Table of Contents
- TERMINOLOGY
- Menstruation
- pain
- Cycle
- Tumors
- Contraception
- Syndromes
- Fertility
- Genital tract
TERMINOLOGY
Gynaecology terminology By dr Mona Ahmed Assisted professor of obs & gynae SMSB
Menstruation
- Amenorrhea: Absence or cessation of menstruation.
- Oligomenorrhea: Infrequent menstrual periods (>35 days).
- Polymenorrhea: Menstrual cycle that is shorter than 21 days.
- Menorrhagia: Excessive bleeding during the menstrual cycle.
- Scanty menorrhea (hypomenorrhoea): extremely light menstrual blood flow
- Metrorrhagia: Irregularly frequent periods.
- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB): Irregular uterine bleeding that occurs in absence of pathology or medical illness.
- Intermenstrual bleeding (IMB): Vaginal bleeding between menstrual cycles.
- Post coital bleeding: Vaginal bleeding after sexual intercourse
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding Cycle 1
- Heavy bleeding
- Spotting Cycle 2
- Bleeding
- Spotting
- Lining building up Cycle 3
- Heavy bleeding
- Spotting
pain
- Dysmenorrhea: Pain associated with menstruation.
- Dyspareunia: Pain during intercourse.
Cycle
- Menarche: First menstrual cycle.
- Katamina (Kata): Duration of bleeding/time between cycle & cycle (eg 5/28).
- Menopause: permanent cessation of menstruation.
- Perimenopause: phase prior to the onset of menopause.
Tumors
- Dysplasia: The growth of abnormal cells.
- Precancerous condition: May or may not develop into cancer.
Contraception
Birth control methods.
Contraception methods
- Condom
- Female condom
- Oral contraception
- Hormonal ring
- UID
- Contraceptive injection
- Surgical sterilization
- Implant
- Coitus interruptus
- Calendar rhythm method
- Vaginal douche
- Contraceptive patch
- Diaphragm / cap
Syndromes
-
Asherman’s syndrome: scar tissue or adhesions form in the uterus
- Normal uterus
- Asherman’s syndrome
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Sheehan syndrome: Pituitary infarction due to massive obstetrical haemorrhage.
- Hypothalamus
- Pituitary © MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Fertility
- Infertility: Inability to conceive naturally after one year of trying.
- Subfertility: Is delay in conceiving.
Genital tract
- Cervicitis: Inflammation of the cervix.
- Endometritis: Inflammation of the endometrium.
- Salpingitis: Inflammation of fallopian tube.
- Oophoritis: Inflammation of the ovary.
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