reproductive pathology

Question 1

What is an incomplete miscarriage ?

Answer 1

• placenta has been passed vaginally but some other tissues remain within endometrial cavity
  1) Histologically look for blood clot, placental tissue, fetal products of conception

Question 2

what is a molar pregnancy

Answer 2

A molar pregnancy is when there’s a problem with a fertilised egg, which means a baby and a placenta do not develop the way they should after conception. A molar pregnancy will not be able to survive.

( large and unusual chorionic villi)

Question 3

ectopic pregnancy ?

Answer 3

Pregnancy in Fallopian tube

Question 4

what is PCOS ? Polycystic ovarian syndrome

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Answer 4

• cysts in ovary
• Irregular periods
• facial hair
• difficulty getting pregnant

Question 5

Why do we check the Fallopian tubes ?

Answer 5

patient doesn’t want children ( so gets sterilised ) => female sterilisation means removing the Fallopian tube
- Check for cancers

Question 6

what’s pelvic inflammatory disease

Answer 6

Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infection of the upper genital tract, including the womb, ovaries and connecting tubes.
( causes of infertility )

Question 7

what are fibroids ?

Answer 7

1) fibroids = benign smooth muscle tumours = cause infertility

Question 8

what is endometriosis ?

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Answer 8

• endometrial tissue where its not supposed to be ( fallopian tubes or ovaries )
• walls of uterus = adenomyosis

Question 9

what is Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) ?

Answer 9

Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a group of rare diseases in which abnormal trophoblast cells grow inside the uterus after conception. In gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), a tumor develops inside the uterus from tissue that forms after conception (the joining of sperm and egg