NP WOMEN'S HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
61 years - Answers - median age for breast cancer
upper outer quadrant - Answers - most common site for breast cancer
benign breast tumors in postmenopausal women - Answers - dilated and filled
mammary ducts with cellular debris
ovarian cancer risk factors(4) - Answers - 1. no children
2. BRCA genes
3. fertility drugs
4. late menopause (50's-60's)
childbearing years - Answers - when do fibroids appear?
menopause - Answers - when do fibroids decrease?
smooth muscle - Answers - Where do fibroids develop?
1. African Americans and people of Asian decent
2. > from age 30-50 - Answers - fibroids more common for who?
secondary dysmenorrhea - Answers - painful menstruation that begins during adult life,
usually as a consequence of a pelvic disorder such as endometriosis, adenomyosis,
fibroids, or infection
Vulvovaginal candidiasis symptoms (3) - Answers - 1. tender, burning vulva
2. swollen and red vulva
3. cottage cheese discharge that is odorless and adherent
diabetes - Answers - if candida infection is frequent check for?
Bartholin's glands - Answers - Glands of the female genitalia that secrete a lubricating
fluid during sexual intercourse
bartholinitis - Answers - inflammation of one or both ducts that lead from the vaginal
opening to the bartholin's glands
normal flora of the genital area or STI - Answers - What causes bartholinitis?
polycystic ovary syndrome - Answers - a condition caused by a hormonal imbalance in
which the ovaries are enlarged by the presence of many cysts formed by incompletely
developed follicles
, women of reproductive age - Answers - Who gets PCOS?
infertility, hirsutism, amenorrhea, obesity - Answers - what does PCOS cause? (4)
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - Answers - inflammation and infection of organs in
the pelvic region; salpingitis, oophoritis, endometritis, endocervicitis
PID symptoms - Answers - pain in the lower abdomen
fever
malodoraous discharge
burning with urination
bleeding between periods
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea - Answers - PID often caused by?
endometriosis - Answers - a condition in which patches of endometrial tissue escape
the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity
yes, but rarely - Answers - can endometriosis spread beyond the pelvic region?
infertility
dysmenorrhea
dyspareunia - Answers - endometriosis causes....
menopause - Answers - the time of natural cessation of menstruation; over 45 years old
and not had period for 12 months and not usung COC or does not have a uterus
HRT after discussing long and short term benefits and risks - Answers - Hot flashes,
offer patients?
estrogen and progesterone - Answers - Have a uterus then HRT is....
estrogen alone - Answers - No uterus then HRT is.....
patient has unscheduled vaginal bleeding - Answers - After 3 months of HRT call
provider if....
25-35 lbs. - Answers - Normal weight gain in pregnancy?
left decubitus because optimizes blood flow to the fetus and maternal heart - Answers -
How should pregnant females lie down?
edema - Answers - elevate legs to decrease?
bland - Answers - diet for nausea?
61 years - Answers - median age for breast cancer
upper outer quadrant - Answers - most common site for breast cancer
benign breast tumors in postmenopausal women - Answers - dilated and filled
mammary ducts with cellular debris
ovarian cancer risk factors(4) - Answers - 1. no children
2. BRCA genes
3. fertility drugs
4. late menopause (50's-60's)
childbearing years - Answers - when do fibroids appear?
menopause - Answers - when do fibroids decrease?
smooth muscle - Answers - Where do fibroids develop?
1. African Americans and people of Asian decent
2. > from age 30-50 - Answers - fibroids more common for who?
secondary dysmenorrhea - Answers - painful menstruation that begins during adult life,
usually as a consequence of a pelvic disorder such as endometriosis, adenomyosis,
fibroids, or infection
Vulvovaginal candidiasis symptoms (3) - Answers - 1. tender, burning vulva
2. swollen and red vulva
3. cottage cheese discharge that is odorless and adherent
diabetes - Answers - if candida infection is frequent check for?
Bartholin's glands - Answers - Glands of the female genitalia that secrete a lubricating
fluid during sexual intercourse
bartholinitis - Answers - inflammation of one or both ducts that lead from the vaginal
opening to the bartholin's glands
normal flora of the genital area or STI - Answers - What causes bartholinitis?
polycystic ovary syndrome - Answers - a condition caused by a hormonal imbalance in
which the ovaries are enlarged by the presence of many cysts formed by incompletely
developed follicles
, women of reproductive age - Answers - Who gets PCOS?
infertility, hirsutism, amenorrhea, obesity - Answers - what does PCOS cause? (4)
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - Answers - inflammation and infection of organs in
the pelvic region; salpingitis, oophoritis, endometritis, endocervicitis
PID symptoms - Answers - pain in the lower abdomen
fever
malodoraous discharge
burning with urination
bleeding between periods
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea - Answers - PID often caused by?
endometriosis - Answers - a condition in which patches of endometrial tissue escape
the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity
yes, but rarely - Answers - can endometriosis spread beyond the pelvic region?
infertility
dysmenorrhea
dyspareunia - Answers - endometriosis causes....
menopause - Answers - the time of natural cessation of menstruation; over 45 years old
and not had period for 12 months and not usung COC or does not have a uterus
HRT after discussing long and short term benefits and risks - Answers - Hot flashes,
offer patients?
estrogen and progesterone - Answers - Have a uterus then HRT is....
estrogen alone - Answers - No uterus then HRT is.....
patient has unscheduled vaginal bleeding - Answers - After 3 months of HRT call
provider if....
25-35 lbs. - Answers - Normal weight gain in pregnancy?
left decubitus because optimizes blood flow to the fetus and maternal heart - Answers -
How should pregnant females lie down?
edema - Answers - elevate legs to decrease?
bland - Answers - diet for nausea?
