Primary Amenorrhea — Flashcards

_____ syndrome is secondary amenorrhea due to loss and scarring of the basalis layer of the endometrium

Lack of menarche in girls by the age of _____ years is suggestive of delayed puberty.

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

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is characterized by _____ LH and low FSH

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

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

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

_____ agenesis, also known as Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, presents as primary amenorrhea in females with fully developed secondary sexual characteristics