Management Approaches to Menstrual Disorders — Flashcards

Abnormal uterine bleeding is characterized as either _____ bleeding (AUB/HMB) or intermenstrual bleeding (AUB/IMB)

Intermenstrual bleeding is common with _____ fibroids.

The best first line investigation to diagnose AUB is to do a _____

The follicular phase of the menstrual cycle is dominated by the hormone _____, causing endometrial proliferation

In cases of heavy menstrual bleeding, Abnormal uterine bleeding can be treated with _____ therapy or NSAIDS / tranexamic acid

What is the first investigation to be done for primary or secondary amenorrhoea, before investigating anything else?_____

If undiagnosed at birth, an imperforate hymen presents with _____ and cyclic abdominal / pelvic pain due to accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina / uterus

Abnormal uterine bleeding is further subcategorized by PALM-COEIN; with Non-structural causes including:- C_____- Ovulatory dysfunction- Endometrial- Iatrogenic- Not yet classified

_____ theory of retrograde menstruation states that reflux of menstrual endometrium and subsequent implantation in the surrounding structures, is the etiology of endometriosis