Reproductive Diseases Flashcards
mostly female, some male
anemorrhea
absence or abnormal stoppage of menstrual flow
dysmenorrhea
painful menstruation
dyspareunia
difficult or painful coitus
coitus
V and P sex
dysuria
painful or difficult urination
hirsutism
abnormal hairiness. When male hair patterns occur in a female.
menometrorrhagia
excessive bleeding during menses and irregular intervals. Common in menopausal women
monorrhea
interchangeably as normal flow and profuse flow
metrorrhagia
varying uterine bleeding at irregular intervals, sometimes lasting for a long time.
mittelschmerz
pain which occurs during ovulation
oligomenorrhea
infrequent menstrual flow varying from 35 days-6 months
pica
bizzare food/non food cravings
pruritus vulvi
severe itching of external genitalia
miscarriage
otherwise known as spontaneous abortion
therapeutic abortion
deliberately induced by a physician
abruptio placentae
premature detachment of the placenta. usually fatal to the unborn fetus
anovulation
absence of ovulation. Can be described as a women before she starts menstruating, or following menopause. Can also be induced by either very high/low weight, stress, drugs
Asherman syndrome
persistent amenorrhea and secondary sterility due to intrauterine adhesions
candidiasis
any infection caused by fungus of the genus Candida. usually superficial infection of moist areas of the body - commonly seen in vagina
cervicitis
inflammation of cervix
Chlamydia
bacteria genus that multiply only within host cell. Can cause infertility, especially in females
dystocia
abnormal or difficult labor
endometriosis
generally benign disease which functioning endometrial tissue is present in areas outside of the uterine cavity
fibroadenoma
adenoma (benign tumor) composed of fibrous tissue. Typically in the breast