FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS
CH 53- FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS [GRADED A+]
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) definition - ✔✔Physical and emotional
symptoms 7-10 days before period.
Cause is unknown.
PMS symptoms - ✔✔Weight gain;
Abdominal bloating;
Headache;
Nervousness, irritability, Anxiety;
Depression, personality changes;
Breast tenderness and enlargement;
Craving sweets;
Swelling of ankles, feet, and hands;
Increased physical activity;
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
,Treatment of PMS - ✔✔Treatment depends on severity and type of
symptoms experienced :
Hormone drug therapy- Estrogen & Progesterone (BC);
Antidepressants/ Anti-anxiety (PROZAC)
Non-narcotic analgesics
How to manage PMS? (If it was happening to you) - ✔✔Nutrition- increase
carbs+calcium, decrease salt+sugar+fat, 6 small meals a day;
Sleep;
NO alcohol prior to period (Mood);
Exercise;
Decreases stress;
Menstrual diary;
Drug therapy
Dysmenorrhea definition - ✔✔Painful menstruation
Causes of dysmenorrhea? - ✔✔Primary= NO FOUND CAUSE
Secondary= endometriosis, displaced uterus, uterine fibroids/tumors
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
,Symptoms of dysmenorrhea? (what kind of pain) - ✔✔Severe lower
abdominal pain and cramping
Treatment for dysmenorrhea? - ✔✔Heat;
Knee-to-chest (retroversion of uterus);
Rest, Nutrition, decrease stress;
Non-narcotic analgesics;
Treat underlying cause;
Hormone therapy 2-3 months
Amenorrhea definition - ✔✔absence of menstruation
Causes of Amenorrhea? - ✔✔Primary- Woman never menstruated
Secondary- Menstraution stops=pregnancy, menopause,lactation, surgical
removal of ovaries or uterus
OTHER= Endocrine imbalances, Severe lean body mass or anorexia
Oligomenorrhea definition: - ✔✔Infrequent menses
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
, Oligomenorrhea is normal for what age group of women? - ✔✔Adolescent
girls x1 year
Causes of Oligomenorrhea are the same as what other period disorder? -
✔✔Amenorrhea
Oligomenorrhea treatment? - ✔✔Correct the underlying cause
What are 2 reproductuve disorders that can cause oligomenorrhea? -
✔✔Premature ovarian failure (POF)
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
What is Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)? - ✔✔Ovaries cease to function
prior to age 40
What are the causes of Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)? -
✔✔Decreased supply of follicles in ovaries or follicles unresponsive to
FSH
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
CH 53- FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS [GRADED A+]
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) definition - ✔✔Physical and emotional
symptoms 7-10 days before period.
Cause is unknown.
PMS symptoms - ✔✔Weight gain;
Abdominal bloating;
Headache;
Nervousness, irritability, Anxiety;
Depression, personality changes;
Breast tenderness and enlargement;
Craving sweets;
Swelling of ankles, feet, and hands;
Increased physical activity;
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
,Treatment of PMS - ✔✔Treatment depends on severity and type of
symptoms experienced :
Hormone drug therapy- Estrogen & Progesterone (BC);
Antidepressants/ Anti-anxiety (PROZAC)
Non-narcotic analgesics
How to manage PMS? (If it was happening to you) - ✔✔Nutrition- increase
carbs+calcium, decrease salt+sugar+fat, 6 small meals a day;
Sleep;
NO alcohol prior to period (Mood);
Exercise;
Decreases stress;
Menstrual diary;
Drug therapy
Dysmenorrhea definition - ✔✔Painful menstruation
Causes of dysmenorrhea? - ✔✔Primary= NO FOUND CAUSE
Secondary= endometriosis, displaced uterus, uterine fibroids/tumors
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
,Symptoms of dysmenorrhea? (what kind of pain) - ✔✔Severe lower
abdominal pain and cramping
Treatment for dysmenorrhea? - ✔✔Heat;
Knee-to-chest (retroversion of uterus);
Rest, Nutrition, decrease stress;
Non-narcotic analgesics;
Treat underlying cause;
Hormone therapy 2-3 months
Amenorrhea definition - ✔✔absence of menstruation
Causes of Amenorrhea? - ✔✔Primary- Woman never menstruated
Secondary- Menstraution stops=pregnancy, menopause,lactation, surgical
removal of ovaries or uterus
OTHER= Endocrine imbalances, Severe lean body mass or anorexia
Oligomenorrhea definition: - ✔✔Infrequent menses
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
, Oligomenorrhea is normal for what age group of women? - ✔✔Adolescent
girls x1 year
Causes of Oligomenorrhea are the same as what other period disorder? -
✔✔Amenorrhea
Oligomenorrhea treatment? - ✔✔Correct the underlying cause
What are 2 reproductuve disorders that can cause oligomenorrhea? -
✔✔Premature ovarian failure (POF)
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
What is Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)? - ✔✔Ovaries cease to function
prior to age 40
What are the causes of Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)? -
✔✔Decreased supply of follicles in ovaries or follicles unresponsive to
FSH
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
