Repro Path High Yield Flashcards
What are 4 signs of Klinefleter syndrome?
1- Testicular atrophy
2- Gynecomastia
3- Long Extremitie
4- Inactivated X chromosome (Barr Body)
What are the levels of the following in Klinefelter syndrome:
Inhibin FSH Testosterone LH Estrogen
Inhibitin- decreased
FSH- increased
Testosterone- decreased
LH- increased
Estrogen- increased
What cardiac defect is associated with turner syndrome?
Bicuspid aorta
Preductal coartication
What renal abnormality is assoiated with Turner syndrome?
Horseshoe kidney
What are the levels of the following hormones in Turner syndrome:
Estrogen
LH
FSH
Estrogen- decreased
LH- increased
FSH- increased
How can someone with Turner’s get pregnant?
OOcyte donation and exogenous estradiol/ progesterone administration
How can 47, XXY result?
Nondisjunction event in mapternal meiosis II)
What causes female psuedohermaphroditism?
Excessive and inappropriate exposure to androgenic steroids during early gestatino
What causes male psuedohermaphroditism?
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
What deficiency results in maternal virilization during pregnancy?
Aromatase deficiency (excess testosterone because can’t convert to estrogen)
“normal appearing female with scant sexual har, rudimentary vagina and NO Uterus or fallopian tubes”
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (46, XY)
“inability to convert testosterone to DHT leading to ambiguous external genitalia until puberty”
5alpha- reductase defciency
“defective migration of GnRH cells and formation of olfactory bulb”
Kallman Syndrome
Give an example of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Kallman syndrome
Partial or complete mole:
46, XX or 46, XY
complete
Partial or complete mole:
Extremely high hCG
Complete
Partial or complete mole:
2 sperm in 1 egg
Partial
Partial or complete mole:
Enucleated egg + single sperm (that then duplicates)
Complete
Partial or complete mole:
Increased risk of choriocarcinoma
Complete
Partial or complete mole:
Fetal parts
Partial
Partial or complete mole:
honeycombed uterus/ snowstorm on ultrasound
Complete
What 4 drugs can treat gestational HTN?
1- alpha Methyldopa
2- Labetolol
3- Hydralazine
4- Nifedipine
What causes preeclampsia?
Abnormal placental spiral arteries–> endothelial dysfunction, vasoconstriction, ishcemia
What causes preeclampsia?
Abnormal placental spiral arteries–> endothelial dysfunction, vasoconstriction, ishcemia
“new onset HTN with either proteinuria or end organ dyfunction”
Preeclampsia
What is eclampsia?
Preeclampsia + maternal seizures
What is HELLP?
Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelets
What are 5 major risk factor for placental abruption?
Trauma Smoking Cocaine use HTN Preeclampsia
What layer of the placena is defective in placental accreta/ increta/ percreta?
Defctive decidual layer
“placenta prentrates into the myometrium”
Placenta increta
“placenta attaches to myometrium but does NOT penetrate it”
Placental accreta
“placenta penetrates through myometrium and INTO uterine serosa (invades uterine wall)”
Placenta percreta
What is placental previa?
Implantation of the placenta in a lower uterine segment
What is a symptom of placental previa?
Painless 3rd trimester bleeding
What is a vasa previa?
Fetal vessels run ver the cervical os leading to vessel rupture, exsaguniation, and fetal death
Painful third trimerster vaginal bleeding?
Placental abruption
Assoicated with Polyhydramnios or Oligohydramnios?
maternal diabetes
Polyhydramnios
Assoicated with Polyhydramnios or Oligohydramnios?
placental insufficiency
Polyhydramnios
Most common gynecological tumors in the US?
Endometrial> Ovarian> cervial
Worst prognosis of gynecological tumors in the US?
Ovarian> cervical> endometrial
What causes Vaginal SCC?
High risk HPV…but it is usually secondary to cervical SCC