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| Organs adjacent to the uterus-ovaries and tubes. |
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| Failure of ovulation to occur at the expected times. |
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| A uniform system for reporting findings on Pap (Papanicolaou) smear of the uterine cervix. |
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| Bartholin glands, urethra, and Skene glands. |
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| DYSFUNCTIONAL UTERINE BLEEDING |
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| Irregular, unpredictable menstrual flow (too frequent or too infrequent, too heavy or too light), or amenorrhea, occurring in the absence of pregnancy, infection, or neoplasm. |
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| Pain occurring with menstruation, typically felt low in the pelvis and in the low back, and often severe. |
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| Pain in the vulva, vagina, or pelvis with sexual intercourse. |
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| Cell abnormalities heralding eventual development of malignancy. |
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| Pain in the urethra or vulva with urination. |
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| Abnormally high volume of menstrual discharge. |
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| Abnormally low volume of menstrual discharge. |
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| Entrance to the vaginal vault. |
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| Intrauterine device. Most intrauterine devices have been removed from the market. |
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| Producing milk from the breasts. |
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| Stool formed in the fetal intestine before birth. |
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| The onset of the first menstrual period. |
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| Excessive menstrual bleeding occurring both during menses and at irregular intervals. |
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| The cessation of regular menstrual periods. |
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| Regularly occurring menstrual flow that is excessive in volume and lasts longer than a normal menstrual period. |
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| Menstrual bleeding occurring at irregular but frequent intervals. |
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| Intermenstrual pain due to peritoneal irritation by a small volume of blood escaping from the ovary at the time of ovulation. |
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| Infrequent or scanty menstrual bleeding. |
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| Menstrual bleeding that occurs with abnormal frequency. |
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| Failure of menses to start at puberty (by age 14-16). |
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| Cessation of menses that have been normal in the past. |
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| Sexually transmitted disease. |
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| AMNIOTIC MEMBRANES AND FLUID (LAY) |
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| Includes age at onset of menses, regularity of cycles, intervals between periods, duration of periods, and date of last normal menstrual period. |
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| FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY |
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| Covers pregnancies, miscarriages, abortions, still-births, normal deliveries, and cesarean births as well as any complications such as hemorrhage or toxemia. |
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| Bulging of the urinary bladder through the anterior vaginal wall. |
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| Bulging of the rectum through the posterior vaginal wall. |
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| With the patient in the lithotomy position, the examiner places one finger in the vagina and another in the rectum at the same time. |
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| Abnormal elevation of prolactin. |
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| Lowermost part of the pelvic cavity, between the uterus and the rectum. |
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| Removal of small or solitary myomas. |
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| Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. |
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| A pain reflex highly suggestive of PID. It is severe tenderness on manipulation of the cervix on palpation of the uterine adenxa. |
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| FITZ-HUGH--CURTIS SYNDROME |
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| A rare complication of PID. |
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| A stained preparation of material scraped or expressed from a lesion. |
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CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM
(PL. CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA) |
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| Classic genital wart caused by strands 6 and 11 of HPV. |
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| An inspection of the cervix with an illuminated low-power binocular microscope. |
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| Never having borne a viable child. |
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| Abnormal passage or communication (typically between the vagina and either the bladder or rectum). |
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| Abnormal squamous cells of undetermined significance. |
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| Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. |
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| High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. |
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| Epithelial cells heavily studded with bacteria. |
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| Removal of the tumor followed by frozen-section examination before closure of the surgical site. |
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| Removal of the entire breast as well as surrounding and underlying tissues and axillary lymph nodes. |
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| A procedure to withdraw amniotic fluid through a needle from the uterus of a pregnant woman. The fetal cells and chemicals in the fluid are studied to identify fetal abnormalities. |
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| Daily determination of oral temperature on arising is useful in confirming and dating ovulation. Daily graphing of basal body temperature will show a rise of 0.75 to 1.0 degree approximately one day after ovulation. |
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| Removal of tissue from the cervix, the endometrium, or another part of the reproductive system for histologic exam to identify infection, neoplasm, or other abnormality. |
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| CESAREAN SECTION (C-SECTION) |
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| Removal of the fetus (usually term or near-term) surgically through an incision in the abdomen or uterus. |
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| Removal of a cone of tissue from the cervix for microscopic examination. |
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| Endoscopic inspection of the cul-de-sac (pouch of Douglas). The instrument is introduced vaginally under anesthesia. |
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| DILATATION AND CURETTAGE (D&C) |
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| Scraping of the endometrium, after stretching of the cervix with graded dilators, to obtain specimen material for the diagnosis of endometrial disease. This procedure, performed under anesthesia (general, spinal, or IV), is also used therapeutically for various endometrial disorders. |
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| A test to assess infertility in which radiopaque dye is injected into the uterus and fallopian tubes, and x-rays are taken to show if the tubes are patent or obstructed. |
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| MARSHALL-MARCHETTI-KRANTZ (MMK) PROCEDURE |
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| An operation for urinary stress incontinence, performed retropubically. |
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| Surgical removal of a uterine tube. |
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| Surgical division of the uterine tubes to obtain sterility. |
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| The use of sound waves to assess tumors of the ovaries, uterus, breast, as well as the fetus in a pregnant woman. |
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| A yeastlike fungus capable of causing superficial infection in the mouth (thrush) or vagina and on the skin. AKA monilia. |
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| A gram-negative intracellular bacterium that causes sexually transmitted infections of the genital tract and other types of infection. |
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| A culture medium containing blood which, when autoclaved, turns chocolate brown. It is used to culture Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Haemophilus influenzae. |
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| A test to determine whether the patient's red blood cells have become coasted with an antiglobulin. The test is positive in newborns with hemolytic disease due to Rh incompatibility and in others with acquired hemolytic disease. |
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| A test to determine whether the patient's serum contains antiglobulin to red blood cells. This test is positive in the mother of an infant with hemolytic disease due to Rh incompatibility and in others with acquired hemolytic disease. |
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| A microscopic technique using special lighting that makes it easier to identify Treponema pallidum, the organism that causes syphilis. |
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| The principal estrogen secreted by the ovary. Measurement of its level in serum gives an estimate of ovarian function. |
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| FSH (FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE) |
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| A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates ovulation in women and spermatogenesis in men. |
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| FTA (FLUORESCENT TREPONEMAL ANTIBODY) TEST |
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| An indirect immunofluorescence test, highly specific for syphilis. |
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| A gram-negative organism, formerly called Haemophilus vaginalis, which causes bacterial vaginosis. |
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| HCG, hCG (HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN) |
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| A hormone produced by the placenta and detected in various blood and urine tests for pregnancy. |
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| HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS (HSV) TYPE 1 |
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| The herpesvirus that causes cold sores, pharyngitis, conjunctivitis, and some skin infections. |
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| HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS (HSV) TYPE 2 |
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| The herpesvirus that causes genital herpes. |
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| A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland. In women it stimulates ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum, and in men it stimulates production of androgens in the testicle. |
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| The gram-negative diplococcus that causes gonorrhea. |
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| Removal of superficial cells from the vagina and cervix for cytologic examination, to judge hormonal effect and to identify abnormal cell changes due to inflammation, infection, dysplasia, or actual malignancy. |
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| Includes assessment of the adequacy of the specimen; detection of hormonal effect; identification of inflammatory or degenerative changes in cells; and identification of dysplastic or malignant changes in cells. |
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| RPR (RAPID PLASMA REAGIN) |
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| Test for antibody to Treponema pallidum. Used in diagnosis of syphilis. |
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| Examination of semen to determine the number, shape, and motility of spermatozoa as a part of an infertility evaluation. |
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| Microbiologic study of secretions or other materials from the cervix, vagina, urethra, rectum, or from superficial lesions, to identify causes of infection. |
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| When estrogen level is high but the progesterone level is low, a specimen of cervical mucus can be drawn out into strings or strands several centimeters in length. |
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| A spiral-shaped bacterium. The organisms that cause syphilis and Lyme disease are spirochetes. |
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| Sexually transmitted diseases screen. |
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| STS (SEROLOGIC TEST FOR SYPHILIS) |
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| A general term referring to any test used to identify syphilis by a serologic method. |
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| A culture medium containing denatured blood and antibiotics, intended to facilitate the growth of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. |
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| TPI (TREPONEMA PALLIDUM IMMOBILIZATION) |
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| A diagnostic test for syphilis. |
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| The spirochete that causes syphilis. |
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| A protozoan parasite that causes vaginitis. |
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| (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) A serologic test for syphilis. |
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| A one-celled fungus; often used interchangeably with Candida albicans. |
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