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Reproductive Diseases Flashcards

mostly female, some male

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anemorrhea

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absence or abnormal stoppage of menstrual flow

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dysmenorrhea

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painful menstruation

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dyspareunia

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difficult or painful coitus

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coitus

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V and P sex

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dysuria

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painful or difficult urination

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hirsutism

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abnormal hairiness. When male hair patterns occur in a female.

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menometrorrhagia

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excessive bleeding during menses and irregular intervals. Common in menopausal women

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monorrhea

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interchangeably as normal flow and profuse flow

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metrorrhagia

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varying uterine bleeding at irregular intervals, sometimes lasting for a long time.

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mittelschmerz

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pain which occurs during ovulation

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oligomenorrhea

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infrequent menstrual flow varying from 35 days-6 months

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pica

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bizzare food/non food cravings

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pruritus vulvi

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severe itching of external genitalia

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miscarriage

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otherwise known as spontaneous abortion

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15
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therapeutic abortion

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deliberately induced by a physician

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abruptio placentae

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premature detachment of the placenta. usually fatal to the unborn fetus

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anovulation

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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

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Asherman syndrome

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persistent amenorrhea and secondary sterility due to intrauterine adhesions

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candidiasis

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any infection caused by fungus of the genus Candida. usually superficial infection of moist areas of the body - commonly seen in vagina

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cervicitis

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inflammation of cervix

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Chlamydia

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bacteria genus that multiply only within host cell. Can cause infertility, especially in females

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dystocia

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abnormal or difficult labor

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endometriosis

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generally benign disease which functioning endometrial tissue is present in areas outside of the uterine cavity

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fibroadenoma

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adenoma (benign tumor) composed of fibrous tissue. Typically in the breast

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fibrocystic disease

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formation of benign but painful cysts in the breasts

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gonorrhea

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STD from bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Symptoms: inflammation, pain, pussy discharge. Typically worse in males but can cause female sterility

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herpes

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refers to any inflammatory skin disease caused by herpes virus. Characterized by the formation of small clusters of vesicles.

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hyatidiform mole

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abnormal pregnancy in which the chorionic villi form a mass of cysts that looks like a cluster of grapes

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infertility

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diminished or absent capacity to produce offspring.

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leiomyoma

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(plural: leiomyomata) a benign tumor derived from the smooth muscle. also called a fibroid

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mastitis

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inflammation of a mammary gland or the breast

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melasma

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also called the mask of pregnancy. Blotchy, brownish color that occurs over the forehead and malar eminence, and aerolas, and in a dark line down the abdomen.

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nabothian cyst

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small, yellowish mass consisting of dilated endocervical gland and appearing at the external cervical os

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oophoritis

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inflammation of an ovary

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Paget disease

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intraductal carcinoma of the breast. also refers to a neoplasm of the vulva closely associated with the disease, but less likely to become cancerous.

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placenta previa

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when the placenta implants over or near the internal os of the cervix. Can be partial or total. characterized by sudden painless vaginal bleeding late in pregnancy

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precocious puberty

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onset of sexual maturation at an earlier age than normal. Girls = 8, Boys = 9

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preeclampsia

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complication of pregnancy which is characterized by hypertension, edema, and or proteinuria

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puerperal

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pertaining to the period from the end of the third stage of labor until involution of the uterus. Which is usually 3-6 weeks.

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puerperal infection

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any infection which afflicts the mother during this puerperal phase.

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salpingitis

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inflammation of a fallopian tube

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syphilis

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STD that goes through three different stages and can be latent for years. Can impact any tissue or organ in the body. Primary symptoms include lesions, rashes, and eventually compromises major body systems.

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teratoma

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neoplasm of the ovary which originates from germ cells

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neoplasm

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abnormal growth

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trichomonas

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STD caused by parasitic protozoa.

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Turner syndrome

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developmental defect in which the ovaries are either absent of represented only by streaks of ovarian tissue in the broad ligaments. Menstruation does not occur.

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vaginitis

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inflammation of the vagina that is characterized by pain and purulent discharge

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balanitis

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inflammation of the glans penis

49
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benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

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or hypertrophy. often occurs with age, when prostate enlarges to 2-4x normal size

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cryptorchidism

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undescended testicle. not getting it corrected by puberty can cause malignancy

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epididymitis

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inflammation of the epididymis

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hydrocele

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cystic mass of the spermatic cord, testicle, or both. Consists of fluid between the two layers of the tunica vaginalis

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hypospadias

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malformation of the urethra in which the opening is located on the undersurface of the penis instead of the tip

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epispadias

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urethra is on the top of the penis instead of the tip

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orchitis

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inflammation of the testicle, usually accompanied by epididymitis

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phimosis

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inability of the foreskin to be retracted from the glans penis

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paraphimosis

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inability of foreskin to be replaced over the glans once it has been retracted

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priapism

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persistent abnormal penile erection that is not accompanied by either sexual desire or excitation and causes serious pain and tenderness

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prostatitis

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inflammation of prostate

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spermatocele

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spermatic cyst. occurs adjacent to the epididymis and usually contains sperm. Can look like a third testis

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torsion

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specifically the twisting of the spermatic cord. Runs in families, can become gangrenous within hours

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veriocele

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collection of large veins usually occurring in the left scrotum and describes as feeling like a bag of worms. Present in upright position, but empties in the supine position.

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