Maternity And Pediatric Chapter 11
amenorrhea - absence of menstruation climateric - The midlife transition during which fertility declines dyspareunia - painful intercourse endometriosis - A condition in which the tissue that lines the uterus grows outside the uterus. Treatment may be surgical or Leiomyoma - Most common tumor in women menorrhagia - Excessive bleeding during menstruation menopause - Cessation of menstruation Preventive health care for women - cervical cancer breast cancer/osteoporosis hypertension/colorectal cancer Three approaches are necessary to prevent breast cancer - 1. monthly examination 2. Annual professional examination 3. Mammography Mammography - x-ray imaging of the breast Pelvic examination - Physical examination of the vagina and adjacent organs performed by a physician placing the fingers of one hand into the vagina. An instrument called a speculum is used to open the vagina. Menstrual disorders - amenorrhea - absence of menstruation -Failute to menstruate at age 16 -Secondary - Cessation of menstruation Abnormal uterine bleeding Metrorrhagia - intermenstrual bleeding Menorrhagia - excessive bleeding The average woman blood loss is 35 mL - during normal menstruation, blood loss greater than 80 ml/month is considered excessive
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