Shit - Repro UWorld Flashcards
Where are ovarian vessels carried
Suspensory ligament (infundibulopelvic)
Where are uterine vessels carried
Cardinal ligament
Pelvic fractures vs straddle injury: part of urethra ruptures
fracture = posterior, membranous.
Straddle = ant, bulbar. can leak into bucks or into superficial perineal space
when does bHCG secretion start after ovulation?
about 8 days = day of implantation (6-12d); from syncitiotrophoblasts.
Can detect it in blood tests that same day, and 1 week later (day 14) on urine tests
unknown ovarian tumour, MC marker =
CA-125 (90% of malignant ovarian cancers have it)
chorioCA components
cyto and syncitio; NO vili
gland penis and clitoris lymph drains to:
deep inguinal
BRCA function and inheritance
tumour suppressor - DNA repair (ds breaks)
AD, variable penetrance
pregnancy low AFP =
Downs (with high bHCG and inhibin)
pregnancy high AFP =
body wall defect (omphalocele, gastroschesis, bladder exstrophy, spina bifida) or multiple gestations