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Lecture 7- Infertility Flashcards

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What is fecundability and fecundity?

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  • chances of becoming pregnant off of that one cycle.
  • probability of pregnancy resulting in live birth from one menstrual cycle
  • both decrease over time
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What are examples of elective infertility?

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Tubal ligation

Vasectomy

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What is the definition of infertility?

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Failure to achieve IUP > 12 months

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What are some causes of unexpected infertility?

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Wars, diagnosis of cancer, chemo

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When will you bring down the infertility to less than 6 months?

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> 35 y/o
history of oligo/amenorrhea
unknown uterine/pelvic factors
hx prior infertility

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How many couples experience difficultly with conception?

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15% of couples

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What’s primary infertility?

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Never fathered a child/ never been pregnant

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What is secondary infertility in a female?

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Has been pregnant before but now can’t get pregnant

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What are three etiologies of female infertility?

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Presence of ovulation cycles
HPG dysfunction and ovulatory dysfunction
Anatomic dysfunction

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What are two different types of HPG dysfunction and ovulatory dysfunction?

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Oligo-ovulation (not ovulating every cycle)

Amenorrhea

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What are some things that can cause oligo-ovulation problems?

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HPG dysfunction: thyroid
Pituitary: hyperprolactinemia
PCOS

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What are some causes of Amenorrhea?

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Pregnancy
Hyperandrogenism
stress related hypothalamic dysfunction
Premature ovarian failure

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What does basal body temperature allow you to determine?

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Time of ovulation; biphasic curve (due to rise with progesterone levels after LH surge)

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When is LH present in the urine?

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1 day before ovulation

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What is the normal range for serum progesterone?

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6-25

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16
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What progesterone levels are considered low?

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3-5 ng/mL

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Elevated prolactin- what should you look at if she isn’t pregnant?

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Pituitary- look for prolactin secreting tumor

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18
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What hormone stimulates prolactin?

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Thyroid releasing hormone

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What shuts down prolactin secretion?

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Dopamine

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What are some things in the uterus that can lead to infertility?

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Fibroids, leiomyoma, anomalous structure, polyps

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What are some things in the fallopain tubes/ peritoneum that can cause infertility?

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Obstruction/ adhesions
PID
Appendicitis
Endometriosis
Priory surgery
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With anatomic dysfunction what imaging diagnostics would be helpful?

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TVUS (trans vaginal US)

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23
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What is cryptochidism?

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Undescended testicle

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WHat is hypospadias?

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Urethral opening is lower down than normal

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How many semen samples do you need for a proper analysis?
2 or 3 over 2 week period
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How many days before giving a semen sample should males be abstient?
2-3 days
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How much is normal volume of ejaculate volume?
1.5 mL
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How many million sperm should you have per mL?
15 million
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What percentage of the sperm should be mobile?
>40%
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In primary hypogonadism what lab levels are abnormal in males?
Low testosterone | or elevated FSH, LH
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In males if there is low testosterone what should be checked?
Prolactin
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What day of the cycle do you want to draw FSH and estradiol?
cycle day 3
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What day do you want to draw serum progesterone?
Day 20, 21
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When do you start clomiphene citrate?
Cycle days 3-5 (follicular phase)
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When will ovulation occur after first dose of clomiphene citrate?
5-12 days after last dose
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What are some side effects of clomiphene citrate?
hot flashes, HA, nausea, 10% risk of multi-gestation pregnancy
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What type of drug is clomiphene citrate?
SERM, competes with estrogen
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how long is daily progesterone supplement given?
From oocyte retrieval through first 10 weeks
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What is a female with Male pattern distribution related to excess terminal hair? (coarse hair)
Hirsuitism
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What is Masculinization of a female d/t increased testosterone?
Virlization
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What are some ways that virilization manifests?
``` Clitoral hypertrophy Hirsuitism Deepening voice Remodeled muscle mass breast atrophy male pattern baldness ```
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What are common ddx for virilization?
PCOS CAH idiopathic (diagnosis of exclusion)
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What is treatment for hyperandrogenic disorders?
Supress or block action at receptor site
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What is the carrier protein that binds to testosterone?
SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin)
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Where is SHBG produced?
In the liver
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What stimulates SHBG production?
Estrogen
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Where are there testosterone receptors?
Hair follicles Sebaceous glands Genital skin
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What is constitutional hirsutism
increased of testosterone at target cells, not necessarily the increase in testosterone overall
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Individuals with PCOS who have acanthrosis nigricans often have what?
Insulin resistance
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In pCOS is estrone or estradiol present at higher levels?
Estrone
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What two blood levels are increased or upper limits of normal in PCOS?
Androstenedione and testosterone
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In PCOS what will TG levels be at?
150 mg/dL
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In PCOS what levels will HDL be at?
<50 mg/dL
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In PCOS, fasting blood glucose is greater than what?
>100 md/dL
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On an US from someone with PCOS what will be seen?
1 or 2 ovaries w/ greater than o12 follicles (2-9 mm in diameter) see a lot of immature follicles
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In PCOS are there any variation in FSH or LH?
No, so there is no trigger for final development, ovulation of ovums
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What medication in PCOS helps decrease insulin resistance?
Metformin
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If a person has had sudden symptoms of rapid onset acne, hirsuitism, amenorrhea, virilzation what should you suspect?
Sertoli-Leydig tumor
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The deficiency of _________ is the most common cause of adrenal hyperplasia.
21-hydroxylase deficiency
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What accumulates when 21-hydroxylase is deficient?
Progesterone | 17 alpha hydroxyprogesterone (17-OH_progesterone)
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What happens with the most severe form of 21-hydroxylase deficiency?
Female infant is virilized (ambiguous genitalia) and can suffer from life threatening salt wasting
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When 21-hydroxylase deficiency manifests at puberty what may precede thelarche?
Adrenarche
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What is treatment for CAH aimed at restoring?
Normal cortisol levels, usually supplement gluccocorticods like prednisone
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Can medical therapy for adrenal and ovarian disorders resolve hirsutism?
No, can only supress new hair growth
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What is a result of Cushing syndrome?
Adrenal excess as a result of adrenal neoplasm or an ACTH_producing tumor
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What is the name for hirustism where there is no explanation for the cause of the disorder?
Constitutional hirsutism
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Women with constitutional hirsutism have a greater activity of 5 alpha reductase and therefore more...
Free testosterone
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What is the most commonly used androgen blocker for constitutional hirsuitism?
Spironolactone
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What is when some drugs with androgen activity are implicated in hirsutism and virilization?
Iatrogenic androgen excess
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What is an attenuated androgen used for the suppression of pelvic endometriosis and can lead to iatrogenic androgen excess and hirsutism, acne, deepening of the voice?
Danazol
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For semen analysis, rapid progressive motility should be ...
> 32%
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For semen analysis, normal morphology should be ...
>4%

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