Gynaecology — Flashcards

What is the most common cause of abnormal uterine bleeding in postmenopausal women? _____

Which female reproductive pathology may present with vaginal tissue narrowing and/or clitoral tissue shrinkage? _____

What is the self-care advice for atrophic vaginitis? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a postmenopausal woman that presents with vaginal dryness, pruritis, dysuria/dyspareunia, and increased urinary frequency and urgency? Urinalysis is normal. _____

Hint: likely diagnosis

_____ is a condition caused by ↓ levels of oestrogen leading to thinning & drying of the vaginal mucosa

What is the first-line management of atrophic vaginitis (genitourinary syndrome of menopause) with other postmenopausal features?\n_____

Atrophic vaginitis is associated with an _____ pH, which predisposes patients to urinary tract infections

Hint: ↓/↑

What is the first-line management of atrophic vaginitis (genitourinary syndrome of menopause) without other postmenopausal features? _____

Atrophic vaginitis is a _____ diagnosis

Atrophic vaginitis is caused by decreased _____ in postmenopausal patients **