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Female Gonadotropins
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)
Female Gonads
Ovaries, which produce estrogen and progesterone
Hypergonadotropism
High levels of FSH and LH
Hypogonadotropism
Low levels of FSH and LH
Hypogonadism
Levels of ovarian hormones estrogen and progesterone are low
-Eu & Normo = Indicate normal hormone levels
Primary
___ amenorrhea is the failure to begin menses by the age of 16.
Secondary
___ amenorrhea is the cessation of established regular menstruation for more than 6
months.
Inter-menstrual Bleeding
Vaginal bleeding between periods
Menorrhagia
, Excessive amount or prolonged duration of bleeding in excess of 80ml
Regular Interval
Metrorrhagia
Uterine bleeding that is excessive in flow or duration or both
Irregular Interval
Menometrorrhagia
Heavy, prolonged, menstrual bleeding with bleeding between periods as well
Oligomenorrhea
___ is a decreased, scanty menstrual flow that occurs at greater than 35 day intervals
Polymenorrhea
___ is a regular menstrual flow that occurs at less than 24 day intervals
Normal, Ovulation
___ menses results from a functional hypothalamic pituitary ovarian axis ad a precise
sequence of events that lead to ___
Length, Duration, Amount
Normal menses may vary in ___, ___, and ___ of flow from woman to woman
False
The provider is the best authority in describing what a woman's cycle should look like.
Beginning, End
The most common times for a woman to experience irregular menstrual cycles are at
the ___ and ___ of her reproductive life cycle
Poly-cystic Ovary Syndrome
An extremely common endocrineopathy