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MENSTRUAL CYCLE
Explain the basics of the menstrual cycle up to ovulation
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- Multiple follicles develop under presence of FSH + then one dominates causing increased oestrogen conversion which has -ve feedback on FSH/LH
- Oestrogen rises to a point where it stops inhibiting hypothalamus + causes a spike in LH > ovulation
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MENSTRUAL CYCLE
Explain the basics of what happens after ovulation
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- Corpus luteum (dominant follicle) produces progesterone which inhibits FSH/LH
- Egg fertilised = syncytiotrophoblast secretes hCG which maintains it
- Egg not fertilised = degenerates + so FSH/LH can rise again
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1º AMENORRHOEA
What is primary amenorrhoea?
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Absence of menstruation by –
- 13y if no secondary sexual characteristics
- 15y with secondary sexual characteristics (breast buds)
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1º AMENORRHOEA
What is the difference between hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism?
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- Deficiency in gonadotrophins (LH + FSH) stimulating ovaries due to abnormal hypothalamus or pituitary so low sex hormones (hypogonadism)
- Gonads fails to respond to stimulation of gonadotrophins meaning no negative feedback + increasing amounts of FSH/LH
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1º AMENORRHOEA
What are some causes of hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism?
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- Constitutional delay (temporary delay, no pathology, ?FHx)
- Kallmann’s (failure to start puberty + anosmia)
- Excessive exercise, dieting or stress causes hypothalamic failure
- Endo = Cushing’s, prolactinoma, thyroid
- Damage (cancer, surgery, radiotherapy)
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1º AMENORRHOEA
What are some causes of hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism?
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- Gonadal dysgenesis e.g., Turner’s syndrome (XO)
- Congenital absence of ovaries
- Previous damage to gonads (torsion, cancer, infections like mumps)
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1º AMENORRHOEA
What are some other causes of primary amenorrhoea and how may they present?
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- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia = tall, deep voice, facial hair
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome = 46XY but female phenotype
- Congenital malformations of genital tract e.g., imperforate hymen = regular painful cycles but amenorrhoea > haematocolpos
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1º AMENORRHOEA
What are some initial investigations for primary amenorrhoea?
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- FBC + ferritin (anaemia), U+E for CKD, anti-TTG for coeliac, urinary beta-hCG crucial
- FSH + LH (low = hypothalamic, high = gonads)
- TFTs, prolactin, free androgens
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1º AMENORRHOEA
What further investigations might be useful in primary amenorrhoea?
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- XR wrist to assess bone age + Dx constitutional delay
- Pelvic USS for structural causes
- Karyotyping for Turner’s syndrome, AIS
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1º AMENORRHOEA
What is the management of primary amenorrhoea?
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- Constitutional delay = reassurance + observe
- Primary ovarian insufficiency due to gonadal dysgenesis = HRT to prevent osteoporosis
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2º AMENORRHOEA
What is secondary amenorrhoea?
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- Absence of menstruation for 3–6m in women with previously regular menses, or 6–12m in women with previous oligomenorrhoea
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2º AMENORRHOEA
What is the most common cause of secondary amenorrhoea and the non-pathological causes?
What are the pathological causes of secondary amenorrhoea?
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- Pregnancy (most common), breastfeeding, menopause (physiological)
- Pituitary = Sheehan’s syndrome, hyperprolactinaemia (prevents GnRH)
- Ovarian = PCOS, premature ovarian failure
- Thyroid = hyper or hypothyroidism
- Asherman’s syndrome
- Hypothalamic failure = excessive exercise, stress or eating disorders
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2º AMENORRHOEA
What hormonal tests would you do in secondary amenorrhoea?
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- Urinary pregnancy test
- FSH/LH and androgens
- Mid-luteal (day 21) progesterone to check ovulation happened
- Prolactin + TFTs if indicated
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2º AMENORRHOEA
What other investigations may you do in secondary amenorrhoea?
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- Pelvic USS to Dx PCOS
- MRI head if ?pituitary tumour
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MENORRHAGIA
What is menorrhagia?
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- Blood loss during menses to the extent in which the woman’s QOL is affected
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MENORRHAGIA
What are some causes of menorrhagia?
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- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding = no underlying pathology in about half
- Local = fibroids, adenomyosis, endometrial polyps or cancer, PID, copper IUD
- Systemic = bleeding disorders (vWD), hypothyroidism
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MENORRHAGIA
What are some investigations for menorrhagia?
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- FBC for ALL women, ferritin (anaemia), clotting screen
- Transvaginal USS for underlying causes
- TFTs, STI screen if clinically indicated
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FIBROIDS
What are fibroids?
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- Benign tumours of the smooth muscle of the uterus (uterine leiomyomas)
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FIBROIDS
What are the different types of fibroids?
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- Intramural (most common) = within the myometrium
- Subserosal = >50% fibroid mass extends outside uterus
- Submucosal = >50% projection into the endometrial cavity
- Subserosal + submucosal can be pedunculated (on stalk = risk of torsion)
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FIBROIDS
What are some associations with fibroids?
What are some risk factors?
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- Grow in response to oestrogen so rare before puberty
- Black ethnicity, increasing age, early puberty, FHx + obesity
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FIBROIDS
What is the clinical presentation of fibroids?
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- Menorrhagia (#1)
- Pelvic pain
- Urinary symptoms (frequency, urgency)
- Subfertility
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FIBROIDS
What are some investigations for fibroids?
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- Abdo + bimanual exam = firm, enlarged, irregularly shaped non-tender uterus
- FBC for ALL women (?IDA)
- TV USS
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FIBROIDS
What is a key complication of fibroids?
How does it present?
How is it managed?
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- Red degeneration
- Growth in pregnancy due to rise in oestrogen so fibroid outgrows blood supply > ischaemia + degeneration
- Low-grade fever, severe abdo pain + vomiting > analgesia, fluids
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FIBROIDS
What is the first line management of fibroids <3cm?
How is the management split after that?
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- IUS (cautious if uterus distortion > specialist advice)
- Non-hormonal = does not want contraception
- Hormonal = wants contraception
- Surgical = severe or submucosal for hysteroscopic removal
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FIBROIDS
| What are the options for non-hormonal management of fibroids <3cm?
- Tranexamic acid (antifibrinolytic) taken during bleeding to reduce it
- Mefenamic acid (NSAID) to reduce bleeding + pain
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FIBROIDS
| What are the options for hormonal management of fibroids <3cm?
- COCP
| - Cyclical progesterone (norethisterone)
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FIBROIDS
| What is the management of fibroids >3cm?
- Same medical Mx but surgery offered too
- GnRH agonists (goserelin) can be given to shrink fibroids by inducing menopausal state (reduced oestrogen) in short-term only (can demineralise bone) for surgery
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FIBROIDS
| What are the main surgical options for fibroids?
- Uterine artery embolisation
- Myomectomy
- 2nd gen endometrial ablation
- Hysterectomy
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FIBROIDS
What is...
i) uterine artery embolisation?
ii) myomectomy?
iii) endometrial ablation?
iv) hysterectomy?
i) Injection > blocked arterial supply to fibroid = starves of oxygen + shrinks
ii) Removal of fibroid either laparoscopic, hysteroscopic or laparotomy
iii) Destroys endometrium + superficial myometrium of uterus
iv) Uterus removal, last resort, patient choice, family completed
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FIBROIDS
| What should you make women aware of before certain surgical procedures?
- Myomectomy is only treatment known to potentially improve subfertility
- Must AVOID subsequent pregnancy + use effective contraception after endometrial ablation
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ADENOMYOSIS
What is adenomyosis?
What is the epidemiology?
- Endometrial tissue inside the myometrium – oestrogen dependent
- More common in later reproductive years + multiparous
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ADENOMYOSIS
| How does adenomyosis present?
- Dysmenorrhoea + menorrhagia
| - Examination = bulky + tender uterus, "boggy"
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ADENOMYOSIS
| What is the management of adenomyosis?
- FBC + TV USS first line, may get MRI pelvis
| - Manage as per fibroids
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ENDOMETRIOSIS
| What is the pathophysiology of endometriosis?
- Presence of ectopic endometrial tissue outside the uterus potentially due to retrograde menstruation (Sampson's theory) which responds to normal menstruation hormones > bleeding + chronic inflammation and scarring
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ENDOMETRIOSIS
| Where might endometriosis occur and what might this cause?
- Pouch of Douglas = PR bleeding
- Bladder + distal ureter = haematuria
- Ovaries = endometrioma (chocolate cyst)
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ENDOMETRIOSIS
What are some risk factors for endometriosis?
What are some protective factors?
- Early menarche, nulliparity or FHx
| - Hence = multiparity and COCP
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ENDOMETRIOSIS
| What is the clinical presentation of endometriosis?
- Cyclical pelvic pain, deep dyspareunia and secondary dysmenorrhoea (worse 2–3d before menses + better afterwards)
- Cyclical urinary Sx = dysuria, urgency, haematuria
- Dyschezia = painful bowel movements
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ENDOMETRIOSIS
What are the investigation of endometriosis?
What is the gold standard investigation and what might it show?
- Bimanual = fixed, retroverted uterus 2º to adhesions
- TVS may reveal endometrioma
- Diagnostic laparoscopy (white scars or brown spots "powder burn")
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ENDOMETRIOSIS
| What are some complications of endometriosis?
- Adhesions 2º to endometriosis or surgery > bowel obstruction
- Subfertility due to inflammatory damage + tubal adhesions
- Reduced QOL > depression, anxiety
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ENDOMETRIOSIS
What is the first line management of endometriosis?
What is trialled after that?
- NSAIDs ± paracetamol for symptomatic relief
| - Hormonal treatments to abolish cycles = COCP or progestogens (POP/implant/injectable/IUS)
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ENDOMETRIOSIS
| What is the secondary care management of endometriosis?
- GnRH analogues for 'pseudomenopause'
- Laparoscopic excision or ablation
- Ultimately, hysterectomy may be considered
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PCOS
| What is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)?
- Heterogenous endocrine disorder which emerges at puberty due to a combination of hormone imbalances e.g., insulin resistance, raised LH + hyperandrogenism
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PCOS
| How does insulin resistance contribute to PCOS?
- Low sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) which usually binds to testosterone so more testosterone is unbound in blood
- Raised androgens
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PCOS
| What are the 3 main presenting features of PCOS?
- Hyperandrogenism = hirsutism, acne + male pattern baldness
- Oligo or amenorrhoea
- Insulin resistance (obesity, acanthosis nigricans)
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PCOS
How does hirsutism present in PCOS?
What are some differentials of hirsutism?
- Growth of thick, dark hair often in male pattern (facial hair)
- Androgen-secreting ovarian/adrenal tumours, CAH, Cushing's
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PCOS
| What diagnostic criteria is used in PCOS?
Rotterdam criteria (≥2) –
- Oligo- or anovulation
- Hyperandrogenism (biochemical or clinical)
- Polycystic ovaries (≥12) or ovarian volume >10cm^3 on USS
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PCOS
| What blood tests may be used in PCOS diagnosis and what would they show?
- Testosterone (normal/raised)
- SHBG (low)
- LH (raised) + raised LH:FSH ratio (LH>FSH)
- Prolactin + TFTs (exclude causes), OGTT (screen for T2DM)
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PCOS
What is the gold standard for visualising the ovaries?
What might it show?
- TVS
- "String of pearls" appearance
- Can also visualise endometrial thickness
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PCOS
| What are some complications of PCOS?
- Metabolic = T2DM, CVD (screen for) + OSA
- Subfertility
- Mental health = depression, anxiety
- Endometrial cancer = unopposed oestrogen from no progesterone as no ovulation
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PCOS
| What is the most crucial part of PCOS management?
- Healthy lifestyle + weight loss as can improve overall condition + complications
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PCOS
| How is endometrial cancer risk managed in PCOS?
- IUS (continuous endometrial protection)
| - COCP or cyclical progestogens (medroxyprogesterone) with withdrawal bleed every 3–4m
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PCOS
| How is infertility managed in PCOS?
- Weight loss #1 if appropriate
- Clomifene first line to induce ovulation
- Metformin may be used ± clomifene
- Laparoscopic ovarian drilling or IVF afterwards
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PCOS
| How is hirsutism managed in PCOS?
- Co-cyprindiol COCP with anti-androgen effects but increased VTE risk so used <3m
- Hair removal cream, topical eflornithine for facial hair
- Spironolactone (mineralocorticoid anatagonist with anti-androgen effects)
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PCOS
| How is acne managed in PCOS?
- Co-cyprindiol COCP
| - Standard treatments e.g., retinoids, lymecycline
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BREAST CANCER
What is the pre-malignant form of breast cancer?
How is it detected?
What is the pathology?
- Non-invasive ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) = not invaded basement membrane
- Asymptomatic on screening
- Microcalcification on mammography, unifocal lesion in one area of breast
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BREAST CANCER
| What are the 2 most common histological types of invasive breast cancer?
- Invasive ductal carcinoma (70%) = abnormal proliferation of ductal cells, invaded basement membrane
- Lobular carcinoma (10%) = more diffuse + frequently impalpable
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BREAST CANCER
| What are some other types of breast cancer?
- Inflammatory breast cancer (presents like mastitis, no Abx response)
- Medullary cancers (younger, BRCA1)
- Paget's disease of nipple
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BREAST CANCER
What is Paget's disease of the nipple?
When would you expect it and how is it managed?
- Eczematous change of nipple due to underlying malignancy (invasive #1 or in-situ)
- Suspect if nipple eczema unresolved with 2w of steroid or anti-fungal cream
- Triple assessment
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BREAST CANCER
| What is the epidemiology of breast cancer?
- 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime
| - Most common cancer in women + second most common cause of death
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BREAST CANCER
| What are some modifiable risk factors of breast cancer?
- Obesity, smoking, alcohol, not breastfeeding
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BREAST CANCER
| What are some non-modifiable risk factors of breast cancer?
- Increased hormone exposure = early menarche, late menopause, nulliparity, COCP or combined HRT
- Genetic = FHx, female, BRCA1, BRCA2, TP53 (Li Fraumeni), Peutz-Jeghers
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BREAST CANCER
| What are some protective factors of breast cancer?
- Breastfeeding
- Multiparity
- Late menarche + early menopause
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BREAST CANCER
What are the two most common genetic associations with breast cancer?
What are they?
- BRCA1 #1 = mutation of C17, 60-80% lifetime risk
- BRCA2 = mutation of C13, 45% lifetime risk
- Tumour suppression genes that act as inhibitors of cellular growth
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BREAST CANCER
| What are some other genetic mutations associated with breast cancer?
- TP53 (Li Fraumeni)
| - Peutz-Jeghers
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BREAST CANCER
| What is the classic clinical presentation of breast cancer?
- Palpable painless lump (upper outer quadrant) = hard, irregular, tethered to chest wall
- Visually = nipple inversion, bloody nipple discharge, peau d'orange (oedema + pitting due to blockage of lymphatic drainage)
- Palpable lymphadenopathy (axillary > supraclavicular)
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BREAST CANCER
What warrants an urgent 2ww cancer referral?
What happens under the 2ww referal?
- ≥30 with unexplained breast lump ± pain
- ≥50 with discharge, retraction or other change of concern
- Triple assessment
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BREAST CANCER
| What is the triple assessment?
- Clinical assessment = Hx + Examination
- Imaging = <40 USS as dense tissue, >40 USS + mammography, ?MRI
- Biopsy = with core needle biopsy (or fine needle aspiration)
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BREAST CANCER
| What imaging choices are there for investigating breast cancer and what would influence your choice?
- Mammography, high resolution USS (good at Dx + targeting biopsy)
- MRI (good assessment of implants, dense breasts or high-risk screening)
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BREAST CANCER
If someone has breast cancer, what would you like to check now?
What might this tell you about prognosis?
- Oestrogen receptor (ER) = presence good prognosis (and vice versa)
- Human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) = presence bad prognosis (and vice versa)
- Progesterone receptor
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BREAST CANCER
How is breast cancer staged?
How can you work out someone's prognosis?
What tumour marker is used in breast cancer?
- CT CAP for TNM staging
- Nottingham prognostic index scoring system
- Ca 15-3 = monitor response to treatment + disease recurrence
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BREAST CANCER
What is the NHS breast screening programme?
What is the process?
- Women 50–70 invited triennially for dual-view (cranio-caudal + medio-lateral oblique) mammography
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BREAST CANCER
| What are the pros and cons of breast cancer screening?
- Earlier detection, reduces mortality, detects asymptomatic cancers before present, not overly invasive
- Some cancers missed, false positive distressing, ionising radiation risk
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BREAST CANCER
| What are some reasons that a woman may be recalled for further views, USS or biopsy?
- Mass
- Microcalcification (DCIS)
- Asymmetrical density
- Clinical or technical recall
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BREAST CANCER
| What is the high risk screening for breast cancer?
- BRCA1/2 = annual MRI from age 30 + mammography from 40
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BREAST CANCER
What are some complications of breast cancer?
How might this be managed?
- Locally advanced breast cancer = rare presentation
| - Metastatic disease (2Ls 2Bs) = Lungs, Liver, Bones, Brain > bone mets = spinal radiotherapy or bisphosphonates
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BREAST CANCER
| What is the management of breast cancer prior to surgery?
- Women with no palpable axillary lymphadenopathy = pre-op axillary USS
- Women with clinically palpable lymphadenopathy = axillary node clearance indicated at primary surgery
- Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (FEC-D) to downstage a primary lesion
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BREAST CANCER
What are some potential complications of axillary node clearance?
How can that be managed?
- Functional arm impairment
| - Lymphoedema (compression bandages, massages)
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BREAST CANCER
| What are the two main surgical options for breast cancer management and when are they indicated?
- Wide local excision/lumpectomy = solitary lesion, peripheral tumour, small lesion in large breast, DCIS <4cm
- Mastectomy = multifocal or central tumour, large lesion in small breast, DCIS >4cm
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BREAST CANCER
When is radiotherapy indicated in breast cancer management?
What are some side effects?
- Whole breast radiotherapy if wide-local excision to reduce recurrence
- Radiotherapy if T3-4 tumours or ≥4 +ve axillary nodes if mastectomy
- Breast tissue fibrosis, fat necrosis, fatigue
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BREAST CANCER
| What endocrine therapy might be used in breast cancer
- ER +ve and pre/peri-menopause = tamoxifen (SERM)
- ER +ve and post-menopause = aromatase inhibitors (e.g., anastrozole, letrozole)
- HER-2 +ve = trastuzumab (Herceptin)
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BREAST CANCER
What is the mechanism of action of...
i) tamoxifen?
ii) anastrozole?
i) Selective oestrogen receptor modulator = inhibits oestrogen receptors on breast cancer cells
ii) Inhibits aromatase which converts androgens to oestrogen
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BREAST CANCER
What are some side effects of...
i) tamoxifen?
ii) aromatase inhibitors?
iii) trastuzumab?
i) Menopausal Sx, VTE + endometrial cancer
ii) Hot flushes, osteoporosis, fatigue
iii) Cardiac dysfunction + teratogenicity
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BREAST CANCER
When considering the surgical management of breast cancer, what else might be offered and when?
Give some examples
- Breast reconstruction surgery either primary (immediate) or delayed
- Latissimus dorsi flap, implant based, transverse rectus abdominis flap
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
| What are some differentials for breast lump?
- Breast cancer
- Fibroadenoma
- Fibrocystic breast disease
- Breast cysts
- Fat necrosis
- Duct papilloma
- Breast abscess
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What are the features of fibroadenoma?
What is the epidemiology?
What is the management?
- Firm, mobile, well-circumscribed + smooth lump
- Common in younger women <30
- Triple assessment, removal if ≥3cm
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
| What is fibrocystic breast disease?
- Connective tissues, ducts + lobules respond to cyclical hormonal changes becoming fibrous (irregular + hard) + cystic (fluid filled)
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What are the features of fibrocystic breast disease?
What is the epidemiology?
What is the management?
- Bilateral "lumpy" breasts, mastalgia, Sx worsen with menstrual cycle
- Common in women 25–50y
- Re-examine after menses, exclude cancer, supportive bra, NSAIDs, heat
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What are breast cysts?
What is the epidemiology?
Give an example of a specific type
- Benign fluid-filled lumps
- #1 cause, 30–50y, small increased risk of breast cancer
- Galactocele = blocked lactiferous duct (painless lump beneath areola)
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What are the features of breast cysts?
What is the management?
- Smooth, well-circumscribed, mobile, fluctuant lumps
| - Exclude cancer, aspiration/excision if pain
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What is fat necrosis?
What is the epidemiology and causes?
- Benign inflammatory reaction to adipose tissue damage
- Following trauma, radiotherapy or breast surgery
- Common in obese
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What are the features of fat necrosis?
What is the management?
- Painless, non-mobile mass with overlying skin inflammation and bruising
- Triple assessment as similar appearance to cancer, often no intervention
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What are the features of duct papilloma?
What is the management?
- Bloody nipple discharge, usually no palpable mass
| - Triple assessment, microdochectomy
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What is duct ectasia?
What are the features?
What is the management?
- Inflammation + dilation of large breast ducts
- Nipple retraction, creamy/green discharge
- Troublesome = microdochectomy (young) or total duct excision (older)
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What is the associations with periductal mastitis?
What are the features?
What is the management?
- Presents younger than duct ectasia with strong association with smoking
- Inflammation, abscess or mammary duct fistula
- Abx, if abscess > draining
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What is mastitis?
What are the features?
- Inflammation of the breast, associated with lactation in postpartum women
- Localised pain, tenderness, erythema + warmth, systemic illness (fever, rigors, fatigue), unilateral
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
| What is the management of mastitis?
- Reassurance to continue breast feeding
- Analgesia
- Advice on milk removal (manual expression)
- ?Abx
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
| What antibiotics would you give in mastitis and what criteria would you follow?
PO flucloxacillin and give if –
- Systemically unwell
- Nipple fissure
- Sx do not improve 12–24h after effective milk removal
- Culture = infection
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What is breast abscess?
What are the features?
How is it managed?
- Complication of untreated mastitis
- Fluctuant, tender mass with overlying erythema + systemically unwell
- USS = pus collection, incision + drainage with Abx
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What is cyclical mastalgia?
What are the features?
- Breast tenderness which fluctuates with menstrual cycle
- Pain starts day before period + subsides by end
- May be associated with fibrocystic changes = breast lumpiness
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
What is gynaecomastia?
What are some causes?
- Enlargement of glandular tissue in males
- Puberty = oestrogen/testosterone imbalance
- Obesity = aromatase in adipose tissue
- Chronic liver disease
- Drugs = spironolactone #1, anabolic steroids, cannabis, GnRH agonists
- Testicular tumour (Leydig cell > oestrogen) or failure (mumps)
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BENIGN BREAST DISEASE
| What is the management of gynaecomastia?
- Make sure to perform a testicular exam
- Older men >50 exclude breast cancer
- Reassure teenagers
- Tamoxifen + surgery may be trialled
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CERVICAL CANCER
What is the most common histological types of cervical cancer?
What is the strongest factor associated with cervical cancer?
- Squamous cell carcinoma 80%, adenocarcinoma (20%)
| - Human papillomavirus (HPV 16, 18 + 33)
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CERVICAL CANCER
| What genes may be implicated in cervical cancer and how does this relate to the pathogenesis?
- P53 + RB are tumour suppressor genes
- HPV produces two oncoproteins (E6 + E7)
- E6 inhibits P53, E7 inhibits RB
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CERVICAL CANCER
| What are some risk factors for cervical cancer?
- Smoking
- HIV
- High parity
- Multiple sexual partners
- Lower socioeconomic status
- COCP
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CERVICAL CANCER
| How does cervical cancer present?
- Asymptomatic + smear detected
- Abnormal PV bleeding (POSTCOITAL, intermenstrual)
- PV discharge, pelvic pain, dyspareunia
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CERVICAL CANCER
What is the initial thing you would do when suspecting cervical cancer?
What would you do based off this?
- Speculum exam (take swabs to exclude infection)
| - Abnormal cervix appearance = urgent colposcopy > ulceration, inflammation, bleeding, visible tumour
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CERVICAL CANCER
| What other investigations would you do in cervical cancer?
- 1st line = colposcopy (punch biopsy to get tissue sample for histology)
- CT CAP for FIGO staging if confirmed
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CERVICAL CANCER
Other than cervical cancer, what might colposcopy diagnose and how?
What might colposcopy reveal?
- Dysplasia (premalignant change) in cervical cells using the cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) grading system
- CIN I = mild dysplasia
- CIN II = moderate dysplasia
- CIN III/cervical carcinoma in situ = severe dysplasia
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CERVICAL CANCER
| What is the management of CIN I–III?
- Large loop excision of transformation zone (LLETZ) or cone biopsy
- Cervical screening at 6m as test of cure after
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CERVICAL CANCER
What is the cervical cancer screening programme?
What are some notable exceptions?
- Sexually active women 25–64 (triennially 25–50, 5y 50–64) smear test
- Exceptions = HIV +ve screened annually, delayed in pregnancy until 3m post-partum unless missed screening or previous abnormal smears
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CERVICAL CANCER
| What is the process of cervical smears?
- First = tested for high-risk HPV (hrHPV) and if positive then cytological examination to identify precancerous changes (dyskaryosis)
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CERVICAL CANCER
| Explain how you would initially interpret cervical cancer screening results
- Negative hrHPV = return to normal recall
- Positive hrHPV = examine cytologically
– Abnormal cytology (borderline, mild, moderate or severe dyskaryosis) > colposcopy
– Normal cytology = repeat at 12m
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CERVICAL CANCER
A patient had positive hrHPV but normal cytology on their cervical screening last year. They ask you what happens this time around, specifically what happens if they are hrHPV +ve again next year too?
- Cytology abnormal at any stage = colposcopy
- Now hrHPV -ve = return to normal recall
- Still hrHPV +ve but cytology -ve = further repeat at 12m
– Now hrHPV -ve at 24m = return to normal recall
– Still hrHPV +ve and cytology -ve at 24m = colposcopy
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CERVICAL CANCER
| How are inadequate samples managed in cervical screening?
- Inadequate sample = repeat in 3m
| - Two consecutive inadequate = colposcopy
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CERVICAL CANCER
| What is the prophylaxis for cervical cancer?
- Children 12–13 HPV vaccine
| - Cervical screening
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CERVICAL CANCER
What is the management of...
i) CIN or early stage 1A cervical cancer?
ii) Stage 1B-2A
iii) Stage 2B-4A
iv) Stage 4B
i) LLETZ or cone biopsy with -ve margins (maintain fertility)
ii) Radical hysterectomy + lymphadenectomy
iii) Chemoradiation
iv) Combination chemotherapy
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CERVICAL ECTROPION
What is cervical ectropion?
What is the consequence of this?
What is it associated with?
- Columnar epithelium of endocervix extends onto stratified squamous ectocervix
- Endocervix cells more fragile so prone to trauma + to bleed (post-coital)
- High oestrogen > young women, COCP, pregnancy
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CERVICAL ECTROPION
| How does cervical ectropion present?
- Increased vaginal discharge
- Abnormal PV bleeding (IMB + PCB)
- Speculum = red ring around cervical os (redder endocervix on pinker ectocervix)
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CERVICAL ECTROPION
| What is the management of cervical ectropion?
- Problematic bleeding = cauterisation (silver nitrate or cold coagulation during colposcopy)
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OVARIAN CANCER
| What are the four main types of ovarian cancer?
- Epithelial cell tumours (85–90%)
- Germ cell tumours (common in women <35)
- Sex cord-stromal tumours (rare)
- Metastatic tumours (secondary)
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OVARIAN CANCER
What is the most common type of epithelial cell tumours and give a secondary example?
What are germ cell tumours and who are they seen in?
- Serous carcinoma #1, endometroid carcinomas
| - Often benign teratomas with various tissue types (skin, teeth, hair), common in women <35y
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OVARIAN CANCER
What are sex cord-stromal tumours?
Give an example of a classic secondary tumour seen in ovarian cancer and a charcteristic feature?
- Arise from connective tissue, rare + aggressive
| - Krukenberg tumour commonly GI (stomach) = characteristic "signet-ring" cells on histology
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OVARIAN CANCER
What are some risk factors for ovarian cancer?
What are some protective factors?
- Unopposed oestrogen = BRCA1/2, early menarche, late menopause
- COCP, early menopause, breastfeeding, childbearing
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OVARIAN CANCER
| What is the clinical presentation of ovarian cancer?
- Non-specific = abdo pain, bloating, early satiety (IBS picture)
- Urinary Sx = frequency, urgency
- Change in bowel habit
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OVARIAN CANCER
What is the NICE recommended initial investigation for suspected ovarian cancer?
What is a limitation?
- CA125 and if ≥35IU/ml then urgent pelvic + abdo USS
| - CA125 falsely raised in endometriosis, menses, fibroids
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OVARIAN CANCER
| What warrants a 2ww gynaecology referral?
- Ascites, unexplained abdominal or pelvic mass
| - USS features suggestive of ovarian cancer = ascites, metastases, bilateral lesions, solid areas, multi-locular cysts
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OVARIAN CANCER
| What can be calculated after CA125 and pelvic USS has been done?
Risk of malignancy index (multiply together) –
- Menopausal status = 1 (pre), 3 (post)
- Pelvic USS findings = 1 (1 feature), 3 (>1 feature)
- CA125 levels
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OVARIAN CANCER
| What other investigations would be done in ovarian cancer?
- Tumour markers = AFP and beta-hCG for germ cell cancers
| - CT CAP for FIGO staging
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OVARIAN CANCER
What is the prognosis of ovarian cancer?
Where does ovarian cancer commonly spread to?
- Poor as often presents late due to non-specific Sx
| - Para-aortic lymph nodes #1 + liver in advanced
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OVARIAN CANCER
| What is the management of ovarian cancer?
- Abdominal hysterectomy + bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy
| - Adjuvant chemotherapy
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OVARIAN CYST
| What are the 4 types of ovarian cysts?
- Functional (physiological)
- Benign epithelial neoplasms
- Benign germ cell neoplasms/dermoid cysts
- Benign sex-cord stromal neoplasms
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OVARIAN CYST
What are functional cysts?
What are the two main types?
- Cysts relating to fluctuating hormones in menstrual cycle
| - Follicular #1 and corpus luteum
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OVARIAN CYST
What is a follicular cyst and its natural course?
What is a corpus luteum cyst and a complication?
- Non-rupture of dominant follicle, regress after few cycles
| - Fills with fluid/blood, more likely to cause intraperitoneal bleeding than follicular
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OVARIAN CYST
| Give examples of benign epithelial cysts and any key features
- Serous cystadenoma
| - Mucinous cystadenoma > if ruptures = pseudomyxoma peritonei
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OVARIAN CYST
What are benign germ cell neoplasms/dermoid cysts?
Who are they seen in?
What is a feature of them?
- Various tissue types (skin hair teeth)
- Common <30y
- Torsion more likely
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OVARIAN CYST
| Give a key sex cord-stromal neoplasm and what it is associated with
- Fibroma
| - Meig's syndrome = ascites + pleural effusion + fibroma
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OVARIAN CYST
| What are some risk factors for ovarian cysts?
- Obesity
- Early menarche
- Infertility
- FHx for dermoid cysts
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OVARIAN CYST
| What is the clinical presentation of ovarian cysts?
- Abdominal mass
- Pelvic pain + dyspareunia
- Pressure effects = urinary frequency, urgency, change in bowel habits
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OVARIAN CYST
| What investigations would you do in ovarian cysts?
- Initial = TV USS to check if simple (benign) or complex (malignant), ?CA125
- Tumour markers for germ cell tumours = AFP, beta-hCG
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OVARIAN CYST
| What are some complications of ovarian cysts?
- Ovarian torsion
- Haemorrhage into cyst (follicular + corpus luteal)
- Cyst rupture
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OVARIAN CYST
What might cause ovarian cyst rupture?
How would it present?
What can it lead to?
- Physical activity (exercise, sexual intercourse)
- Acute, sharp abdo/pelvic pain, PV bleed, N+V
- Peritonitis + shock
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OVARIAN CYST
| What is the management of a ruptured ovarian cyst?
- ABCDE + admission
- Stable = conservative with analgesia, fluids
- Unstable/bleeding = surgery ?laparotomy
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OVARIAN CYST
What is the management of ovarian cysts in pre-menopausal women?
What is the management of ovarian cysts in post-menopausal women?
- Simple cysts <5cm = repeat USS 8–12w as most resolve, referral if persists
- By definition, physiological cysts unlikely so all referred to gynaecology
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OVARIAN TORSION
| What is ovarian torsion?
- Partial/complete twisting of ovary on its supporting ligaments that can lead to ischaemia, if fallopian tube involvement = adnexal torsion
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OVARIAN TORSION
| What are some risk factors of ovarian torsion?
- Ovarian mass
- Pregnancy
- Reproductive age
- Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
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OVARIAN TORSION
| What is the clinical presentation of ovarian torsion?
- Sudden onset, severe unilateral iliac fossa pain
- Colicky if twists/untwists
- N+V
- Fever may indicate adnexal necrosis
- Localised tenderness ± palpable pelvic mass
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OVARIAN TORSION
| What are the investigations for ovarian torsion?
- Urinary pregnancy test to exclude ectopic
| - Pelvic USS = free fluid or whirlpool sign
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OVARIAN TORSION
| What are some complications of ovarian torsion?
- Subfertility
| - Necrotic ovary can lead to infection, abscess + sepsis
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OVARIAN TORSION
| What is the management of ovarian torsion?
- Laparoscopy both diagnostic + therapeutic = detorsion ± oophorectomy if necrotic
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ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
What is endometrial cancer?
What is the most common type?
- Cancer of endometrium (lining of uterus) = oestrogen dependent often with good prognosis
- Adenocarcinoma 80%
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ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
What is the most common histological type of endometrial cancer?
What are some others?
- Adenocarcinoma (80%)
| - Adenosquamous, squamous, papillary serous, clear cell + uterine sarcoma
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ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
| What are some risk factors for endometrial cancer?
- Unopposed oestrogen = obesity, nulliparity, early menarche, late menopause, PCOS
- Others = DM, tamoxifen, HNPCC
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ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
| What are some protective factors for endometrial cancer?
- COCP
- Mirena coil
- Multiparity
- Cigarette smoking
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ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
| What is the clinical presentation of endometrial cancer?
- PMB is endometrial cancer until proven otherwise
- May have abnormal bleeding (intermenstrual)
- Abnormal PV discharge, visible haematuria
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ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
When would you refer someone via the 2ww gynaecology pathway?
What is the first line investigation for endometrial cancer?
- Postmenopausal bleeding in ≥55y
| - TVS = endometrial thickness should be <4mm
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ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
| What other investigations is recommended in endometrial cancer?
- Diagnosis = biopsy from Pipelle or hysteroscopy
| - CT CAP for FIGO staging
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ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
| What is the management of stage 1 + 2 endometrial cancer?
- Total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy + pelvic LN
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ENDOMETRIAL POLYP
What is an endometrial polyp?
Key differential?
What is the clinical presentation?
- Benign growths of endometrium, some may be (pre)cancerous
- DDx = fibroids
- Menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea + subfertility
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ENDOMETRIAL POLYP
| What are the investigations and management of endometrial polyps?
- TV USS, hysteroscopy ± endometrial biopsy
| - Conservative Mx but if troublesome symptoms = hysteroscopy + polypectomy
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VULVAL CANCER
What is the most common histological type of vulval cancer?
What are some risk factors?
- Squamous cell carcinoma
| - HPV, VIN, lichen sclerosus, immunosuppression
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VULVAL CANCER
| What is the clinical presentation of vulval cancer?
- Vulval itching, soreness + persistent lump on labia majora
- Non-healing ulceration
- Inguinal lymphadenopathy
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VULVAL CANCER
| What are the investigations for vulval cancer?
- 2ww urgent gynaecology referral = unexplained vulval lump, ulceration or bleeding
- Diagnosis = biopsy
- CT CAP for FIGO staging
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VULVAL CANCER
| What is the management of vulval cancer?
- Simple = radical/wide local surgical excision
| - Advanced = radio ± chemotherapy
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MENOPAUSE
What is menopause?
What is perimenopause?
- Permanent cessation of menstruation for at least 12m due to ovarian failure + subsequent oestrogen deficiency, average age is 51y
- Period from start of menopausal Sx until 12m after LMP
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MENOPAUSE
| What are the peri-menopausal symptoms?
- Vasomotor (lasts 2–5y) = hot flushes, night sweats
- Sexual dysfunction = vaginal dryness, decreased libido, dyspareunia
- General = depression, short-term memory impairment
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MENOPAUSE
| What are the investigations for menopause?
- Retrospective diagnosis after 12m of amenorrhoea in women >45y
- NICE recommends FSH (high) blood test in women <40 with suspected premature menopause or women 40–45 with menopausal Sx or change in menstrual cycle
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MENOPAUSE
| What are the long-term complications of menopause?
- Osteoporosis
- CVD
- Stroke
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MENOPAUSE
| What is the lifestyle advice given in menopause?
- Regular exercise = improves hot flushes, sleep issues, mood + cognition
- Good sleep hygiene
- Relaxation
- Weight loss
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MENOPAUSE
| What is the medical management of menopause?
- 1st line vaso-motor = HRT
- 2nd line vaso-motor = clonidine (alpha-adrenergic receptor agonist) or SSRI like fluoxetine
- Vaginal dryness = topical oestrogen creams
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MENOPAUSE
| What is the management of contraception in the context of menopause?
- 12m after LMP in women >50y
| - 24m after LMP in women <50y
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HRT
| What is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and how does it differ to contraceptives?
- Treatment to alleviate Sx associated with menopause by giving a physiological dose of hormones compared to contraceptives which provide supraphysiological doses
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HRT
| What are some contraindications to HRT?
- Current or past breast cancer
- Any oestrogen sensitive cancer (endometrial)
- Undiagnosed PV bleeding
- Untreated endometrial hyperplasia
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HRT
| How do you decide which HRT regime to prescribe?
- No uterus = oestrogen-only HRT
- Uterus = add progesterone (combined HRT)
- Period within last 12m = cyclical HRT
- Period >12m = continuous HRT
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HRT
| What is the management of contraception in the context of HRT?
- Period within last 12m then contraception for 12m after LMP if >50y or 24m if <50y
- Progesterone only is safe to use alongside cyclical HRT
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HRT
| What are some benefits of HRT?
- Relief of vaso-motor symptoms
- Reduced risk of osteoporosis
- Relief of urogenital symptoms
- Improved QOL
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HRT
| What are some risks with HRT?
- Increased risk of breast cancer (combined HRT), reduces after stopping
- Increased risk of VTE (unless patch used)
- Increased risk of CVD + stroke
- Increased risk of endometrial (if oestrogen only)
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HRT
What are the various preparations that HRT comes in?
How might you be guided for which preparation to use?
- Oestrogens = PO, transdermal, topical (urogenital Sx)
- Progestogens = PO, transdermal, IUS
- E.g., patches = patient choice, GI disorders (Crohn's), at risk of VTE
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ATROPHIC VAGINITIS
| What is atrophic vaginitis and what causes it?
- Dryness + atrophy of vaginal mucosa related to lack of oestrogen e.g., menopause, oophorectomy, anti-oestrogens (tamoxifen, anastrozole)
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ATROPHIC VAGINITIS
| What is the clinical presentation of atrophic vaginitis?
- Postmenopausal with PV dryness, dyspareunia + occasional spotting
- Exam = sparse pubic hair, vagina may be pale + dry, painful exam
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ATROPHIC VAGINITIS
| What is the management of atrophic vaginitis?
- Vaginal lubricants + moisturisers like Sylk + Replens
| - Topical oestrogen like estriol cream, HRT if severe
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POI
| What is premature ovarian insufficiency (POI)?
- Onset of menopausal Sx and elevated gonadotropin levels before age 40
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POI
| What are some causes of POI?
- Majority idiopathic or FHx
- Iatrogenic = bilateral oophorectomy, radio/chemotherapy
- Infection = mumps
- Autoimmune
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POI
| What are the clinical features of POI?
- Secondary amenorrhoea + typical peri-menopause Sx before age 40
- FSH level = >40IU/L on 2 samples >4w apart, low oestradiol
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POI
| What are the complications of POI?
- Higher risk of conditions due to lack of oestrogen > CVD, stroke, osteoporosis
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POI
| What is the management of POI?
- HRT or COCP required at least until average age of menopause (51) to reduce risks
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
What is urinary incontinence?
What are some risk factors?
- Involuntary leakage of urine at socially unacceptable times
- Age, multiparity, previous pelvic surgery, high BMI
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What are the 5 main types of incontinence?
- Overactive bladder/urge incontinence
- Stress incontinence
- Mixed incontinence (of the 2 above)
- Overflow incontinence
- Functional
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
What causes urge incontinence/OAB?
What causes stress incontinence?
- Detrusor overactivity
| - Weakness of pelvic floor + sphincter muscles
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What is overflow incontinence?
- Bladder outlet obstruction leads to overflow + incontinence, more common in men (e.g., BPH, MS, anticholinergics)
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What is functional incontinence?
- Comorbidities impair patient's ability to reach bathroom e.g., dementia
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What is the clinical presentation of urge incontinence/OAB?
- Urgency, frequency, nocturia
- 'Key in door' + 'handwash' trigger bladder contractions
- Intercourse
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What is the clinical presentation of stress incontinence?
- Involuntary leakage when increased pressure (cough, laugh, lifting, exercise)
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
What is the first line investigation in urinary incontinence?
What are some other initial investigations?
- Bladder diary (frequency volume chart) first line
- Urine dipstick + MC&S
- Post void bladder USS scan
- Electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire = determines impact of urinary, vaginal, bowel + sexual Sx on QOL
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What are you looking for in urine dipstick + MC&S?
- Nitrites + leukocytes = infection
- Microscopic haematuria = glomerulonephritis
- Proteinuria = renal disease
- Glycosuria = DM, nephropathy
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What more advanced investigations might you consider?
- Urodynamics = measures abdo + bladder pressure to deduce detrusor pressure
- Cystogram with contrast = visualise the bladder
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What is some lifestyle advice for urinary incontinence?
- Weight loss
- Stop smoking
- Reduce caffeine + alcohol
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What are some conservative treatments for urinary incontinence?
- Barrier bads
| - PV oestrogen if related to menopause
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What is the stepwise management of urge incontinence/OAB?
- 1st line = bladder retraining (6w gradually increasing time between voiding)
- 1st line drugs = anti-muscarinics (oxybutynin, tolterodine, darifenacin)
- Mirabegron (beta-3-adrenergic agonist) if anti-muscarinics not tolerated
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
What is the mechanism of action of anti-muscarinics?
What are some side effects?
- Parasympathetic so Pissing = decreases need to urinate + spasms
- "Can't see, spit, pee or shit" > caution in elderly as falls esp oxybutynin immediate release in frail
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
What is the mechanism of action of beta-3-adrenergic agonists?
What is a caution of these?
- Sympathetic so Storage = relaxes detrusor + increases bladder capacity
- C/I in uncontrolled HTN as stimulates SNS to increase BP, can lead to hypertensive crisis so monitor BP
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What are last resort options for urge incontinence?
- Augmentation cystoplasty
- Bypass (urostomy)
- Botox can paralyse detrusor + block ACh release
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What is the stepwise management of stress incontinence?
- Pelvic floor exercises with physio for 3m
- Surgery
- SNRI duloxetine if surgery not preferred
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
| What surgical options are there for stress incontinence?
- Colposuspension
- Tension free vaginal tape
- Mid urethral sling
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PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
What is pelvic organ prolapse?
What are some risk factors?
- Descent of ≥1 pelvic organs resulting in protrusion on the vaginal walls
- Increasing age, obese, multiparity, pelvic surgery, menopause
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PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
| What are the three broad locations where prolapses can occur?
- Anterior vaginal wall
- Posterior vaginal wall
- Apical vaginal wall
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PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
| What prolapses might you get from the anterior vaginal wall?
- Cystocele (bladder > stress incontinence)
- Urethrocele (urethra)
- Cystourethrocele
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PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
| What prolapses might you get from the posterior vaginal wall?
- Enterocele (small intestine)
| - Rectocele (rectum)
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PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
| What prolapses might you get from the apical vaginal wall?
- Uterine prolapse
| - Vaginal vault prolapse (common after hysterectomy)
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PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
| What is the clinical presentation of pelvic organ prolapse?
- "Something coming down" = dragging/heavy sensation in pelvis
- Urinary Sx = incontinence, urgency, frequency
- Bowel Sx = constipation, incontinence + urgency
- Sexual dysfunction = pain, altered sensation + reduced enjoyment
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PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
| What are the investigations for pelvic organ prolapse?
- Sim's speculum (U-shaped) to show if something is there
| - May have urodynamics, USS or MRI
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PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
| What is the management for pelvic organ prolapse?
- Conservative = pelvic floor exercises, weight loss
- Vaginal pessary = ring (preferred + can have sex), shelf or Gellhorn
- Surgery
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PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
What surgical intervention is provided for...
i) cystocele/cystourethrocele?
ii) uterine prolapse?
iii) rectocele?
i) Anterior colporrhaphy or colposuspension
ii) Hysterectomy or sacrohysteropexy
iii) Posterior colporrhaphy
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PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
| What is premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?
- Emotional + physical symptoms a woman may experience in the luteal phase of the normal menstrual cycle
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PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
| How may PMS present?
- Mood = anxiety, mood swings, stress, fatigue
- Physical = bloating, headaches, breast pain
- Resolves on menstruation
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PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
| What is the management of mild PMS?
- Lifestyle advice = exercise, alcohol + smoking cessation, good sleep
- Regular + frequent small balanced meals with complex carbs
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PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
What is the management of moderate PMS?
What is the management of severe PMS?
- New-generation COCP
| - SSRI taken continuously or just during luteal phase (days 15–28)
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FGM
| What is female genital mutilation (FGM)?
- All procedures involving partial or total removal of female external genitalia or injury to female organs for non-medical reasons, often pre-pubertal
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FGM
| Is FGM illegal?
- Yes as stated in FGM Act 2003 – legal requirement for HCPs to report cases of FGM to the police
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FGM
| What is the epidemiology in FGM?
- Very common in Africa (Somalia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan)
| - UK hotspots = Sheff, London, Manc, Oxford
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FGM
| What is the WHO classification for the types of FGM?
- 1 = partial or total clitoridectomy
- 2 = excision
- 3 = infibulation
- 4 = all other non-medical harmful procedures incl. pricking, piercing, incising
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FGM
What is...
i) excision?
ii) infibulation?
i) Partial or total removal of clitoris + labia minora ± excision of labia majora
ii) Narrowing/closing of vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal (stitch labia together)
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FGM
| Is female labia reduction illegal?
- <18 = FGM
| - >18 = legal but only performed privately
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FGM
| What are some potential reasons for FGM?
Based on customs –
- It will bring status + respect to family (social norm)
- Rite of passage + being part of woman
- Preserves girls' virginity so acceptable for marriage
- Cleanses + purifies girl with perceived religious requirement
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FGM
| What are some acute complications of FGM?
- Pain
- Bleeding
- Infection (BBV)
- Sepsis
- Swelling
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FGM
| What are some chronic complications of FGM?
- Dyspareunia
- Dysmenorrhoea
- Infertility + pregnancy issues
- PTSD
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FGM
| What is the initial management of suspected or confirmed FGM?
- Report ANY FGM in <18 to police + record in notes (consider in >18 after risk assessment e.g. others at risk like unborn children)
- Educate pts + relatives that FGM is illegal + health consequences
- Services = social, safeguarding, child protection
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FGM
| What is the overall management of FGM?
- De-infibulation by specialist in FGM in some type 3 to try restore function
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AIS
| What is androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS)?
- X-linked recessive condition due to end-organ resistance to testosterone causing genotypically male children 46XY to have female phenotype
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AIS
| What is the clinical presentation of AIS?
- Complete = primary amenorrhoea, female external genitalia, lack of body hair
- Partial = ambiguous genitalia
- Breast development may occur due to conversion of testosterone to oestradiol
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AIS
| What is an important potential complication of AIS?
- Undescended testes cause groin swellings with increased testicular cancer risk
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AIS
| What are the investigations for AIS?
- Pelvic USS = absence of internal female organs
| - Karyotyping (46XY)
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AIS
| What is the management of AIS?
- In general, raised as female but MDT input for support
- Bilateral orchidectomy to avoid testicular cancer
- Oestrogen therapy + vaginal dilators or vaginoplasty
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ASHERMAN'S SYNDROME
What is Asherman's syndrome?
How may it present?
- Adhesion formation within uterus often following pregnancy related dilatation + curettage, uterine surgery or pelvic infection (endometritis)
- Secondary amenorrhoea + infertility
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ASHERMAN'S SYNDROME
How would you investigate Asherman's syndrome?
What is the management?
- Hysterosalpingography = filling defects
| - Hysteroscopy gold standard to break down adhesions
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BARTHOLIN CYST
What are the bartholin glands?
What causes a bartholin cyst?
What causes a bartholin abscess? Presentation?
- 2 glands behind labia minora which secrete lubricating mucus for coitus
- Blockage of duct
- Infection (Staph or E.coli) = acutely painful (can't sit), swollen + tender red swelling of labia
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BARTHOLIN CYST
| How is a bartholin abscess managed?
- Incision + drainage
- Abx
- Marsupialisation
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NABOTHIAN CYST
What is a nabothian cyst?
What is the management?
- Mucus retention cyst found on cervix (white swelling)
| - Cryocautery if discharging
FINALS
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Cardiovascular237
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Respiratory192
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Endocrinology192
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Haematology172
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Renal & uro-genital166
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Gastrointestinal175
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Hepato-pancreato-biliary144
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Dermatology138
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ENT119
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Ophthalmology130
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MSK/Rheumatology225
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Neuro300
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Psych326
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Genito-urinary med134
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Care of the elderly/palliative120
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Anaesthetics14
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Gynae237
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Obstetrics244
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Paediatrics506
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Public health212
