Green PANCE book- GYN Flashcards
(102 cards)
the absence of spontaneous menstruation by age 16 years
primary amenorrhea
in a woman who has previously menstruated, an absence of menses for 3 months if previous cycles were normal
secondary amenorrhea
if a woman has irregular menses, how long until secondary amenorrhea is defined?
6 months
Most common cause of secondary amenorrhea
Pregnancy
Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (Beta-hCG)
first line test with amenorrhea (pregnancy test)
painful menstruation caused by excess prostaglandin and leukotriene levels leading to painful uterine contractions, N/V/D
*no pathologic abnormality
primary dysmenorrhea
peaks in late teens and early 20s
painful menstruation caused by an identifiable clinical condition, usually of the uterus or pelvis (i.e., endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, PID or IUD)
secondary dysmenorrhea
incidence increases with age
Management for primary dysmenorrhea
- NSAIDs just before expected menses for 2-3 days
* OCPs, vitamin B, magnesium, etc.
Symptoms are associated with menstrual cycle and begin 1-2 weeks before menses and end 1-2 days after the onset of menses
*a monthly symptom free period during the follicular phase must exist
PMS
perimenopause lasts about….
3-5 years
vasomotor symptoms urogenital atrophy accelerated bone loss estrogen related CV protection declines thin, less elastic skin changes in sleep cycle confusion, memory loss, etc.
Menopause
FSH of greater than 30 is diagnostic of…
Menopause
Increase risk of:
CV disease
Breast cancer
Cognitive changes
Negative impacts of hormone therapy in menopause
abnormal uterine bleeding in the absence of an anatomic lesion, usually caused by a problem with the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian hormonal axis
(other causes…polycystic ovarian, exogenous obesity, adrenal hyperplasia)
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)
most common shortly after menarche and during perimenopause
Tx depends on severity of bleeding
can use…progestin, OCP
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)
Leiomyomata
uterine fibroids
Uterine fibroids most commonly occur in the ____ decade and more common in black women and those with a family hx
fourth
women with fibroids have a fourfold increase in the risk of…
endometrial cancer
most women have no symptoms but do have a firm, enlarged, irregular uterine mass
- some will have symptoms of pressure or fullness in pelvis
- menorrhagia, metorrhagia, intermenstrual bleeding and dysmenorrhea common
Leiomyomata (uterine fibroids)
Most common presenting symptom of leiomyomata (uterine fibroids)
Bleeding
What is the management recommended in most leiomyomata cases?
Observation
Most common GYN cancer
post menopausal women make up 75%
Endometrial cancer
mean age=58
Adenocarcinomas make up __% of endometrial cancers
75
Prognosis of endometrial cancer depends on…
age
histologic appearance
extent of spread