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| development of pubic and axillary hair |
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| What does oxytocin cause in the uterus? What does oxytocin cause in the mammary glands? |
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Uterus contraction (birth)
Mammary glands cause milk release ("let down") |
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| What does LH cause in the gonads? |
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| Causes gonads to release sex hormones |
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| What does FSH cause in the gonads? |
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| growth of the reproductive organs |
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| What does LH cause in the ovaries? in the testes? |
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in ovaries causes ovulation
in testes causes release of testosterone |
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| What does FSH cause in the ovaries? in the testes? |
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In ovaries causes release of estrogen
in testes causes release of inhibin |
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| What does PRL cause in the ovaries? in the mammary glands? |
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in ovaries causes release of estrogen and progesterone
In mammary glands causes milk production |
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| What major condition can maternal exposure of DES lead to in the daughter? |
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| Cervical dysplasia that leads to clear cell carcinoma |
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| What hormone causes ovulation? What day of the cycle does this occur? |
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| LH causes ovulation; occurs during day 14 |
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| What days does the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle encompass? What hormone is involved during this phase and what effect does it have? |
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Days 1 (of menstrual flow)- 14
FSH causes growth of endometrium |
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| What med is used to treat ectopic pregnancy (early)? |
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| Methotrexate causes a cease in the development of the embryo and spontaneous abortion to occur |
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| What is one of the first symptoms of pregnancy? |
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| Creates breast swelling, pain and tenderness |
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| abnormally heavy or long menstrual periods |
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| Bleeding between periods. Uterine bleeding other than that caused by menstrual period |
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| What is Menometorrhagia? In which pts does this most commonly occur? |
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Abnormal heavy or long uterine bleeding other than that caused by menstruation, bleeding at irregular intervals
Occurs most commonly in young pts |
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| What is polymenorrhia? What condition usually coincides with this? |
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| frequent menstrual periods; anemia usually coincides with this |
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| unusual light menstrual flow |
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| Menstrual bleeding at more than 35-day intervals; decreased amount |
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| What is contact bleeding? Is this normal or abnormal? |
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| Bleeding after coitus; abnormal |
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| What can contact bleeding be caused by? |
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| erosion, cervical polyps, vaginitis or cervicitis |
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| If primary amenorrhea is accompanied by increased levels of FSH, what is the most likely underlying cause? |
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| If primary amenorrhea is accompanied by decreased levels of FSH, what is the most likely underlying cause? |
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| Likely hypothalamus or pituitary |
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| What is the first cause you should look into with amenorrhea? What are some other underlying causes? |
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PREGNANCY!!
Anemia, DM, and thyroid abnormalities |
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| What is the length of time at which secondary amenorrhea is diagnosed for pts who had a hx of a regular period? for pts who had hx of oligomenorrhea? |
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regular to secondary amenorrhea = x 6 mo
oligomenorrhea to secondary amenorrhea = x 12 mo |
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| If secondary amenorrhea is accompanied by hypoestrogenic what underlying conditions should you suspect? |
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| If secondary amenorrhea is accompanied by adequate estrogen what underlying conditions should you suspect? |
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| PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome), Asherman's syndrome |
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