vagina Flashcards
anterior vs posterior vaginal prolapse
anterior: cystocele or cystourethrocele
posterior: enterocele or rectocele
vaginal prolapse tx (3)
pelvic floor exercises, vaginal pessaries, surgery
prolapse grading 0-4
0: no descent
1: descent between nml position and ischial spines
2: descent between ischial spines and hymen
3: descent within hymen
4: descent through hymen
types of vaginal cancer in post menopausal and younger women
post menopausal: squamous
younger women: histologic types (adenocarcinoma or clear cell adenocarcinoma from DES)
vaginal cancer symptoms
abnormal vaginal bleeding, abnormal discharge, post coital bleeding
location of vagina for cancer
75% located in upper third
vaginal cancer dx tests (3)
cytology, colposcopy, biopsy
vaginal cancer tx
- small
- extensive involvement
- invasive disease
- small: local excision
- extensive involvement: partial or complete vaginectomy
- invasive disease: radiation or radical surgery
most common vaginitis
BV
which vaginitis is not an infection
BV; shift in vaginal flora
which vaginitis has no odor
yeast
strawberry petechiae
trichomonas
grayish white, fishy odor discharge
BV
yellow green frothy, profuse, malodorous discharge
trichomonas
clue cells
BV; epithelial cells covered in bacteria
motile cells on wet mount
trichomonas
+ whiff test
fish smell, BV; KOH prep
BV tx
flagyl BID for 7 days or clinda
trichomonas tx
single dose flagyl; treat partners
normal vaginal pH
4.5 or less
DM, pregnancy, moisture/heat, tight clothes, OCP, antibx
risk factors for yeast infection
frequent douching, pregnancy, female sex partner, multiple partners
risk factors for BV
vaginal pH over 4.5
yeast infection
pseudohyphae
yeast on KOH prep