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Test4 Women's Health
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| If you have really painful periods, it could be because your body is making too many ________________________. | prostaglandins |
| The most common cause of heavy menstrual bleeding in young women is _________________________. | hormone imbalance (usually too much estrogen and not enough progesterone) |
| What can you try to help with heavy periods? | Ibuprofen (200 mg every 6 hours on first days of period), avoid dairy, keep insulin low, exercise, maintain healthy gut bacteria, add iron to diet or supplement. |
| Doctors often prescribe "the pill" for heavy periods. Why might that not be a good idea? | It only treats the symptom, not the problem. The pill shuts down your ovaries and switches off your hormones. It stops ovulation which is how you make progesterone. |
| Cystitis is an infection in the ________________. | bladder |
| Pyelonephritis is an infection in the _________________. | kidneys |
| Urethritis is an infection in the ____________________. | urethra |
| ___________________ is responsible for 80-90% of UTIs. | E. coli |
| What are some symptoms of a UTI? | strong urge to urinate, a burning sensation when urinating, pain above the public bone, cloudy/bloody/or smelly urine, fever, nausea or vomiting |
| What are some ways a woman might prevent a UTI? | Wipe front to back, drink plenty of water, avoid deodorant sprays/powders/douches, drink cranberry juice, urinate after sex |
| What is a "clean catch specimen"? | A way of providing a urine specimen without contaminating it with bacteria from the vulva. Review your notes on how to do this! |
| What is the usual treatment for a UTI? | An antibiotic |
| Besides taking an antibiotic, what else should you do if you have a UTI? | eliminate sugar to minimize risk of a yeast infection, take a probiotic to restore the good bacteria, eat yogurt to also replenish good bacteria |
| Name for painful periods | dysmenorrhea |
| These are non-cancerous growths on the inside, outside, or in the walls of the uterus | fibroids |
| This is an infection caused by bacteria that starts in the uterus and can spread to other reproductive organs. | PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) |
| This is the name for the absence of periods | Amenorrhea |
| This is when the tissue of the uterus (endometrium) grows outside the uterus where it does not belong | Endometriosis |
| Symptoms like mood swings, tender breasts, headaches, acne, fatigue that happen in women typically between ovulation and a period. | PMS )Premenstrual Syndrome |
| What is the darker pigmented area surrounding the nipple of a breast called? | areola |
| What are Cooper's ligaments? | bands of tough, fibrous, connective tissue that give shape and support the breasts |
| What are the thin tubes that connect the lobes and lobules in the breast? (They carry milk to the nipples) | ducts |
| What are the 15-20 sections in the breast that are arranged like the petals of a daisy? | lobes |
| What are the structures within the lobes that produce milk? | lobules |
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