Obs and Gynae Flashcards
Bartholin’s cyst
posterior and medial labia minora
painful sex
no symptoms
Cervical ectropion/erosion
red endo cervix visible
young women, OCP, preggers
Cervical polyp
benign tumour endocervix red preggers biopsy to exclude twist and pull or liquid nitrogen
Uterine prolapse
- in vagina
- at introitus
- out of vagina
Old, preggers, heavy bleeding.
Cystocele
Prolapse anterior wall and bladder
frequency and more infections
pessaries
Rectocele
Posterior wall
Bowel symptoms
Fibroid uterus
smooth muscle tumour
common
painful periods
red degeneration in pregnancy
Rx: GnRH agonists
Hysterectomy/ myomectomy.
Gartner’s duct cyst
Remnant of mesonephric duct
Nabothian cyst
surface of cervix
ECTO grows over ENDO
impairs mucus drainage.
Ovarian torsion
risk necrosis and ovarian loss
ooporopexy
Osteitis pubis
inflammation of pubis symphysis
NO infection
Suprapubic abscess
After pelvic surgery
Addisons during pregnancy
may need more T3 to cope with stress
if not controlled may cause IUGR.
Gestational diabetes
OGTT at 24-28 weeks
Gone after
Less birth defects.
Management of hypertension in pregnancy?
Methyldopa
Epilepsy in pregnancy
lowers seizure threshold
medications cause neural tube defects.
Increase folic acid dose
Carbamazepine and lamotrigine (NOT valproate).
Epilepsy vs. eclampsia
generalised seizure in eclampsia.
Hyperthyroidism in pregnancy
may improve
but anti-thyroid Abs can cross placenta and may make baby hyperthyroid with goitre
give propylthiouracil
Hypothyroidism in pregnancy
Mum: more pre-eclampsia, miscarriages, stillbirths
MS
may get better in pregnancy but worse after.
no IFN in pregnancy
Subseptate uterus
septum at fundus
more likely to have transverse lie, recurrent miscarriages, can’t have a IUD.
SLE
better during preggers
Venous stasis eczema
due to heavy baby
will get better after
Cervical incompetence
early opening (before 34 weeks). Cerclage between 12-14 weeks and remove 34 weeks.
Cholecystasis bloods
High ALT and bile acids
normal ALP