NP Women's Health UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
61 years median age for breast cancer
, upper outer quadrant most common site for breast cancer
benign breast tumors in postmenopausal women dilated and filled mammary ducts with cellular debris
ovarian cancer risk factors(4) 1. no children
2. BRCA genes
3. fertility drugs
4. late menopause (50's-60's)
childbearing years when do fibroids appear?
menopause when do fibroids decrease?
smooth muscle Where do fibroids develop?
1. African Americans and people of Asian decent fibroids more common for who?
2. > from age 30-50
secondary dysmenorrhea 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) 1. tender, burning vulva
2. swollen and red vulva
3. cottage cheese discharge that is odorless and adherent
diabetes if candida infection is frequent check for?
Bartholin's glands Glands of the female genitalia that secrete a lubricating fluid during sexual
intercourse
bartholinitis 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 What causes bartholinitis?
polycystic ovary syndrome 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 Who gets PCOS?
infertility, hirsutism, amenorrhea, obesity what does PCOS cause? (4)
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) inflammation and infection of organs in the pelvic region; salpingitis, oophoritis,
endometritis, endocervicitis
PID symptoms pain in the lower abdomen
fever
malodoraous discharge
burning with urination
bleeding between periods
61 years median age for breast cancer
, upper outer quadrant most common site for breast cancer
benign breast tumors in postmenopausal women dilated and filled mammary ducts with cellular debris
ovarian cancer risk factors(4) 1. no children
2. BRCA genes
3. fertility drugs
4. late menopause (50's-60's)
childbearing years when do fibroids appear?
menopause when do fibroids decrease?
smooth muscle Where do fibroids develop?
1. African Americans and people of Asian decent fibroids more common for who?
2. > from age 30-50
secondary dysmenorrhea 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) 1. tender, burning vulva
2. swollen and red vulva
3. cottage cheese discharge that is odorless and adherent
diabetes if candida infection is frequent check for?
Bartholin's glands Glands of the female genitalia that secrete a lubricating fluid during sexual
intercourse
bartholinitis 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 What causes bartholinitis?
polycystic ovary syndrome 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 Who gets PCOS?
infertility, hirsutism, amenorrhea, obesity what does PCOS cause? (4)
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) inflammation and infection of organs in the pelvic region; salpingitis, oophoritis,
endometritis, endocervicitis
PID symptoms pain in the lower abdomen
fever
malodoraous discharge
burning with urination
bleeding between periods
