Reproductive Flashcards
dub tx in adolesc
high dose estrogen in acute severe bleed
dub cause in adolesc
diagnosis of exclusion
r/o other pathologic causes but unlikely in younger pt/s
DUB cause in postmenopausal women
More likely pathologic US Hysteroscopy endocervical curetage and bx D&C
Menorrhagia
heavy or prolonged bleeding
Metorrhagia
bleeding between cycles
Menometorrhagia
Irregular cycles w/ heavy/prolonged bleeding
TVUS >___? is indicative of endometrial hyperplasia
4mm
Tx for endometrial hyperplasia w/o atypia
Progestrin (po or IUD)
Repeat bx in 3-6mo
Endometrial hyperplasia w/ atypia tx
TAH +/- BSO
What is the most common gyn Malignancy in the US
Endometrial ca
endometrial stripe >4mm indicates what
Endometrial hyperplasia
Endometrial ca
Tx for Stage 1 Endometrial ca
TAH +/- BSO
Tx for stage 2 endometrial CA
TAH + BSO, lymph node excision, post-op rad
MC bening gyn lesion
Leiomyoma
What population is mc in leiomyoma
African American (5X more common)
Pelvic us sign of leiomyoma
“Pelvic shadowing”
Tx for leiomyoma
Usually nothing - majority don’t need tx
Medical tx: Progestin, Leuprolide (GnRH inhib),
Surgical: Myomectomy, Ablation, Hysterectomy is definitive tx.
Define Endometritis
Infection of endometrium during pregnancy
MC pathogen of endometritis
GABHS, S. aureus
What is endometritis called if the pt is not pregnant?
PID
MC cause of endometritis
retained products of conception (mc w/ c-section)
Infection after c-section tx w/
Clinda and gent
Infection after vag delivery or chorioamnionitis
Amp and Gent
Classic triad of endometriosis
- Cyclic premenstrual pelvic pain
- dysmenorrhea
- Dyspareunia