ANATOMY
NORMAL ENDOMETRIUM MEASUREMENTS FOR POSTMENO PATIENTS
5MM WITH NO HRT
8MM WITH HRT
TERM FOR PAINFUL MENSTRUATION
DYSMENORRHEA
STAGE 3 OVARIAN METS-
TRAVELED TO LYMPH NODES OR ABDOMINAL LINING
SALINE INJECTED INTO ENDOMETRIUM TO BETTER VISUALIZE PATHOLOGY
SONOHYSTEROGRAM
Where do you scan for adnexa?
Survey/image the space between uterus and iliac vessels.
What is the Levator ani?
Most inferior muscle of the pelvis forming the pelvic floor
The anterior pituitary gland produces which hormone?
FSH (follicular stimulating hormone)
Describe the characteristics of PCOS
increased ovarian volume (>10cm)
hirsutism
obesity
infertility
Define ablation
the removal of body tissue
Bilateral, large, multiloculated cysts. Seen in 30% of patients with trophoblastic disease
Theca-lutein cysts
The uterus increases by how much with multiparity?
1-2cm
The secretory phase correlates with which ovarian cycle?
Luteal
Most common epithelial tumor type
Serous
Procedure where a sample of tissue is taken and tested
Biopsy
Hypoechoic, enlarged ovary with little to no blood flow.
ovarian torsion
Vessels seen at the periphery of the uterus and could be mistaken for pathology or ovarian follicles
arcuate vessels
estrogen
adenomyosis
Who would we not perform a sonohysterogram on?
Acute pelvic inflammatory disease patients
Increase in diastolic flow in an ovarian mass can be suggestive of...
malignancy
refers to the axis of uterine body in relation to the cervix
Flexion
The duct that forms the internal structures of the female reproductive system
Mullerian duct
The most common cause of abnormal uterine bleeding
endometrial hyperplasia
Why are sonohysterograms performed?
To better visualize pathology within the endo
How do we know a bladder is considered fully distended?