Office/Defintions Flashcards
PPH Risk: Medium
Prior C/S
> 4 deliveries
Multiple Gestation
Large Uterine Fibroids
Chorio
Mag Sulfate
Prolonged pitocin
PPH High Risk Factors
Placenta Accreta Spectrum
HCT < 30
Bleeding on admission
Known Coagulation defect
Hx PPH
Abnormal VS (tacky, hypotension)
When is puberty initiated?
Puberty is initiated when GnRH is secreted in a pulsatile manner by hypothalamic neurons
Why do irregular cycles happen (due to immature HPO axis?)
several cycles are anovulatory, thus resulting in irregular cycles
Median age of menarche in America?
12-13 yo
Puberty - explain
GNRH pulsatility increases (hypothalamus)
Follicular growth (ovary)
Estradiol Secretion + feeeback to pituitary
LH surge –> ovulation
Primary Amenorrhea
Secondary Amenorrhea
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
disorder characterized by hyperandrogenism, ovulatory dysfunction, and polycystic ovaries.
Normal Menstrual Cycle
21-35 days (varies based on follicular phase)
Length 3-7 days, > 10 days abnormal
No IMB
Volume: <80 ml