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What is caused by endometrial tissue implanted outside the uterus? Correct
Answ_Endometriosis
Is endometriosis associated with infertility? Correct Answ_Yes
Can abnormal bleeding be a part of a normal physiologic process? Correct Answ_Yes (think
early adolescence and peri-menopausal)
Anyone who present with abnormal bleeding, what would you want to ask? Correct
Answ_"What is a normal pattern for you?"
Any uterine bleeding that is irregular in amount, frequency, duration, or timing? Correct
Answ_Abnormal uterine bleeding
What are things that can bleed easily, normally will bleed after sex? Correct Answ_Polyps
,Who is adenomyosis more common in? Correct Answ_women over 40
Are leiomyomas commonly benign? Correct Answ_Yes
If bleeding is heavy in 40s, what do you want to rule out? Correct Answ_Malignancy and
hyperplasia
When are coagulopathies that cause AUB normally discovered? Correct Answ_Adolescence
If someone complains of heavy menstrual bleeding, easy bruising, prolonged bleeding after
dental work or surgery, what should you check for? Correct Answ_Von Willebrand's disease
If someone is found to have a coagulopathy, what should you do? Correct Answ_Consult
with a hematologist
What is always in the follicular phase of ovarian cycle and proliferative phase of the endometrial
cycle, can lead to overgrowth of endometrium? Correct Answ_Anovulatory bleeding
, What is the risk with anovulatory bleeding? Correct Answ_Endometrial hyperplasia
What are some physiologic causes of ovulatory dysfunction? Correct Answ_(1) pregnancy
(2) lactation (3) perimenarche (4) obesity (5) BMI<18 (6) excessive exercise
What are some pathologic causes of ovulatory dysfunction? Correct Answ_(1)
hyperandrogenic disorders (2) hypothalamic disorders (3) hyperprolactinemia (4) iatrogenic (5)
thyroid disorder (6) primary pituitary disorder
What are the most common causes of amenorrhea? Correct Answ_(1) pregnancy (2) HPO
disorder (3) PCOS
What is no menses by age 14 and lack secondary sex characteristics? Correct
Answ_Amenorrhea
What is no menses by age 16 regardless of secondary sex characteristics? Correct
Answ_Amenorrhea
What kind of AUB is associated with heavy periods? Correct Answ_Endometrial