repro Flashcards
lab findings
vaginal pH >4.5 (low pH think BV)
wet mount showing trophozoites with flagella
clinical findings of trichomaniasis
dysuria, itchings and foul smelling green d/c
strawberry cervix on pelvic exam
treatment of trichamoniasis
metronidazole
clinical findings of bacterial vaginosis
thin, white/gray d/c with fishy odor
lab findings
positive whiff test: fishy odor when d/c mixed with KOH
clue cells on wet mount
pH <4.5
common causes of 2ndary amenorrhea
pregnancy, hyperprolactinemia, hypothyroid
Premature ovarian failure diagnostic criteria (on labs)
high FSH and LH; low estrogen pregnancy test normal, normal TSH
types of estrogen in order of potency
Estradiol>estrone>estriol
Where is estrone produced
In peripheral adipocytes (converted from androstendione produced by the adrenal cortex) ; postmenopausal women
where is estriol is produced
placenta
where is estradiol produced
ovaries
what increases a woman’s risk for nondisjunction/trisomies
advanced maternal age
patau syndrome pathophys
meiotic nondisjunction leading to trisomy 13
physical findings of patau syndrome
cleft lip palate, microcephaly, severe mental retardation, polydactyly, hypotonia, heart murmur
what is bicornate uterus
failure of the mullerian (paramesonephric) ducts to fuse during development