female reproductive diseases

Question 1

the branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the female reproductive organs and breasts

Answer 1

Gynecology

Question 2

the branch of medicine that manages the health of a woman and her fetus during pregnancy and childbirth

Answer 2

Obstetrics

Question 3

which is the period of adjustment after childbirth during which the reproductive organs of the mother return to their normal

Answer 3

puerperium

Question 4

The endometrial tissue develops into what are called _____, ______, or _____

Answer 4

implants, lesions, or growths

Question 5

general term for inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and adjacent pelvic structures

Answer 5

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 6

disease-producing organisms

Answer 6

pathogens

Question 7

Breast cancer

______ of the _____

Answer 7

carcinoma of the breast

Question 8

Women who have never had children

Answer 8

nulliparous

Question 9

early onset of the first menstrual period

Answer 9

menarche

Question 10

Congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening, such as the vagina

Answer 10

atresia

Question 11

Malignant neoplasm of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregnancy

Answer 11

choriocarcinoma

Question 12

Occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse

Answer 12

dyspareunia

Question 13

Inflammation of the mucous lining of the cervix uteri

Answer 13

endocervicitis

Question 14

Abnormal condition in the menstrual cycle

Answer 14

menstrual disorders

Question 15

Absence of a menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age

Answer 15

amenorrhea

Question 16

Cramps or painful menstruation

Answer 16

dysmenorrhea

Question 17

Abnormally heavy, prolonged menstrual period

Answer 17

menorrhagia

Question 18

Irregular uterine bleeding between menstrual periods or after menopause

Answer 18

metrorrhagia

Question 19

Abnormally light or infrequent menstrual periods

Answer 19

oligomenorrhea

Question 20

Symptoms that occur between ovulation and the onset of menstruation

Answer 20

premenstrual

Question 21

Inability of the female to become pregnant or the male to impregnate the female

Answer 21

sterility

Question 22

Benign tumors composed of muscle and fibrous tissue that develop in the uterus

Answer 22

uterine fibroids

Question 23

Termination of pregnancy before the embryo or fetus is capable of surviving on its own

Answer 23

abortion

Question 24

Premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall before the third stage of labor

Answer 24

abruptio placentae

Question 25

Common abnormality of delivery in which the fetal buttocks or feet present first rather than the head

Answer 25

breech presentation

Question 26

Genetic condition in which there is an extra copy of chromosome 21 (trisomy), altering physical and mental development of the child

Answer 26

Down syndrome

Question 27

Most serious form of toxemia during pregnancy

Answer 27

eclampsia

Question 28

Pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum becomes implanted on any tissue other than the lining of the uterine cavity

Answer 28

ectopic pregnancy

Question 29

Obstetric complication in which the placenta is attached close to or covers the cervical canal and that results in bleeding during labor when the cervix dilates

Answer 29

placenta previa