Obs & Gynae Flashcards
Rx of prevention of high risk pre-eclampsia
Aspirin starting from 12 weeks
What are the most common causes of inability to conceive?
Male causes Unknown Ovulatory Tubal Endometriosis Sexual
What is lochia?
2 weeks of puerperium containing blood, mucus and placenta
What increases risk of endometrial cancer?
Unopposed oestrogen
What kind of vaccine is HPV?
Purified subunit
Why is sex at an earlier age a risk factor for cervical cancer?
Transformation zone is larger and more susceptible
What’s a cystocoele?
Bulge in anterior vaginal wall
Type of vaginal prolapse
Management of a fibroid smaller than a 14 week foetus
Annual exam and USS monitoring
Chocolate cyst of ovary
Endometriosis
Woman has bilateral diffuse lumpiness and mastalgia. Symptoms are cyclical. What condition does she have?
Fibrocystic disease
Rapidly growing mass on breast. Biopsy shows mixed epithelial and connective tissue
Phyllodes
What’s the leading cause of death in pregnant women?
PE
What does IVF increase the risk of?
Ectopics
Twins
Congenital abnormalities
Low birth weight
How often does bhcg double in pregnancy?
Every 48 hours
What’s the minimum level of bhcg before the pregnancy is visible on US?
1500
