OBGYN Flashcards
17 beta estradiol
most potent natural, metabolized to estrone
diethylstilbestrol
most potent oral,
Most androgenic to least androgenic
levonorgestrel/norgestrel > norethindrone > desogestrel/norgestimate > drosperinone/dienogest
drospirenone
anti-androgenic, anti-aldosterone
mifepristone
pregnancy termination, progesterone blocker
fibroadenoma
most common mass, fibrous and glandular tissue, excision
intraductal papilloma
unilateral nipple discharge, benign growth in single duct
mastitis
staph aureus, antibiotics, empty breasts
ductal carcinoma in situ
ducts blocked by cancer cells, calcify
paget’s disease
form of DCIS, orange peel
lobular carcinoma in situ
increased incidence invasive cancer
leiomyoma
smooth muscle neoplasm in pseudocapsule, dysmenorrhea
endometriosis
endometrium outside uterus, retrograde menstruation, chocolate cyst, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dyschezia
adenomyosis
endometrium extends into musculature
follicular cyst
follicle fails to rupture