Ricci, Kyle & Carman: Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
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1. Amenorrhea: The absence of menses
2. Primary Amenorrhea: Absence of menses by age 14, with absence of growth
and development of secondary sexual characteristics
3. Secondary Amenorrhea: Absence of menses by age 16, with normal develop-
ment of secondary sexual characteristics
4. Dysmenorrhea: Painful Menstruation
5. Primary Dysmenorrhea: painful menstrual bleedings in the absence of any
detectable underlying pathology
6. Secondary Dysmenorrea: painful menstruation due to pelvic or uterine pathol-
ogy
7. Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB): the umbrella term used to describe any
deviation from normal menstruation or from a normal menstrual cycle pattern
8. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS): a constellation of recurrent symptoms that
occur during the luteal phase or last half of the menstrual cycle and resolve with
the onset of menstruation
9. Infertility: the inability to conceive a child after 1 year of regular sexual intercourse
unprotected by contraception
10. Contraception: any method that prevents conception or childbirth, including
OCs, sterilization of the female, and the male condom
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_30eee1
1. Amenorrhea: The absence of menses
2. Primary Amenorrhea: Absence of menses by age 14, with absence of growth
and development of secondary sexual characteristics
3. Secondary Amenorrhea: Absence of menses by age 16, with normal develop-
ment of secondary sexual characteristics
4. Dysmenorrhea: Painful Menstruation
5. Primary Dysmenorrhea: painful menstrual bleedings in the absence of any
detectable underlying pathology
6. Secondary Dysmenorrea: painful menstruation due to pelvic or uterine pathol-
ogy
7. Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB): the umbrella term used to describe any
deviation from normal menstruation or from a normal menstrual cycle pattern
8. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS): a constellation of recurrent symptoms that
occur during the luteal phase or last half of the menstrual cycle and resolve with
the onset of menstruation
9. Infertility: the inability to conceive a child after 1 year of regular sexual intercourse
unprotected by contraception
10. Contraception: any method that prevents conception or childbirth, including
OCs, sterilization of the female, and the male condom
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