Week 3 - ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION AND BASIC DOPPLER TECHNIQUES

Question 1

Menorrhagia

Answer 1

heavy or prolonged periods

• may be related to uterine fibroids (leiomyoma)

Question 2

Amenorrhea

Answer 2

absent periods

• may be primary (delayed onset) or secondary

Question 3

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 3

painful periods

• may be related to endometriosis

Question 4

Oligomenorrhea

Answer 4

light or infrequent periods

• may be related to PCOS

Question 5

Hirsutism

Answer 5

increased facial hair growth in a woman

• may be related to PCOS

Question 6

Dyspareunia

Answer 6

deep pelvic pain with intercourse

• may be related to PID, ovarian cysts, other masses

Question 7

Oligoanovulation

Answer 7

infrequent ovulation

• may be related to PCOS

Question 8

Anovulation

Answer 8

failure to ovulate

• May be related to PCOS or Turner syndrome