Reproductive Disorders Flashcards
define oligomenorrhoea
less than 9 periods a year
define primary amenorrhoea
no menarche by age 16
define secondary amenorrhoea
haven’t had a period in 6 months
when should progresterone be measured when assessing ovulation
midluteal
when should LH by measured when assessing ovulation
day 2 - 5 of ovulation cycle
define infertility
12 months regular unprotected sex and not pregnant
what organs are dysfunctioning in secondary hypogonadism
pituitary or hypothalamus
what organs are dysfunctioning in primary hypogonadism
gonads (ovaries or testis)
what does hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism mean
secondary hypogonadism causing with low gonadotrophins
what are the gonadotrophins
LSH and FSH
what does hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism mean
increased LSH and FSH due to negative feedback in primary hypogonadism
is Turner’s syndrome primary or secondary hypogondasm
primary hypogonadism
is Klinefelter’s syndrome primary or secondary hypogonadism
primary
is Kallman’s syndrome primary or secondary hypogonadism
secondary (pituitary dysfunction)
pathology of endometriosis
chocolate cysts in uterine cavity
endometriosis causes infertility. true or false
true, it can cause sometimes infertility
endometriosis is asymtomatic. true or false
false, it can sometimes be asymtomatic
classical presentation of endometriosis
heavy frequent periods with abdo pain and subfertility
turner’s syndrome alway’s causes infertility. true or false
false, only sometimes
turner’s syndrome is associated with hyperthyroidism. true or false.
false, associated with hypothyroidism
what is the genetic abnormality in turner’s syndrome
female with only 1 X chromosome; X0
what is PID
pelvic inflammatory disease, STI blocking uterine tube
which sex is affected by Klinefelter’s syndome
males
Klinefelter’s causes infertility. true or false
yes