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Mandi Twist's lecture

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endometriosis   presence and growth of stroma and glands of endometrial uterus in an aberrant location, endometrium where it's not supposed to be  
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adenomyosis   presence and growth of stroma and glands of the endometrium in the myometrium, endometriosis of the myometrium  
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uterine fibroids   leiomyomas, myomas, benign tumor of muscle cell origin found in any tissue that contains smooth muscle  
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endometrial polyps   localized overgrowths of endometrial stroma and glands that project beyond the endometrium  
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most common incidence of chronic pelvic pain   endometriosis  
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estrogen-dependent disease (decreased estrogen leads to decreased risk)   endometriosis  
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ways to decrease endometriosis risk   decrease body fat, (smoking)  
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locations of endometriosis   dependent areas of the pelvis: vulva, vagina, ovaries, peritoneum, cervix, Fallopian tubes, rectosigmoid, etc.  
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symptoms of endometriosis   cyclic pelvic pain, secondary dysmenorrhea, pelvic heaviness, swelling, bloating, dyspareunia, AUB, cyclic abdominal pain, intermittent constipation or diarrhea, urinary frequency or dysuria, hematuria  
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signs of endometriosis   classic sign is fixed uterus w/tenderness and scarring posteriorly, nodularity, ovarian enlargement, visualizations of lesions on speculum exam  
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diagnosis of endometriosis   direct visualization of lesions with histologic confirmation (laparoscopy) is gold standard, US may be used to r/o ddx  
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appearance of endometriosis lesions   varying colors (red, brown, yellow, pink, etc.) and scarring, red = more active phase, brown and larger = older lesions, scarring = oldest lesions  
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endometriosis treatment options   medical (induction of amenorrhea): GnRH agonists, OCPs, pregestin; surgical (only option if medical tx fails): conservative (excision, cautery, etc.), definitive (hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy)  
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GnRH agonists   suppress gonadotropin secretion, decreases estrogen production by pituitary, leads to amenorrhea, no effect on SHBGs; menopause-like symptoms, amenorrhea in 6-8 weeks, decreased bone density, most patients experience resolution of or decrease in symptoms  
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adenomyosis   basalis layer of endometrium invades myometrium, seen most often in parous women, spongy appearance; diffuse involvement of anterior/posterior walls of uterus (most common) or focal involvement of a small encapsulated area  
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s/s of adenomyosis   menorrhagia (heavy bleeding), dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, or asymptomatic; usually in women 35-60 (often not on OCP), may have iron-deficiency anemia due to blood loss  
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diagnosis of adenomyosis   diffuse enlargement of uterus (2-3 x normal), globular and tender uterus right before/during menses, tenderness and consistency of uterus changes from exam to exam; pelvic US or MRI  
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treatment of adenomyosis   no satisfactory medical treatment, occassional relief from OCPs and GnRH agonists and PG synthetase inhibitors; hysterectomy is definitive surgical treatment  
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leiomyoma   fibroids, most common benign pelvic tumor, benign tumor of muscle cell origin; mutation of normal myometrium influenced by estrogen, progesterone, and other growth factors  
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intramural fibroid/leiomyoma   located in body of uterus  
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submucosal fibroid   located just below the endometrium  
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subserosal fibroid   located just beneath the serosa  
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broad ligament fibroid   located within the broad ligament  
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parasitic fibroid   receives blood supply from nearby organ (usually from ovary)  
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s/s of leiomyomas/fibroids   most common is menorrhagia (or other AUB), pain (dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain), pressure (bloating), asymptomatic  
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rapid-growing fibroid   possiblity of leiomyosarcoma  
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diagnosis of fibroid   physical exam (bimanual), US (most helpful), ~MRI (expensive, cannot distinguish between benign or otherwise), x-ray (calcified fibroids)  
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treatment of fibroids   observation of small and asymptomatic fibroids (pelvic exam q 6 months and sonogram q year); surgery for larger and symptomatic (myomectomy), laparotomy (larger fibroids), laparoscopy (smaller fibroids, decreased post-op pain), hysteroscopic, hysterectomy  
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endometrial polyps   localized overgrowths of endometrial glands and stroma that project beyond the endometrium, sessile (broad base), pedunculated (narrow base)  
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s/s of endometrial polyps   asymptomatic, wide range of AUB, polyp may protrude through os  
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diagnosis of endometrial polyps   work-up of AUB, US (r/o fibroids), saline sonohysterogram, hysteroscopy (incidental finding)  
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treatment of endometrial polyps   D&C, send for pathology  
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septate uterus   partition divides uterus either partially or completely (rare), diagnosis is made by US or MRI  
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unicornate uterus   single Fallopian tube, ovary is often on opposite side, often is asymptomatic and diagnosed upon pregnancy  
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bicornate uterus   "heart-shaped" uterus, recurrent miscarriage is common, diagnosis often made during pregnancy  
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uterine didelphys   double uterus, two cervices, may be two vaginas, presenting symptom is often bleeding despite tampon placement  
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mullerian agenesis   uterus is often not present, varying malformations of the vagina, presenting symptom is primary amenorrhea  
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arcuate uterus   concave fundus, often considered normal variant, diagnosis by US  
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DES uterus   T-shaped uterus; daughters of women who took DES while pregnant; s/s include miscarriage, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, clear cell adenocarcinoma of vagina and cervix  
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