female reproductive system signs and sysmptoms

Question 1

Condition of having no menstrual flow

Answer 1

Amenorrhea

Question 2

Flow of amniotic fluid when amnion ruptures

Answer 2

Amniorrhea

Question 3

Condition of having painful menstrual flow

Answer 3

Dysmenorrhea

Question 4

Condition of having painful sexual intercourse

Answer 4

Dyspareunia

Question 5

Difficult labor and childbirth

Answer 5

Dystocia

Question 6

Presence of blood in a uterine tube

Answer 6

Hematosalpinx

Question 7

Whitish or yellowish vaginal discharge; may be caused by vaginal infection

Answer 7

Leukorrhea

Question 8

breast pain

Answer 8

Mastalgia

Question 9

Condition of having abnormally heavy menstrual flow during normal menstruation time

Answer 9

Menorrhagia

Question 10

Term used to describe uterine bleeding between menstrual periods

Answer 10

Metrorrhagia

Question 11

Having discharge (such as mucus or pus) from the uterus that is not the menstrual flow

Answer 11

Metrorrhea

Question 12

Condition of having light menstrual flow

Answer 12

Oligomenorrhea

Question 13

Inflammation of the ovary

Answer 13

Oophoritis

Question 14

Cancer of the ovary

Answer 14

Ovarian Carcinoma

Question 15

Presence of pus in a uterine tube

Answer 15

Pyoslpinx

Question 16

Inflammation of the uterine tube

Answer 16

Salpingitis

Question 17

Inflammation that occurs within the cervix

Answer 17

Endocervicitis

Question 18

Inflammation of endometrium (inner layer of the uterine wall)

Answer 18

Endometritis

Question 19

Rupture of the uterus; may occur during labor

Answer 19

Hysterorrhexis

Question 20

Excessive bleeding during menstrual period and at intervals between menstrual period

Answer 20

menometrorrhagia

Question 21

Symptoms that develop just prior to onset of a menstrual period, which can include irritability, headache, tender breast, and anxiety

Answer 21

Premenstrual Syndrome
(PMS)

Question 22

Fallen uterus that can cause the cervix to protrude through the vaginal opening, generally caused by weakened muscles from vaginal delivery or as a result of pelvic tumors pressing down

Answer 22

Prolapsed uterus

Question 23

Yeast infection of the skin and mucous membranes that can result in white plaques on tongue and vagina

Answer 23

Candidiasis

Question 24

Hernia or outpouching of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina; may cause urinary frequency and urgency

Answer 24

Cystocele

Question 25

Protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina

Answer 25

Retrocele

Question 26

Rare and sometimes fatal staphylococcus infection that generally occurs in menstruating women

Answer 26

Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)

Question 27

Inflammation of the vagina

Answer 27

Vaginitis

Question 28

Abnormal condition of endometrium tissue appearing throughout pelvis or on abdominal wall; tissue normally found within the uterus

Answer 28

Endometriosis

Question 29

Chronic or acute infection, usually bacterial, that has ascended through female reproductive organs and out into pelvic cavity

Answer 29

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Question 30

Inflammation in pelvic cavity around outside the uterus

Answer 30

Perimetritis

Question 31

Benign cysts forming in the breast

Answer 31

Fibrocystic Breast Disease

Question 32

Discharge of milk from the breast other than normal lactation; any white discharge from a nipple

Answer 32

Lactorrhea

Question 33

Inflammation of the breast

Answer 33

Mastitis

Question 34

Emergency condition in which the placenta tears away from uterine wall prior to delivery of infant; requires immediate delivery of baby

Answer 34

Abruptio Placentae

Question 35

Further worsening of preeclampsia symptoms with addition of seizures and coma; may occur between 20th week of pregnancy and up to six weeks postpartum

Answer 35

Eclampsia

Question 36

Condition developing in baby when mother’s blood type is Rh-negative and baby’s blood is RH-positive; antibodies in mother’s blood enter fetus’ bloodstream through placenta and destroy fetus red blood cells

Answer 36

Hemolytic Disease of the newborn (HDN)

Question 37

Severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy; may cause dangerous level of dehydration and weight loss; may require hospitalization

Answer 37

Hyperemesis gravidarum

Question 38

Inability to produce children; generally defined as no pregnancy after properly timed intercourse for one year

Answer 38

Infertility

Question 39

A placenta that is implanted in lower portion of the uterus and, in turn, blocks birth canal

Answer 39

Placenta previa

Question 40

Metabolic disease of pregnancy; if untreated, may progress to eclampsia

Answer 40

Preeclampsia

Question 41

When the umbilical cord of baby is expelled first during delivery and is squeezed between baby’s head and vaginal wall; presents emergency situation since baby’s circulation is compromised

Answer 41

Prolapsed umbilical cord

Question 42

Condition in which body reacts as if there is pregnancy but there is no pregnancy

Answer 42

pseudocyesis

Question 43

Pregnancy that occurs in the uterine tube instead of in the uterus

Answer 43

Salpingocyesis

Question 44

Unplanned loss of a pregnancy due to death of embryo or fetus before time it is viable, commonly referred to as miscarriage

Answer 44

Spontaneous

Question 45

Birth in which a viable-aged fetus dies shortly before or at the time of delivery

Answer 45

Stillbirth