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Reproductive System Flashcards

1
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What is reproduction

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Production of new offspring

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2
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What does sexual reproduction involve

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Meiosis and fertilisation

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What is meiosis?

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Produces male (sperm) and female (ova) which are haploid (23 chromosomes)

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4
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What does fertilisation produce

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Zygote

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5
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5 functions of the female reproductive system

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Formation of ova (female gamete)
Reception of spermatozoa
Suitable environment for fertilisation
Childbirth
Lactation

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6
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2 functions of male reproductive system

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Production of spermatozoa
Transmission of spermatozoa

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7
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What type of gland is a breast?

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Mamery glands
Modified sweat glands

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8
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How many lobes in each breast and what are the grapelike clusters of glands in breasts called?

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15-20
Alveoli

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9
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What supports the breasts

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Suspensory ligaments

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10
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Stages of lactation

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Alveoli help propel milk into lactiferous ducts
Milk can be stored in lactiferous sinuses

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11
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Which two hormones are needed for milk production?

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Prolactin - milk synthesis
Oxytocin - causes milk ejaction

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12
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4 functions of uterus - important

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  1. pathway for sperm
  2. site of zygote implantation
  3. location of foetal development
  4. contracts to initiate labour
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13
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What are the 3 layers of the uterus

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Perimetrium - outer
Myometrium - smooth muscle
Endometrium - vasacular inner laer

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14
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What are the 2 layers of teh endometrium

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Stratum functionalis - sloughs off during menses
Statum basalis - permanent deeper layer that regenerates the stratum functionalis

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15
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3 parts of the uterus and what holds the uterus in place?

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Fundus
Body
Cervix

Held in place by broad ligament

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16
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What happens to the endometrum after menses

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The endometrium re-builds to prepare of implantation of a fertilised egg
The zygote is embedded in the endometrium

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17
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What is the zygote called for the first 8 weeks and then after the first 8 weeks

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First eight - embryo
Foetus

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18
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What is the placenta

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Site of exchange of nutrient and wastes between the mother and foetus
Attached to the endometrium

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19
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What does the placenta produce?

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Hormones

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20
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What is unique about the placenta

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It develops from two individuals

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21
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What connects the placenta to the embryo / foetus and how long is it?

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Umbilical cord
50-60cm

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22
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What can and can not travel through the placenta?

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CAN - oxygen and nutrients, carbon dioxide and wastes
CAN NOT - Blood cells

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23
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6 placental hormones

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Progesterone
Oestrogen
Homan chorionic Gonadotropin
Human placental
Lactogen
Relaxin
Corticotropin Releasing Hormone

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24
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What does progesterone do during pregnancy?

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Maintains endometrial lining

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25
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What does oestrogen do during pregnancy

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Promotes growth of the breast tissue and myometrium

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26
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What does chorionic gonadotropin do during pregnancy and what is special about this hormone?

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Only produced in pregnancy
Increases transfer of nutrients to the foetus

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27
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What does human placental lactogen do during pregnancy?

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Increases the amount of glucose and lipids in maternal blood

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28
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What does relaxin do during pregnancy?

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Targets ligaments and relaxes them

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29
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What does corticotropin releasing hormone do during pregnancy?

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Prevents rejection of the foetus

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30
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Differences between monozygotic and dizygotic twins

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monoxygotic twins - same genetic info
Single fertislised ovum
Share one placenta

duozygotic
non-idential
Two ova
two different placenta

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31
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2 functions of the fallopian tubes

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  1. provide a route for sperm to meet the ova
  2. route for the fertilised ova to reach the uterus
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32
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What are the finger-like projections on the end of each fallopian tube and what do they do?

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Fimbriae
Sweep the ova into the fallopian tube

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33
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What is the structure of fallopian tubes and what does it do?

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Lined with ciliated columnar epithelium helps move ova towards uterus
Smooth muscle performs peristalsis

34
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What are the ovaries

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Paired glands
REsemble almonds
Atrophy after menopause

35
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What do the ovaries produce

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Female gametes - via oogenesis
Secrete oestrogen and progesterone

36
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What does oogenesis mean?

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Formation of female gametes ova in overies

37
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When does oogenesis begin and end

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Begins in the foetus
Stops at birth

38
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What are initial oocytes called?

A

primary oocytes
Surrounded by a layer of follicular cells
Whole structure is a primordial follicle

39
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Which hormone stimulates the development of a primordial follicle into a mature ovum

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Follicle stimulating hormone

40
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Which hormone triggers ovulation?

A

luteinising hormone

41
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What do the remains of ovarian follicle become and what do they produce?

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Become corpus leteum and
produce progesterone and some oestrogen

42
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How long does follicle growth from primoridal to full maturity take?

43
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1 stage of menstrual cycle in ovaries

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Days 1-5 - follicles are developing under the influence of FSH

44
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2nd stage of menstrual cycle in ovaries

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Days 6-13 - follicle starts to mature, secretes oestrogen

Secretes inhibin which decreases FSH to stop other follicles developing

45
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3rd stage of menstrual cycle in ovaries

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Day 14

High oestrogen creates positive feedback loop
Stimulates LH
Expulsion of egg + ovulation

46
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4th stage of menstrual cycle in ovaries

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Days 15-28
Corpus luteum forms from follicle wall and produces progesterone and some oestrogen

47
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What are the names of the four phases of the menstrual cycle?

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Menstrual - day 1-5
Pre-ovulatory - day 6-13
Ovulation - day 14
Post-ovulatory - day 15-28

48
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1st stage in uterus

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days 1-5
Endometrium is being shed
Sudden drop in progesterone

49
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2nd stage in uterus

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days 6-13
Endometrium thickens in response to rising oestrogen

50
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3rd stage in uterus

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day 14
Release of egg

51
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4th stage in uterus

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Corpus luteum needed to maintain pregnancy

52
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What happens to a fertilised egg

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Zygote embed in uterine wall
Human chorionic gonadotropin stimulates corpus luteum to produce progesterone and oestrogen
After a few weeks placenta takes over

53
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What happens to a non-fertilised egg

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After 14 days the corpus luteum degerates to the corpus albicans
Progesterone and oestrogen drop

54
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What happens to hormones at the start of female puberty

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Pulses of LH and FSH triggered by Gonadotropin releasing hormone

55
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MEdical term for periods starting

56
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What happens to the body during menopause (perimenopause)

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Ovarian ageing where follicles become exhausted
Decline in oestrogen and progesterone

57
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Which hormones decrease and increase in menopause

A

Oestrogen and progesterone trigger negative feedback leading to higher

FSH and LH

58
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Facts about the penis

A

Root within the pelvic cavity and body
3 cylindrical masses of erectile tissue
Ending - glans penis

59
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What stimulates the penis

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Parasympathetic nervous system - produces nitric oxide that cases vasodilation

60
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Where do the testes develop and when do the descend?

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Develop in pelvic cavity
Descent into scrotum 7-9 months

61
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What happens in the testes

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Spermatogenesis - regulated by FSH
Testoterone production and secretion - regulated by LH

62
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Where are spermatozoa matured and stored?

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Epididymis

63
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How many sperm are produced each day

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300 million

64
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What temperature does spermatogenesis occur best at

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3 degrees below body temperature

65
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4 parts of a sperm

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Head - with nucleus
Acrosome - covers head,enzymes to penetrate egg
Body - filled with mitochondria
Tail

66
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What happens during ejaculation

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Spermatozoa expelled from epididymis through the vas deferens into ejaculatory duct

67
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Which 2 glands produce seminal fluid

A

Seminal vesicles
Prostate gland

68
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What is the function of the seminal fluid

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Alkaline
Nutrients
Anticoagulats increase fluidity

69
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Facts about seminal vesicles

A

Glands under bladder
Secrete alkaline seminal fluid (60% semen)
Nutrients (e.g. fructose) nourish sperm

70
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What does the prostate gland contribute to the seminal fluid?

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Milky fluid 30% semen
Nutrients for ATP production
Anticoagulants for fluidity
Prostate specific antigen

71
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What percentage of semen is sperm?

72
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What do the bulbourethral glands (Cowper’s glands) do?

A

Secrete an alkaline, mucus fluid that neutralises urinary acid prior to ejaculation

73
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Where are the smooth muscles that contract to propel sperm into ajaculatory ducts?

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Epididymis and vas deferens

74
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List of case history considerations

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menstruation - bleeding time and cycle, amount of blood
Breasts
Relationshhip of symptoms to cycle
Hirsutism / acne
Problems with intercourse
Altered libido and impotence
Past and future fertility plans
Operations

75
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Metrorrhagia

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mid cycle bleeding

76
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Menorrhagia

A

increased menstrual bleeding

77
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Dysmenorrhoea

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Painful periods

78
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Polymenorrhea

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Short cycle, frequent periods

79
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Oligomenorrhea

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Infrequent cycle

80
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Galactorrhoea

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Lactation without pregnancy

81
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Dyspareunia

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Pain on intercourse

82
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Gynaecomastia

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Enlarged breast tissue on male

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