ovarian pathology Flashcards
decreased estrogen
increased LH
icnreased FSH
pattern = primary gonadal
premature ovarian failure
define premature ovarian failure
premature atresia of ovarian follicles in women of reproductive age
signs of menopause in women < 40 but after puberty
premature ovarina failure
list the most common causes of ovarian failure
pregnancy PCOS obesity HPO axis abnormalities premature ovarian failure hyperprolactinemia thyroid disorders eating disorders competitite athletics cushing syndrome adrenal insufficiency
what causes PCOS/stein leventhal syndrome
hyperinsulinemia and or insulin resistance - thought to alter the hypothalamic hormonal feedback response
describe the pathogen of PCOS
increased Lh:FSH ratio
icnreased androgens from theca interna cells
decrease rate of follicular maturation - unruptured folicles/cysts and anovulation
what is a common cause of subfertility in women
PCOS
amenorrhea/oligomenorreah hirsuitism acne subfertility obesity acnathosis nigricans
PCOS
apperance of ovaries in PCOS
bilatera
enlarged
cystic
what are complications of PCOS
increase risk of endometrical cancer due to unopposed estrogem from repeated anovulatory cycles
treatment of PCOS please
weight reduction OCPs clomiphene citrate ketoconazole spironolactone
hormone changes in PCOS
LH:FSH> 3 increased testosterone increased androstenedione decreased SHBG FSH normal or decreased
increased testosterone icnreased androstenedione decreased SHBG normal to decreased FHS LH>FSH by x3 female
PCOS
what is the most common ovarina mass in young women
follicular cyst
what tis a follicular cyst
distention of an unruptured graafian follicle.
what are follicular cysts associated with
hyperestrogenism
endometrial hyperplasia
what is a theca lutein cyste
often bilateral and multiple
due to gonadotropin stimulation
what are theca lutein cysts caused by vrs follicular cysts
gonadotropin stimulation vrs hyperestrogenism
what are theca lutein cysts associated with
choriocarcinoma and hydatidiform moles
what is the most comon adnexla mass in women over 55
ovarian neoplasm
what do ovarian neoplasms arise from
surface epithelium, germ cells, sex cord stromal tissue
where do the majority of ovarian maligi tumors arise from
epithelial
what is the most common maligi ovarina tuomor
serous sytadenocarcinoma
what increases ris of ovarin tumors
increased age infertility endometriosis PCOS genetics - BRCA1 and 2 HNPCC strong family history