Gynaecology

Illustrated Female Reproductive system

Menustration

• Onset of Menstruation is known as menarche.

• Menstrual monthly period is commonly known as period.

Common Abbreviated forms doctors use for Menstruation

• The last menstrual period is abbreviated as LMP 2/52 ago this means

the last period was 2 weeks ago.

• The menstrual cycle or its length or frequency is written as 4/28 this

means lasting 4 days and occurring every 28 days

Different ways of describing Menstruation

• Prolonged: lasting more than 4 or 5 days

• Heavy Periods( Menorrhagia): means excessive blood loss often with

the passage of clots- coagulated blood.

• Dysmenorrhoea : painful menstruation

Menopause

End of normal menstruation for a woman at about 50 years of age is menopause or climacteric.The timeline for menopause variesSome women may have it in their mid 40’s others may go on having periods in their 50’s

Symptoms

• Hot flushes

• Night sweat

• Heart Palpitation

• Depresion

• High blood Pressure

Some Gynaecological diseases

• Ovarian cyst• Pelvic inflammatory Disease• Uterine Cancer

Symptoms of an ovarian cyst

• Irregular menstruation• Pressure on bowels• Pelvic pain• Harmonal abnormalities

Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory disease• Nausea & vomiting• Chills or high fever• Painful Urination• Pain in the right upper abdomen

Symptoms of Uterine Cancer

• Abnormal bleeding, spotting or discharfe• Pain or difficulty when emptying the bladder• Pain during sex• Pain in the Pelvic area

Methods to prevent Pregnancy(Contraception)• Oral contraceptive pill• The diaphragm• Intrauterine device( IUD) or copper coil• Condoms