Reproductive Flashcards
sonic hedgehog gene
produced at base of limbs
anterioposterior axis
mutation –> holoprosencephaly
apical ectodermal ridge
gene
what it does
Wnt-7 gene, FGF gene
organisation along dorsal-ventral axis, mesoderm mitosis (lengthens limbs)
craniocaudal direction for appendages
Homeobox gene
when does hCG secretion start?
implantation of blastocyst - day 6
week 2 of embryo
2 layers - bilaminar disc
week 3 of embryo
3 layers
primitive streak
what does ectoderm become by the notochord?
neural plate
week 4 of embryo
4 limbs, 4 chambers
heart begins to beat
organogenesis
notochord closes
week 6 embryo
can detect heart beat
week 8 foetus
begins to move
when are sex characteristics developed?
week 10
disruption of organogenesis
secondary breakdown of previously normal tissue or structure
amniotic band syndrome
extrinsic disruption
intrinsic disruption
deformation (post embryonic)
malformation (embryonic 3-8 weeks)
terarogens pre week 3
all or none effects
tetarogens after week 8
growth and function affected
ACE inhibitor tetarogen
renal damage
alkylating agents tetarogen
no digits, anomalies
aminoglycosides tetarogen
ototoxicity
antiepileptic tetarogen
neural tube defect, cardiac, cleft palate, skeletal abnormality
diethlystilbestrol tetarogen
vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma, congenital Mulllerian anomalies
isotretinoin tetarogen
multiple severe birth defects
lithium tetarogen
ebstein anomaly, apical displacement of tricuspid valve
methimazole tetarogen
aplasia cutis congenita
warfarin tetarogen
bone deformities, fetal hemorrhage, abortion, opthalmologic abnormalities
abnormalities from cocaine abuse
low birth weight, preterm birth, IUGR, placental abruption
smoking affects on fetus
low birth weight, preterm labour, placental problems, IUGR, SIDS
maternal diabetes
caudal regression syndrome, congenital heart defects, neural tube defects, macrosomia
methylmercury affect on fetus
neurotoxicity
types of seafood
xs vitamin A in pregnancy
spontaneous abortion, birth defects
xr during pregnancy
microcephaly, intellectual disability
fetal alcohol syndrome
smooth philtrum, thin vermillion boarder (upper lip), small palpebral fissures, small eye openings, limb dislocation, heart defects, heart-lung fistula, holoprosencephaly
monochorionic diamniotic
75%
cytotrophoblasts
make cells - inner layer of chorionic villi
syncytiotrophoblast
synthesise hormones - hCG
what doe hCG do?
stimulates corpus luteum to secrete progesterone during the first trimester
where do the umbilical arteries come from?
internal iliac
allantois
week 3
becomes urachus - duct between bladder and umbilicus
vesicourachal diverticulum
outpouching of bladder, slight failure of urachus to obliterate
viteline duct
omphalo-mesenteric duct - yolk sac and midgut lumen
vitelline fistula
duct doesn’t close
meckel diverticulum
partial closure of vitelline duct
patent portion attached to ileum
melena, abdo pain, hematochezia, young
meckel diverticulum
Rise in estrogens in pregnancy
50 fold estradiol and estrone
1000 fold estriol
What does progesterone stimulate in pregnancy?
Endometrial gland secretion, spiral artery development
Cervical mucus plug
Primary oocyte
Secondary oocyte
Meiosis I stopped in prophase until ovulation
Meiosis II arrested in metaphase II until fertilisation
Mittelschmerz
Mid cycle ovulation pain
Implantation timing
6 days after fertilisation
Difference between gestational age and embryonic age
2 weeks
Apgar score
Appearance Pulse Grimace to pain Activity Respiration 1 minute and 5 minutes
Low birth weight
< 2.5kg
Oxytocin
Uterine contraction Milk letdown (with prolactin)
What increases in menopause?
FSH most
LH
GnRH
DHT stimulates
Differentiation on penis, scrotum, prostate
Prostate growth, balding, sebaceous gland activity
Exogenous testosterone
Inhibits axis
Decreases testicular T
Shrinking and azoospermia
Hypogonadism, penis, looks female
Kleinfelter syndrome
Streak ovary, shield chest, primary amenorrhea
Turner syndrome XO
Defects seen with Turner syndrome
Bicuspid valve Coarctation Lymph defects Cystic hygroma Horseshoe kidney
Male, learning difficulty, tall, autism, acne
XYY
Exposure to androgenic steroids in pregnancy
Ovaries present, external genetalia virilized
Tested present, female genitalia
Testicular feminisation from androgen insensitivity
5a reductase deficiency
Ambiguous genitalia until puberty
Internal genetalia normal
Kallmann syndrome
Defective GnRH migration
Anosmia
Infertility
Xs uterine enlargement, early preeclampsia, vaginal bleeding
Hydatidiform mole
Honeycomb uterus, cluster of grapes, snowstorm on uterus
Hydatidiform mole
Partial mole
Has fetal parts
Karyotype 69XXX/XXY/XYY
Partial mole
Choriocarcinoma forms
During or after pregnancy in mother or baby
Post pregnancy raised bhcg, sob, hemoptysis
Choriocarcinoma with lung metastasis
Abruption
Separation of placenta from uterine wall
Placenta accepts
Placenta attaches to myometrium without penetrating
Placenta increta
Placenta penetrates into myometrium
Placenta percreta
Placenta perforated through myometrium into uterine serosa
Can attach to rectum or bladder
Placenta previa
Over cervix
Painless 3rd trimester bleeding
Vasa previa
Vessels over cervix
Membrane rupture, painless vaginal bleeding, fetal bradycardia
Vasa previa
Associated with oligohydramnios
Placental insufficiency, bilateral renal agenesis, posterior urethral valves, potter syndrome
Rx gestational htn
140/90 Hydralazine A methyldopa Labetalol Nifedipine Hypertensive mums love nifedipine
Gestation for preeclampsia
Over 20 weeks
Rx preeclampsia
Anti htn
Mg sulphate
Delivery
HELLP
Rx
Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low plt
Delivery
Pregnant + schistocytes
HELLP
Tanner stage II
pubic hair appears
breast buds
Tanner stage III
coarsening of pubic hair
penis length
breast size
Tanner stage IV
expansion of pubic hair
penis width
raised areolar, mound on mound breast
Tanner stage V
hair across pubis and medial thigh
penis and testis enlargement
areolar flattens, adult breast contour
clear cell adenocarcinoma of vagina
DES exposure in utero
vaginal squamous cell carcinoma
usually secondary to cervical SCC
spindle shaped cells, with desmin, grape like mass emerging from vagina
sarcoma botryoides - rhabdomyosarcoma
E6 gene from HPV
inhibits p53
E7 gene from HPV
inhibits RB supressor gene
koilocytes
cervical displasia
High LH and FSH, high T
PCOS