Terms

Question 1

Amenorrhea

Answer 1

Absence or abnormal cessation of the menses for

more than 3 months.

Question 2

Oligomenorrhea

Answer 2

Scanty menstruation; menstrual periods occur at

intervals of greater than 35 days, with only 4-9 periods in a year.

Question 3

Polymenorrhea

Answer 3

Occurrence of menstrual cycles of greater than

usual frequency.

Question 4

Menorrhagia (hypermenorrhea)

Answer 4

Excessively prolonged or profuse menses

Question 5

Metrorrhagia

Answer 5

Any irregular, acyclic bleeding from the uterus between periods.

Question 6

Menometrorrhagia

Answer 6

Irregular or excessive bleeding during menstruation and between menstrual periods.

Question 7

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 7

Painful menses

Question 8

Mittelschmerz

Answer 8

One-sided lower-abdominal pain that occurs in

women at or around the time of ovulation.

Question 9

Colposcopy

Answer 9

Direct magnification and viewing of cervix, vulva, vagina, and/or perianal

Question 10

Hysteroscopy

Answer 10

Direct intrauterine viewing

Question 11

Hysterosalpingogram

Answer 11

Radiopaque dye outlines interior of uterus and fallopian tubes

Question 12

Laparoscopy

Answer 12

Directly visualize pelvic and abdominal organs -> diagnosis and treatment

Question 13

Laparotomy

Answer 13

Open abdominal surgery

Generally used for:
• Hysterectomy
• Pelvic cancers
• Pelvic masses
• C-section