolate cysts
Dermoid cyst
Filled with improper tissue - fat, teeth, etc.
Not cancer
May rupture
Cystadenomas
Cysts that get massive - pain and discomfort
Pop, drain, remove
PCOS
Stein Leventhal syndrome
Enlarged ovaries with multiple cysts
Anovulaotry, amennorheic
Obese, overweight patients
Diagnosis of PCOS
Pt. with variable periods, obesity, hirsutism, oligomenorrhea
Polycystic ovaries on US - Oyster ovaries
Presentation of PCOS
Menstural abnormalities, early pregnancy loss, Pelvic pain/pressure, T2DM
Young endometrial cancer dx
Acanthosis nigricans
Hormones in PCOS
Mild elevation of androgens
Lower sex hormone binding globulin
Increased LH:FSH ratio
US of PCOS
Ovary with many cysts in it - look like dark pockets
Tx for PCOS - conservative
Observe symptoms - should be having at least 8 periods a year
Lifestyle changes -loose weight, well balanced diet
PCOS moderate therapy
Pregnancy test
COC - if not trying to conceive or ring patch if eligible, helps with hyperandrogenism
Progesterone alone - second line
PCOS insulin sensitization
Metformin is MC drug - safe in pregnancy
May also use GLP-1 agonist
Tx for PCOS hirsutism
Takes 6-12 months to work
COC or GnRH agonist
Laser removal, etc.
Spironolactone - androgen antagonist
5 alpha reductase inhibitors - finasterid/dutasteride
Vaniqua
Expensive hair removal medicine
Novel PCOS therapies
Myo-inositol
NK34 antagonist
PCOS tx for patients who want to get pregnant
Weight loss and lifestyle
Letrozole on days 3-7 of period
Not safe once pregnant
(Clomid used to be first line - SERM - blocks estrogen in hypothalamus)
MOA of letrozoleand 4 SEs
Inhibits aromatoase
SE - hot flashes, dizziness, fatigue, pain
Clomid for PCOS
causes ovarian enlargement, hot flashes, bloating
Not great
FLuid retention of PCOS tx
Can be extreme - present with hypovolemia and swelling
MC with Clomid, FSH
LC with Letrozole
Surgery for PCOS
Ovarian drilling - laparoscopic laser biopsies jump start the ovaries
Ovarian torsion
Emergent condition like testicular torsion
Often due to enlarged ovaries
May occur in early pregnancy
Presentation of ovarian torsion
Sudden onset severe, one sided unilateral abd pain
Painful adnexal mass
May radiate to thigh, flank, or groin
Women may be used to abdominal pain!!
Dx for ovarian torsion
Sonography - dx of choice
Bull’s eye, whirlpool, snailshell pattern
Doppler flow disruption
Do pregnancy test
Transvaginal US may be better
Tx for ovarian torsion
Laparoscopic detorion ( can do laparotomy)
Remove cyst causing problem
Remove if 12+ hours - obvious necrosis
MC source of ovarian cancer
Epithelial ovarian cells
Ovarian cancer
CA-125 marker - from serous cystadenomas
Typical in menopausal patients
Other types of ovarian cancer
Germ cell tumor - younger patients
Sex cord stromal tumors
Risk factors for ovarian cancer
Anything that increases cell turnover
Talcum powder
Presentation of ovarian cancer
Vague early symptoms
Early satiety
Fatigue, back pain
Late - abdominal pain, ascites, solid irregular adnexal mass
Sister Mary Joseph nodule
Belly button nodule due to ovarian cancer
CA-125 marker for ovarian cancer
Elevated in 50% of ovarian cancer
Associated with many other things - fibroids, endometriosis
More specific for postmenopausal women
Dx for ovarian cancer
Various markers
Pelvic US w/ solids, separation, ascites
CT/MRI for more exact
Bx for definitive
Tx for ovarian cancer
Remove omentum, ovaries, uterus
Watch CA-125 to see if cancer resolved
Tx for germ cell ovarian cancer
Often try to save the uterus - not as aggressive
MC GYN malignancy
Uterine cancer
Ovarian - 2nd
Sexual response stages - 4
Desire
Arousal
Orgasm
Resolution
Hormones that increase libido
Estrogen
Testosterone - uspraphysiologic
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Oxytocin
Melanocortins
Hormones that inhibit libido
Serotonin - at high levels
Prolactin
Opioids
Endocannabinoids
Average female puberty onset
8-13 years old
MC sexual dysfunction in women
Low sexual desire - 39% of disorders
Female arousal/interest disorder
Low desire or abnormal arousal - must occur 75%+ of the time, lasts for 6+ months
Causes distress
6 criteria for female interest arousal disorder
Must report 3:
Absent interest in sex
Reduced fantisizing
Reduced initiation
Reduced interest/arousal to stimuli
Reduced excitment/pleasure
Reduced sensation
Genitopelvic pain/Penetration disorder
Pain majority of time with sex
TIghtening of muscles
Avoid vaginal sex
Common hx of trauma or abuse
Female orgasmic disorder
Don’t feel like they finish the way they want to
May be due to neuropathy, partner issues, etc.
Medications related to sexual disorders
SSRI!
TCA
Benzos
Lithium
Anticholinergic
HTN meds - BB
SERM/Aromatise inhibitors
Estrogen for sexual disorders
Increases libido, vaginal lubrication, blood flow to genitalia
CI - Blood clots, endometrial cancer
Recommended if more than just libido
Androgens for sexual disorders
Generally not recommended - may be used in menopause
Cause hirsutism, acne, liver disease
Last line
Dosing testosterone for women
Much lower dose than used for men
Serotonin/Dopamine for sexual disorders
Flibanserin - post menopause serotonin agonist/modulator helps with SE of SSRI
CI with alcohol, hypotension
Bupropion for sexual dysfunction
Helps with norepi and dopamine
Helps with arousal response, etc.
CI in seizures, anorexia, MAOI use
PDE-5 inhibitors in womens sexual dysfunction
Slidenafil
Most helpful with physiologic problems - ie. vascular, neuro
CI with nitrates
Bremelanotide
Agonist of melanocortin receptors for sexual dysfunction
New drug -PRN injection stop if no benefit in 6 weeks
CI in liver disease, pregnancy
Other tx for female orgasmic disorder
Sexual devices
Directed masturbation - usually best for partner not to participate at first
No scientific evidence for genital cosmetic precedures
Tx for sexual pain disorders
Lubricants and estrogen for vaginal atrophy
PT for pelvic floor if estrogen fails
Tx for vaginismus
PT, Counseling, Gabapentin/Botox
Tx for vulvodynia
Lidocaine, TCA, Remove irritants, PT
MC symptom of cevicitis
Discharge -many are asymptomatic
Cervicitis v. Vaginitis
Discharge see from cervcle os in cervicitis
Strawberry cervix
Indicates trichomoniasis
Presentation of chronic cervicitis
Often asymptomatic
Discharge - less than acute
Vaginal bleeding
Cervical tenderness
Proximal vagina may look okay
Urethritis, pelvic pain
Microscopic analysis for cervisitis
Gram stain, Wet mounts - clue cells
KOH prep
PCR
Pap smear/ Colposcopy for cervicitis
Double hairpin capillaries for trichomonas
Excess leukocytes
Cell enlargement - HPV
Multinucleated cells with ground glass cytoplasm - HSV
Biopsy where cell properties have changed
Indicative of a virus!!
Cervicitis prevention and screening
Barrier contraception
Routine screening in 19-25
Remove cervix with hysterectomy
Incompetent cervix
Cervix shortens before 28 weeks gestation
Painless
Risk factors for cervicle insufficiency
Cervical conization or Hx of previous episode
Presentation of cervical insufficiency
2+ cm dilation with minimal contractions
2nd trimester
Screening for cervical insufficiency
US at 14-16 weeks
Look for funneling and shortening abnormalities
No way to predict
4 cervical insufficiency abnormalities
TYVU - Trust Your Vaginal Ultrosound
Shape of cervix -increasing risk and progression from T to U
Tx for cervcal insufficiency
Circlage
3 things to look for before circlage -Contraindications
Make sure fetus is still viable 1st
Rupture of membranes
Look for infection - treat first
Pharm tx for cervical insufficiancy
Adjunct to circlage - progesterone
Nabothian cysts
Blocked glands on the cervix
Smooth rounded, whitish area that does not hurt
Benign!!
CIN I-III
I - 1/3
II - 2/3
III - In theory entire cervix
When do we NOT treat CIN I and II
Pregnant women - wait for delivery
Adolescents - observe at first
Main risk factor for cervicle dysplasia
HPV!!!
Pap smear screening
Start at 21 3 years
Every 3 years or PAP+HPV every 5 years 30-65
Pap screening after 65
Stop screening if:
No hx of mod-severe dysplasia/cancer
3 negative Pap or 2 neg PAP+HPV
ASC-US cells on pap smear
Undetermined significance
ASC-H cells on pap smear
Cannot exclude a high grade lesion
LGSIL/LSIL on pap smear
Corresponds to CIN I
HGSIL or HSIL on pap smear
Corresponds to CIN II or III
Atypical glandular cells
Rare - cells from endocervix - MAY indicate cancer, may not
Management for ASC-US
2 pap smears over 6 months - send for colposcopy if abnormal
Might try vaginal estrogen
Management for anything that is NOT ASC-US
Send for colposcopy
Colposcopy
Low power magnification of cervix - uses camera
Add acetic acid to light up abnormal areas
Bx abnormal areas
Indications for colposcopy - 5
Abnormal pap smear
Clinically abnormal cervix
Unexplained bleeding
Vulvar/Vaginal neoplasia
Hx of in utero DES exposure
Tx for CIN II-III after biopsy
Surgery with evaluation afterwards
Management of cervical dysplasia - cryotherapy
Probe to blanch tissue in cervical os - 7mm margin
Makes it hard to visualize for later colposcopy
Carbon dioxide laser for cervical dysplasia
More often in operating room
Very precise
More depth of excision
Can biopsy
Loop electrosurgical excision procedure
LEEP - Small wire loop to remove with electrical generator
Can biopsy
Best procedure
For cervical dysplasia
Cold knife
Cervical displasia
For large areas
No risk to being able to biopsy
Prognosis for cervical dysplasia
80-90% success rates for any method
Risk factors for cervical dysplasia recurrence -4
Large lesions
Gland involvement
Positive margins
Positive endocervical curretage
MC type of cervical cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
Presentation of cervical cancer
MC symptom = Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Bloody leukorrhea, spotting, postcoital
Late signs of cervical cancer
Fistula to recum or bladder leading to incompetence
Radiating pain
Weight loss, fever
Signs of cervicle cancer
Cervix appears abnormal
Ulceration
Endophytic cervix
Barrell shape, enlarged - cancer
Exophytic cervix
Friable, bleeding, cauliflower lesions
Dx for cervical cancer
Cancer may be present despite negative cytology - if the cervix look suspicious, still suspect
Tx for cercal cancer
Radical hysterectomy with lymphadenectomy
Chemo is mostly palliative
Normal vaginal flora
Aerobes, anaerobes, yeast
Lactobacilli that make it acidic
Normal vaginal pH before and after menopause
Before - 4-4.5
After - 6.5-7
Things that can alter vaginal flora
Low estrogen - decrease
Menses - Increase
Abx
Pregnnacy, Hysterectomy
Foreign substances
DM/Poor diet - worse
Candidal vulvovaginitis presentation
Often in DM
Pruritis
THick white cottage cheese discharge
Minimal odor
Dx for vulvovaginal candidiasis
Normal pH
Branching filaments and psudohyphae on wet prep/KOH
Pharm tx for vulvovaginal candidiasis
Azole - 1st line ie. fluconazole
May extend therapy for recurrent cases
Alternative vulvovaginal candidiasis tx
Boric acid
Gentian violet
Vaginal antifungal administration
Administer at night
MOA of azoles
Inhibit enzyme for cell membrane synthesis
MOA of nystatin
Increase permeability of cell walls
Ibrexafungerp MOA
Inhibits glucan synthesis - cell wall production
DO NOT TAKE with an azole
MOA of boric acid
Interferes with metabolism
CI in pregnancy
Gentian Violet MOA
May inhibit protein synthesis
Not many drug interactions
Presentation of bacterial vaginosis
Milky, homogenous, malodorous discharge
No inflammation
Malodorous esp. after intercourse - fishy
Dx of bacterial vaginosis
Vaginal pH 5.5-7
Clue cells - covered in bacteria
Fishy odor on KOH prep - wiff test
Tx for Bacterial vaginosis
Metronidazole or Clinda
Can also use an expensive -azole
MOA of metronidazole
Bind to and deactivate enzymes
Dizziness, HA, Fatigue
Disulfiram reaction
Clindamycin MOA
Binds to ribosomes
C diff - and not with imodium
Vaginal douche
Washing out of vagina - only for bacterial vaginosis - NOT for regular cleaning
Presentation of trichomonal vaginitis
Frothy, copious green, foul smelling vaginal discharge
Strawberry cervix
Dx for trichamoniasis
pH 5-5.5
Motile wet prep - look at right away before they die
Culture = Best test
Tx for trichomonal vaginitis
Metronidazole or other ~idizole’s
Cross reactivity to alcohol
Liver disease
Presentation of gonorrhea
80-85% asymptomatic
Copious mucopurulent discharge
Dx for gonorrhea
Nucleic acid probe
Or culture of discharge
Tx for gonorrhea
One shot IM rocephin
Treat partners
CHlamydia presentation
Cervicitis, dysuria, bleeding
May progress to PID or lymphogranuloma venereum
CERVIX MAY LOOK NORMAL
Dx for chlamydia
Culture
Immunoassay
Pap smear
Tx for chlamydia
Doxycycline
ALT: Zmax
Noninfectious vaginitis
Irritants, Allergens (latex), Atrophic, Excess sexual behavior
Presentation of noninfectious vaginitis
Itching with no bacteria detectable - get a good hx
Tx for noninfectious vaginitis
Lubricants
SERM
Sitz bath
Steroid if very painful/inflamed
Alternitive tx for vaginitis
White vinegar - better option
Herbals
Iodine
Tea tree oil
May kill of good bacteria!
Presentation of genital herpes
Vescicles that become painful erosions or ulcers
My have a buringing prodrome with inguinal lymphadenopathy
Dx for genital herpes
Most often clinical
Tzank smear
Initial tx for herpes outbreak
7-10 days valacyclovir, Famcyclovir, Acyclovir
1-5 days for recurrent
Same drugs for prophylaxis
Condyloma acuminatum MC strains
MC HPV 6-11
Presentation of condyloma
Culiflower growths - can be anywhere
May also be flat with rough surface
Before tx analysis for condyloma
PAP smear and biopsy
Tx for condyloma
Cryotherapy
Podofilox, Imiquimod, Interferon
Molluscum contagiousum cause
Pox virus
Presentation of molluscum contagiosum
Up to 1cm sized umbilicated papules
Inclusion bodies in cell cytoplasm
Tx for molluscum contagiosum
Dessication, Freezing, Imiquimod
May observe - can cause scarring when removed
Presentation of syphillis - 3 stages
1 - Painless sore
2 - Palm and sole rash
3 - Involves heart, brain, etc.
Tx for Syphillis
PCN 1st line
ALT: Doxy
Bartholin gland disease
Glands near vaginal orifices get infected or plugged
Red flag post menopause
Presentation of bartholin gland disease
Tenderness - have to duck waddle
Fluctuant tender mass
Systemic signs of infection
Tx for bartholin gland disease
Draining won’t help
Catheter inflation
Marsupialization - create a pouch
Check for cancer post menopause
Abx for Bartholin gland disease
Usually not needed - may still use for prophylaxis
Lichen sclerosis
MC non-neoplastic epithelial vulvar disorder
Usually women over 60
Presentation of lichen sclerosis
Pruritis is MC sx
May see pain, white lesions, dyspareunia
Progression of lichen sclerosis
Erythema w/ no response to yeast tx
White plaques develop
Scratching worsens and inflammation does
Chronic presentation of lichen sclerosis
Ciggarette paper
Phimosis of clitoral hood
Labial fusion
General loss of structure
Complication of lichen sclerosis
SCC - send for biopsy
Tx for lichen sclerosis
Potent steroid - Clobetasol with a taper BID to QD eventually PRN for life
Adjuncts for lichen sclerosis
Antihistamine, Tacrolimus, Methotrexate
Lichen Simplex Chronicus
Due to a specific trigger or chrinic irritation
No loss of structure like in Lichen Sclerosis
Lots of itching
Dx of LSC
Biopsy of lesion
Tx for LSC
Hygeine and Sitz bath
Medium potency steroid - fluocinolone, triamcinolone)
Lichen planus
Flat white plaques on vagina
Papules on skin
Send to GYN for biopsy
Steroids
Dark non cancer vulvar lesions
Melanosis lentigo, etc.
Vulvar varicosities
Common in pregnancy, concerning in elderly or non-pregnant
Sclerosing agent to tx
Preinvasive vulvar disease
Strong association with HPV
White hyperkeratotic papules with pruritis
Dx through biopsy
Tx for preinvasive vulvar disease
More aggressive for higher grade
Excision, ablations, laser
Paget’s disease - vulvar
Itching, soreness
Red velvet cake presentation with white plaques
Can cause structural breakdown
Tx for paget’s disease
WIDE local excision - need to recheck
Stop as soon as possible
Very poor prognosis if mets to lymph nodes
Vulvectomy
Partial or radical
Removes area of skin +/- lymph nodes
Not great - last resort for cancer
Vulvar cancer
90% SCC
Older patients with chronic inflammation or HPV
Presentation of vulvar cancer
Itching or macerous skin lesion
May just be a “weird spot” w/ no sx
Tx for vulvar cancer
Remove tumor - excise
Rad vulvectomy - may radiate to reduce
Pelvic exenteration if widespread
Pelvic exenteration
Removal of everything in the pelvis - diversion of GI and GU tracts
Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Vagina rather than vulva
Colposcopy andbx to dx
Condylomatous lesions or flat and granular
Tx for Preinvasive vaginal disease
Resection, 5FU not as effective
Difficult to get everything out
True vaginal cancer
Not spread from the cervix
HPV, Smoking are RF
Vaginal SCC
Exophytic or ulcerative lesions in the upper 1/3 of vagina
Vaginal adenocarcinomas
MC vaginal primary tumor in young patient
Vaginal sarcoma
Highly aggressive with grape like masses
Older pts -upper vaginal wall
Vaginal melanoma
Usually towards the distal vagina
Tx for vaginal cancer
Exenteration, Radiation
Poor prognosis