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Duke PA Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

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menstrual pain associated with ovulatory cycles in the absence of pathological findings   primary dysmenorrhea  
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primary dysmenorrhea usually begins within __ years after menarche and may become more severe with time   2-5  
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dysmenorrhea affects __% of women at sometime   50-75  
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characteristics of dysmenorrhea pain   low, midline, wave-like, cramping pelvic pain often radiating to the back or inner thighs  
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menstrual pain for which an organic cause exists   secondary dysmenorrhea  
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possible causes of secondary dysmenorrhea   endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, submucous myoma, IUD use, cervical stenosis with obstruction, or blind uterine horn (rare)  
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polycystic ovary syndrome is a common cause of chronic __   anovulation  
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__% of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome have amenorrhea   50  
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__% of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome have abnormal bleeding   30  
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__% of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome have normal menstruation   20  
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aberrant growth of endometrium outside the uterus, particularly in the dependant parts of the pelvis and in the ovaries   endometriosis  
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the most common cause of secondary dysmenorrhea   endometriosis  
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what is the most widely accepted cause of endometriosis   retrograde menstruation  
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characteristics of endometriosis   pelvic pain, which may be associated with infertility, dyspareunia, or rectal pain with bleeding.  
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with endometriosis the pain generally occurs __ days before menses and worsens until flow slackens   2-7  
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with increasing duration of endometriosis pain may become __   continuous  
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most women with endometriosis have a __ pelvic exam   normal  
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pelvic exam in a woman with endometriosis may reveal __   tender nodules in the cul-de-sac or rectovaginal septum, uterine retroversion with decreased uterine mobility, cervical motion tenderness, or an adnexal mass or tenderness  
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the clinical diagnosis of endometriosis is presumptive and is usually confirmed by __   laparoscopy  
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average age of menarche in the US   12.7  
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menarche usually occurs between the ages of __ years   11-15  
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the failure of menarche to appear is called __   primary amenorrhea  
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evaluation is commenced if at age __ neither menarche nor breast development has occured or if height is in the lowest 3%, or at age __ if menarche has not occured   14, 16  
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causes of primary amenorrhea   hypothalamic pituitary causes, hyperanderogenism, ovarian causes, pseudohermaphroditism, uterine causes, and pregnancy  
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the initial endocrine evaluation of a patient with amenorrhea should include serum determination of   FSH, LH, PRL, testosterone, TSH, FT4, and hCG  
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absence of menses for 3 consecutive months in women who have passed menarche   secondary amenorrhea  
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the terminal episode of naturally occurring menses   menopause  
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a retrospective diagnosis, usually made after 6 months of amenorrhea   menopause  
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causes of secondary amenorrhea   pregnancy, hypothalamic-pituitary causes, hyperandrogenism, uterine causes, premaure ovarian failure, and menopause  
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__ is the most common cause for secondary amenorrhea in pre-menopausal women   pregnancy  
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the period of natural physiologic decline in ovarian function, generally occuring over about 10 years   climacteric  
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normal age range for menopause in the US is __   48-55  
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average age of menopause in the US   51.5  
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amenorrhea, nausea and breast engorgement are typical signs of __   early pregnancy  
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amenorrhea, headache/visual field abnormalities are seen with   ptiuitary or hypothalamic tumors  
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common sign of hyperprolactinemia   galactorrhea  
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hirsuitism or virilization may be a sign of   hyperandrogenism  
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weakness, psychiactric changes, hypertension, central obesity, hirsuitism, thin skin, ecchymoses may indicate __   alcoholism or cushings syndrome  
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weight loss, diarrhea, or skin darkening may indicate   adrenal insufficiency  
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psychological symptoms of climacteric may include   depression and irritability  
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acute symptoms of estrogen deficiency   depression, irritability, fatigue, insomnia, headache, diminished libido, rheumatologic symptoms, vasomotor instability (hot flashes)  
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hot flashes with drenching sweat may be more severe when   at night  
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vasomotor instability (hot flashes) occur in __% of women in climacteric   80  
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an elevated hCG overwhelmingly indicates __   pregnancy  
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__ produced by the follicle stimulates the endometrium to grow in height during the proliferative phase   estradiol  
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the follicle becomes a corpus luteum and has a life span of __ days   10  
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upon formation the corpus luteum begins to produce __   progesterone  
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when the corpus luteum produces progesterone endometrial growth __ and the sroma becomes compact and rich in glycogen   stops  
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if implantation does not occur, the __ involutes and progesterone is withdrawn   corpus luteum  
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what happens when progesterone is withdrawn   immediate shrinkage of the height of the endometrium, the spiral arteries rhythmically constrict and relax decreasing blood flow, the spongiosum peels away from the basalis layer  
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what is the normal menstrual cycle length   28 + or - 7 days  
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what is the duration of menses   4 + or - 2 days  
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what is the duration of the follicular phase   7-12 days  
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what is the duration of teh luteal phase   14 + or - days  
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menstrual cycle <21 day intervals   polymenorrhea  
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irregular menses   metrorrhagia  
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irregular heavy bleeding   menometrorrhagia  
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menstrual cycle >35 day intervals   oligomenorrhea  
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DD of abnormal uterine bleeding   complications of pregnancy, trauma, cancer, benign pelvic pathology, systemic disease, iatrogenic  
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uterus with a fibroid that reaches the level of the umbilicus is described as __ weeks   20  
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vaginal ultrasounds are best done with the bladder __   empty  
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Endometriosis within the muscle of the uterus=   adenomyosis (thickened uterine wall, can be mistaken for fibroids)  
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Endometriosis: 10-fold risk increase if:   1st-degree relative has it  
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if menorrhagia at menarche or adolescence, think:   coagulopathy  
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