Office-Reproductive endocrinology Flashcards
What is the most common cause of ambiguous genitalia?
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
What is the most common cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia?
21 hydroxylase deficiency
What is the pathophysiology behind congenital adrenal hyperplasia?
There is a deficiency of the enzyme 21 hydroxylase which blocks the production of cortisol. Since cortisol is not produced it cannot in turn provide negative feedback to switch off ACTH. This backs up the steroidogenesis pathway leading to more production of androgens
How does congenital adrenal hyperplasia affect the newborn?
- Ambiguous genitalia
- Shock due to lack of cortisol
- Salt wasting due to lack of aldosterone
What is the chronological order for puberty?
- Growth spurt
- Breast
- Pubarche
- Adrenarche
- Menarche
How long does it take for cycles to become regular after menarche?
Up to 6 years
When can you expect menarche?
2-3 years after breast budding
When should you evaluate amenorrhea in a adolescent?
- Amenorrhea with no secondary sexual development by age 13
- Amenorrhea with hirsutism at age 14
- Amenorrhea at age 15
- > 90 days without menses in a menstruating adolescent
When do you see precocious puberty?
Age 7 in white girls
Age 6 in black girls
What is precocious puberty?
Puberty that happens early
What is the lifecycle of a hair follicle?
Anagen- growth phase
Catagen- transition phase
Telogen- resting phase
What is the differential for hirsutism?
- PCOS
- CAH
- Tumor (ovary, adrenal)
- Drugs (androgens, danazol)
- Familial
How do you workup hirsutism?
17OHP
Total testosterone
DHEAS
What is the treatment for hirsutism?
OCP
Spironolactone
Finasteride
Flutamide
Eflornithine
Cosmetic depilation
What is the definition of primary amenorrhea?
- No menses by age 13 in absence of secondary sexual characteristics
- Delayed puberty
- No menses by age 15 or 4 years after onset of puberty
How do you classify the causes of primary amenorrhea?
Divide into the presence or absence of breast and uterus
What is the potential causes of amenorrhea if uterus and breast are present?
Presence of breast means estrogen is present and the cause of amenorrhea is secondary
What are secondary causes of amenorrhea?
Hypothalamic causes
Pituitary causes
Ovarian causes
Uterine causes
What is the potential causes of amenorrhea if uterus is present but breast is absent?
Absent breast mean absent estrogen
Primary amenorrhea