Normal Menstrual Physiology — Flashcards

_____ syndrome is secondary amenorrhea due to loss and scarring of the basalis layer of the endometrium

_____ agenesis, also known as Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, presents as primary amenorrhea in females with fully developed secondary sexual characteristics

Moderate acne with irregular menses is best treated with _____.

_____ theory of retrograde menstruation states that reflux of menstrual endometrium and subsequent implantation in the surrounding structures, is the etiology of endometriosis

What is the first investigation to be done for primary or secondary amenorrhoea, before investigating anything else?_____

If undiagnosed at birth, an imperforate hymen presents with _____ and cyclic abdominal / pelvic pain due to accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina / uterus

Abnormal uterine bleeding is characterized as either _____ bleeding (AUB/HMB) or intermenstrual bleeding (AUB/IMB)

Abnormal uterine bleeding is further subcategorized by PALM-COEIN; with Non-structural causes including:- C_____- Ovulatory dysfunction- Endometrial- Iatrogenic- Not yet classified

In cases of heavy menstrual bleeding, Abnormal uterine bleeding can be treated with _____ therapy or NSAIDS / tranexamic acid