Primary Dysmenorrhea — Flashcards

Patients with coagulation defects have problems with heavy periods from the time of _____

_____ theory of metastasis states that embolization of menstrual fragments through vascular and lymphatic channels is the etiology of endometriosis

The follicular phase of the menstrual cycle is dominated by the hormone _____, causing endometrial proliferation

Irregularly timed episodes of bleeding superimposed on normal cyclical bleeding are referred to as _____.

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)

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

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

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

In the middle of the menstrual cycle _____ occurs, which occurs 14 days prior to menses