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WOMENS HEALTH Flashcards

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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF A FEMALE’S REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS.

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UTERUS
FALLOPIAN TUBES
OVARIES

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WHAT ARE THE OVARIES ?

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PAIR OF SMALL OVAL SHAPED ORGAN LOCATED EITHER SIDE OF THE UTERUS.

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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE OVARIES ?

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PREPARE AND NURTURE EGGS FOR OVULATION.

PRODUCE OESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE.

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HOW MANY EGGS DO OVARIES CONTAIN AND ARE THEY MATURE OR IMMATURE?

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MILLIONS OF IMMATURE EGGS.

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WHAT ARE THE FALLOPIAN TUBES

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TWO TUBES ATTACHED TO THE UTERUS

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ROLE OF THE FALLOPIAN TUBES?

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TRANSPORT SPERM TO THE OVUM FOR FERTILIZATION.

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WHAT ARE THE FALLOPIAN TUBES COVERED IN AND WHY DOES THIS HELP?

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COVERED IN CILIA THAT HELPS TO MOVE THE OVUM FROM THE OVARY TO UTERUS.

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WHAT IS THE UTERUS?

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A SMALL FIRM MUSCULAR ORGAN.

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WHAT IS THE UTERUS MADE UP OFF?

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ENDOMETRIUM
MYOMETRIUM
PERIMETRIUM
UTERUS
CERVIX

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WHAT IS THE ENDOMETRIUM ?

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MUCUS MEMBRANE LINING IN THE UTERUS

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WHAT IS THE MYOMETRIUM?

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MUSCLE LAYER OF THE UTERUS

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WHAT IS THE PERIMETRIUM?

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OUTER LAYER OF THE UTERUS

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WHAT HAPPENS TO THE UTERUS AND CERVIX?

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CHANGES SHAPE AND PROPORTIONS OVER TIME

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MENSTRUAL PERIODS

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THE STAGE OF A MENSTRUAL CYCLE DURING WHICH THE PERSON IS BLEEDING.

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AT WHAT AGE DO MENSTRUAL CYCLES USUALLY START?

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10-15

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HOW LONG DO PERIODS LAST

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UP TO 7 DAYS BUT CAN BE LESS OR MORE. DIFFERENT FOR EACH PERSON.

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WHAT CAN IMPACT MENSTRUAL PERIODS?

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WEIGHT LOSS
MALNUTRITION
MEDICAL CONDITIONS
STRESS

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HORMONES OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE

WHAT HORMONES DOES THE PITUITARY GLAND PRODUCE?

A

LH & FSH

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HORMONES OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE

WHAT HORMONES DOES THE OVARIES PRODUCE?

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ESTRADIOL (OESTROGEN)

PROGESTERONE

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WHAT IS ENDOMETRIOSIS ?

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A CONDITION WHERE THE TISSUE SIMILAR TO THE LINING OF THE WOMB STARTS TO GROW IN OTHER PLACES SUCH AS THE OVARIES AND FALLOPIAN TUBES.

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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ENDOMETRIOSIS?

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ABDOMINAL PAIN/BACK PAIN

SEVERE PERIOD PAIN
IRREGULAR PAIN

PAIN DURING OR AFTER SEX

NAUSEA
CONSTIPATION
DIARRHOEA
HAEMATURIA

DIFFICULTY GETTING PREGNANT

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WHAT IS POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS)?

A

HORMONAL DISORDER

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WHAT ARE THE 3 MAIN FEATURES OF PCOS

A

IRREGULAR PERIODS
EXCESS ANDROGEN
POLYCYSTIC OVARIES

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PCOS - WHY IRREGULAR PERIODS

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OVARIES DO NOT REGULARLY RELEASE EGGS

25
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PCOS- WHY EXCESS ANDROGENS

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HIGH LEVELS OF “MALE” HORMONES IN THE BODY

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PCOS - WHY POLYCYSTIC OVARIES

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OVARIES BECOME ENLARGED AND CONTAIN MANY FLUID-FILLED SACS (FOLLICLES).

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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PCOS

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EXCESSIVE BODY HAIR GROWTH

WEIGHT CHANGES AND TROUBLE LOSING WEIGHT

OVARIAN CYSTS

LOW SEX DRIVE

IRREGULAR OR MISSED PERIODS

MALE PATTERN BALDNESS/ THINNING OF HAIR

HIGH TESTOSTERONE LEVELS

INSULIN RESISTANCE

FATIGUE

ACNE

MOOD CHANGES

TROUBLE CONCEIVING OR INFERTILITY

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WHAT IS MENOPAUSE

A

THE PERMANENT CESSATION OF MENSES FOR 12 MONTHS RESULTING FROM OESTROGEN DEFICIENCY

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WHEN DOES MENOPAUSE USUALLY OCCUR ?

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BETWEEN THE AGES OF 45-55

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WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE MENOPAUSE>

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THE NUMBER OF FOLLICLES REDUCES WHICH REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF OESTROGEN PRODUCED.

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SYMPTOMS OF MENOPAUSE

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HOT FLUSHES

NIGHT SWEATS

DIFFICULTY SLEEPING

ANXIETY / LOW MOOD

MEMORY OR CONCENTRATION PROBLEMS

OSTEOPOROSIS

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FEMALE CANCERS

BREAST CANCERS

WHAT IS BREAST CANCER?

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A NEW LUMP OR THICKENING IN THE BREAST OR ARMPIT.

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WHAT SHOULD I BE LOOKING FOR WITH BREAST CANCER?

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A CHANGE IN SIZE, SHAPE OR FEEL OF THE BREAST.

SKIN CHANGES IN THE BREAST SUCH AS DIMPLING, RASH OR REDNESS OR SKIN.

FLUID LEAKING FROM THE NIPPLE IN A WOMAN WHO IS NOT PREGNANCY OR CHEST FEEDING.

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FEMALE CANCERS

WHAT IS CERVICAL CANCER ?

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COMMON CANCER THAT DEVELOPS ON THE CERVIX

35
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WHAT IS CERVICAL CANCER CAUSED BY

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USUALLY CAUSED BY ABNORMAL CELL/ THE HUMAN papillomavirus (HPV).

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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CERVICAL CANCER

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UNUSUAL VAGINAL BLEEDING

PAIN OR DISCOMFORT DURING SEX

VAGINAL DISCHARGE

PELVIC PAIN

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FEMALE CANCERS

WHAT IS OVARIAN CANCER

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TYPE CANCER THAT STARTS IN THE OVARIES

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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVARIAN CANCER?

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FEELING FULL QUICKLY

LOSS OF APPETITE

ABDOMINAL PAIN

DISTENDED ABDOMEN /BLOATING

FREQUENT URINATION

39
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CANCER TREATMENTS

A

CHEMOTHERAPY

RADIOTHERAPY

40
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WHAT IS CHEMOTHERAPY?

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A TYPE OF ANTICANCER DRUG TREATMENT THAT KILL CANCER CELLS.

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HOW DOES CHEMOTHERAPY WORK?

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WORK THROUGHOUT THE BODY AND ARE CALLED SYSTEMIC TREATMENT

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WHAT IS RADIOTHERAPY

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TYPE OF IONISING RADIATION (HIGH ENERGY) THAT DESTROYS CANCER CELLS IN THE TREATED AREA BY DAMAGING THE DNA of these cells.

43
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side effects of cancer treatments

A

fatigue
nausea and vomiting
infection risk
anaemia
bruising and bleeding
hair loss
skin damage to treatment area

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