WK8: Key Words Flashcards
Amenorrhea
Absence of menstruation
Anovulation
no ovulation
Anorgasmia
Inability of the woman to reach or achieve orgasm
Atretic
A decrease in cell size (atrophic)
Atresia
degenerative process of follicles
Vaginismus
Involuntary muscle spasm in response to attempted penetration.
Cryptorchidism
A congenital condition of one or two undescended testes
Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstruation- pain with menstrual periods
Dyspareunia
Painful intercourse
Leiomyoma
Fibrous tumors of the uterus.
Menarche
The time of the first menstrual period
Menopause
- Permanent cessation of menses for 12- month period due to decreased ovarian function
- response to FSH and LH decreases causing fewer ovulations & decreased progesterone production
Menorrhagia
Excessive flow or prolonged duration of menses with regular
menstrual interval.
Metrorrhagia
Irregular menstrual intervals
Oligomenorrhea
decrease frequency of menstruation
Perimenopause
Gradual transition between normal reproductive cycles and menopause
- also known as climacteric
Polymenorrhea
Shortened menstrual interval
Teratocarcinoma
A combination of embryonic carcinomas and undifferentiated somatic (e.g skin, muscle, bone, glands) tissues.
Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Infection of the upper female genital tract from microorganism ascending from the vagina and cervix
- pus may collect and abscess may form
Ovarian cancer
Adnexal mass (often solid, irregular and fixed) where 80% originate in theepithelium
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
- Syndrome that involves anovulation or ovulatory
dysfunction and androgen excess
