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MD3 Women's Health > Terminology Test > Flashcards

Terminology Test Flashcards

1
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Nullipara

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Woman who has never been pregnant beyond 20 weeks gestation

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Gravid

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Number of pregnancies, regardless of outcome

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Para/parity

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Number of babies born after 20 weeks gestation

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G6,P4

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Gravida 6, Para 4 = pregnant 6 times (includes current pregnancy) and has previously delivered 4 babies at >20 weeks gestation

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Grand multipara

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Delivered 5+ babies at >20 weeks gestation

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Abortion/miscarriage

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Pregnancy loss before 20 weeks gestation

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Labour

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Regular, painful contractions with cervical change after 20 weeks gestation

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Lower uterine segment caesarean section

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Operative delivery of baby through incision in lower uterine segment

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Classical caesarean section

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Operative delivery of baby through vertical incision in upper segment of uterus

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10
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Hysterotomy

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Operative delivery of baby through uterine incision at <20 weeks gestation

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Preterm labour

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Labour at <37 weeks gestation

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Prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM)

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Rupture of membranes before onset of labour

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Premature prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)

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Rupture of membranes before labour at <37 weeks gestation

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ARM/AROM

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Artifical rupture of membranes

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15
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SROM

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Spontaneous rupture of membranes

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16
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Braxton Hicks contractions

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Painless uterine contractions in antenatal period

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17
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Naegles rule

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To estimate probable date of confinement
Add 9 months and 7 sdays to 1st day of last menstrual period
Correction needed if patient doesn’t have 28 day cycles

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18
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First stage of labour

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From start of labour until full dilatation of cervix

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19
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Second stage of labour

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From full dilatation of cervix until birth of baby

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20
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Third stage of labour

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From birth of baby until delivery of placenta and membranes

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21
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Spurious/false labour

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Uterine contractions > may be regular and/or painful, but aren’t associated with cervical effacement and dilatation

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Oxytocic

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Medication > stimulates contractions of uterine muscle

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23
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Toxolytic

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Medication to stop uterine contractions

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24
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Induction of labour

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Process of causing labour to commence

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25
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Augmentation of labour

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Process of stimulating a labour that’s already started

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26
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Placenta praevia

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Placenta that approaches/covers internal cervical os in late 2nd/3rd trimester

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27
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Vasa praevia

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Foetal vessels lying in membranes in front of presenting part

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28
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Antepartum haemorrhage

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Bleeding >5 mL from vagina after 20 weeks gestation

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29
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Abruption

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Separation of placenta from uterus in antenatal/intrapartum period

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30
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Post-partum haemorrhage

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Excessive vaginal bleeding within 24 hours of delivery

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31
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Secondary post-partum haemorrhage

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Excess vaginal bleeding >24 hours after delivery

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32
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Placenta accreta

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Placenta that invades myometrium

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33
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Uterine atony

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Abnormal relaxation of uterus after delivery, usually causing bleeding

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34
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Foetal haemolytic disease

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Maternal blood group Abs cross placenta > haemolysis of foetal RBCs
Abs include
- D
- Others

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35
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CTG

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Cardiotocograph

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36
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Neonatal death

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Liveborn infant who dies within 28 days of birth, of at least 20 weeks gestation/weighs >400 g if gestation unknown

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37
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Stillbirth

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Infant born after 20 weeks gestation/weighs >400 g if gestation unknown who did not show any signs of life after birth

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38
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Perinatal mortality rate

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Number of stillbirths + neonatal deaths per 1000 births

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39
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Maternal death

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Death of woman while pregnant, irrespective of gestation/within 42 days of conclusion of pregnancy, irrespective of cause of death/gestation at delivery

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40
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Maternal mortality rate

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Number of maternal deaths per 100 000 live births

41
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Infant death

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Death of infant between 29 days and 1 year of life

42
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Station

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Level of descent of presenting part relative to pelvic brim/symphysis on abdominal palpation/to ischial spines on vaginal examination

43
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Lie

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Relationship between long axis of foetus and long axis of uterus

44
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Position

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Relationship of a defined area on presenting part (denominator) to motherr’s pelvis
In cephalic presentation, denominator = occiput > foetal position described as
- Occipito-anterior (OA)
- Left occipitotransverse (LOT)
- Right occipitotransverse (ROT)
In breech position, denominator = sacrum

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Presentation

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Part of foetus which presenting

46
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Asynclitism

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Side to side tilt of foetal head

47
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Caput

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Oedema from obstructed venous return in foetal scalp caused by pressure of head against cervix

48
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Cervical incompetence

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Painless cervical dilatation in 2nd trimester causing preterm labour

49
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Cord prolapse

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Cord alongside/below presenting part in presence of ruptured membranes

50
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Episiotomy

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Surgical incision of perineum during 2nd stage of labour

51
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Third degree tear

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Perineal trauma which involves

  • Vaginal mucosa
  • Perineal muscle
  • External anal sphincter
52
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Second degree tear

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Perineal trauma which involves

  • Vaginal mucosa
  • Perineal muscles
53
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Lochia

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Vaginal discharge during puerperium

54
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Oligohydramnios

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Reduced amniotic fluid

55
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Polyhydramnios

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Excess amniotic fluid

56
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Pre-eclampsia

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HTN and protinuria in pregnancy

57
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Eclampsia

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Seizure in clinical setting of pre-eclampsia

58
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Amniocetesis

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Sampling of amniotic fluid using needle through abdominal wall of woman

59
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Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)

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Sampling of placenta using needle under US guidance

60
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External cephalic version

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Turning breech baby to cephalic presentation through maternal abdominal wall

61
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Retained placenta

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Placenta still in utero 1 hour after delivery of baby

62
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Precipitate labour

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Labour <4 hours duration

63
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Shoulder dystocia

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Difficulty delivering shoulders after delivery of foetal head

64
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Puerperium

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6 weeks following delivery

65
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Quickening

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Maternal perception of foetal movements

66
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Restitution

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Rotation of foetal head after delivery to align with back and shoulders

67
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Show

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Discharge of blood and mucus from vagina in early labour/days preceding labour

68
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Phototherapy

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Use of standard fluorescent white/blue light therapy to photo-isomerise bilirubin to allow for its excretion

69
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Exchange transfusion

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Procedure to treat severe newborn pathological jaundice
Blood removed and replaced with donor blood
Removes bilirubin and Abs causing haemolysis and jaundice

70
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Low birth-weight baby

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Less than 2500 g

71
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Very low birth-weight baby

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Less than 1500 g

72
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Neonatal respiratory distress

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Tachypnoea
Increased effort of breathing
Noisy breathing
Central cyanosis

73
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Caesarean hysterectomy

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Laparotomy at which contents of gravid uterus deliver > uterus removed

74
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Perimortem caesarean section

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Caesarean performed on moribund/dead woman with view to preserving her life

75
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Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB)

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Overarching term for disturbed menstrual bleeding, including

  • Abnormally heavy bleeding
  • Abnormally timed bleeding
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Primary amenorrhoea

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Failure to menstruate by 15-16 years of age in someone with secondary sexual characteristics

77
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Delayed puberty

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Failure to menstruate by 13-14 years of age in someone without secondary sexual characteristics

78
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Secondary amenorrhoea

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Absence periods for 6 months in woman who has previously had menstrual periods

79
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Inter-menstrual bleeding

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Bleeding episodes between normally timed menstrual periods that are

  • Random
  • Follow cyclical pattern
80
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Irregular menstrual bleeding

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Range of varying lengths of bleeding-free intervals >17 days within 1 90-day reference period

81
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Prolonged menstrual bleeding

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Prolonged menstrual bleeding for 10+ days in 1 episode

82
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Acute AUB

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Episode of heavy bleeding that, in clinican’s opinion, is sufficiently heavy to need immediate treatment to prevent further blood loss

83
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Chronic AUB

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Bleeding from uterine corpus that's abnormal in
- Volume
- Duration
- Frequency
Present for mostof past 6 months
84
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Heavy menstrual bleeding

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Excessive menstrual blood loss that interferes with a woman’s physical, emotional, social, and material quality of life, occurring alone/with other symptoms

85
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Infequent menstrual bleeding

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1 or 2 episodes in 90-day period

86
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Dysmenorrhoea

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Pelvic pain during menstruation

87
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Dyspareunia

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Painful sexual intercourse
Deep dyspareunia = pain with intercourse deep in vagina
Superficial dyspareunia = pain with intercourse at
- Introitus
- Vulva
- Lower vagina

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Cervical excitation

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Pain felt by woman when cervix moved during vaginal examination, typically from free blood in peritoneal cavity

89
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Cervical ectropion

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Endocervical columnar epithelium prodrudes through external os of cervix and onto vaginal portion of cervix

90
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Infertility

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Failure to achieve clinical pregnancy after 121+ months of regular unprotected sexual intercourse

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Endometriosis

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Occurrence of endometrial tissue outside uterus, most commonly on pelvic peritoneal surfaces

92
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Adenomyosis

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Occurrence of endometrial tissue within myometrium

93
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

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Infection of

  • Uterus
  • Uterine tubes
  • Pelvis
94
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Menopause

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Permanent cessation of menstruation resulting from loss of ovarian follicular activity where last period was 12 months prior

95
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Premature menopause

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Menopause occurring before 40

96
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Induced menopause

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Cessation of menstruation which follow surgical removal of both ovaries, with/without hysterectomy, or iatrogenic ablation of ovarian function

97
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Climacteric/perimenopause

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Period of time when ovarian function declines and menopausal symptoms appear

98
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Post-menopause

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Time after menopause

99
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Lactational amenorrhoea method

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Effective contraception provided when woman fully breastfeeding baby <6 months of age, and has no return of menses

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