Pelvic, Ovarian Disorders Flashcards
Mittelschmerz
Midcycle pelvic pain
Most common cause of chronic pelvic pain?
Endometriosis
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Ascending infection from vagina or cervix
Usual risk factors
PID bugs
Gonorrhea and clamydia
Tubal infertility occurs in ___% of women after 3 episodes of PID
50%
PID Tx
Ceftriaxone 250mg IM AND Azithromycin 1 gram W/ or W/O Flagyl
PID pts should see improvement after therapy within
72 hrs
Primary Amenorrhea
Absence of menses by age 13
Secondary amenorrhea
Absence of menses for 3-6 cycles w/ previous menses.
No breast development, elevated FSH
Gonadal dysgenesis
Most common uterine dz causing secondary amenorrhea
Ashermans syndrome
Most common cause of secondary amenorrhea?
Pregnancy
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Most common cause of androgen excess and hirsutism in women.
Most common hormonal disorder among women of reproductive age
PCOS S/S
Obesity Oligomenorrhea Amenorrhea Anovulation Acne Hirsutism Infertility Insulin resistance
Acanthosis Nigricans
Seen in PCOS