Reproductive 2 Flashcards
(39 cards)
Yeast infection with candida albicans
Candidiasis
Risk factors include poor hygiene, hot weather, diet, clothing
Candidiasis
Itching and burning with cottage cheese like discharge
Candidiasis
Treated with antifungals and lifestyle modification
Candidiasis
Benign lesions of the skin or mucus membranes of the genitals
Genital warts
Caused by some HPV strains and can cause flat warts in cervical canal or anus
Genital warts
80% women affected once by age 50, most clear within 1-2 years
Genital Warts
Soft, moist, tiny, pink or grey polyps that can have cauliflower appearance
Genital warts
May be rough or appear in clusters. Prevention includes vaccination
Genital warts
Infection and inflammation of the upper female genital tract
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Results from microorganisms asceding up into the endometrium and fallopian tubes
Pelvic inflammatory disease
M/c causes of pelvic inflammatory disease
Chlamydia
gonorrhea
Inflammation of the cervix
Cervicitis
Inflammation of the fallopian tubes
Salpingitis
Inflammation of the uterus
Endometritis
Inflammation of the ovaries
Oophoritis
Inflammation of the peritoneum
Peritonitis
Can cause infertility, chronic pain and/or ectopic
pregnancy
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Common benign outgrowths of the cervix/endocervix
Cervical polyps
Most are asymptomatic and occur in 2-5% of women.
Possibly due to chronic inflammation
Cervical polyps
<1cm in size, rarely malignant, diagnosed by speculum examination
Cervical polyps
Largely preventable cancer m/c caused by HPV
Rates declining rapidly since 1930’s
Cervical cancer
Slow growing neoplasm, responding well to treatment
Cervical cancer
Prevention with pap test, barrier protection, monogamy, less smoking
Cervical cancer