Women’s Health 3 Flashcards
(32 cards)
First thing to do for patient with heavy vaginal bleeding
Pregnancy test
HPV vaccine for patients with genital warts
Will protect against the other strains
Postcoital testing for infertility
Intercourse on day 14.
Endometrial biopsy on day 26
If two periods are missed for a patient on the pill
Consider pregnancy
Sertoli-Leudig tumour = androblastoma
Makes testosterone
Acne
Hirsurism
Deepening of voice
Breast atrophy
Tissue with immature cerebellar and cortical tissue
Immature teratoma
Complication of hysterectomy
Vesicovagina fistula
-> loss of urine
Investigation for preoperative staging for endometriosis
MRI
HPV test positive
Cone Biopsy
Treatment with cryotherapy and laser ablation
PCOS hormones
LH high
FSH low or normal
Testosterone high
Least likely site of endometriosis
Cervix
Treatment of hot flashes in patient with thromboembolic disease
Oestrogen dermal patch since oral oestrogens are contraindicated
Endometriosis post surgical treatment
Danazol
Investigation for ectopic pregnancy
Transvaginal ultrasound
Then laparoscopy
Postpartum endometritis
Lower abdominal pain
Fever
purulent lochia
Tachy cardia
Contraception for patients above 35 and history of smoking
Pop
Least effective form of contraception
Depot injection
(Medroxyprogesterone acetate)
PCOS first line treatment
Diet and lifestyle modification
Contraceptive not to be used in patient with ovarian cysts
Pop
Investigation to predict ovulation
Progesterone
Contraception for patients on carbamazepine
or other anticonvulsants
Depo injection
IUD
Or higher dose coc
Endometrial thickness more than 4 mm
in postmenopausal women
Biopsy to rule out cancer
Couple can’t get pregnant less than 12 m
Teach timed intercourse
Best time to insert iud
First 7 days of cycle