Question

1. What is a LEEP procedure? 2. What would be the treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome? 3. Definitions: dyspareunia • amenorrhea • polymenorrhea • menometrorrhagia

Answer 1

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1. LEEP stands for Loop Electrosurgicl Excision Procedure.

LEEP is a treatment done to prevent cervical cancer. With the help of the electrical wire loop the abnormal cells from the cervix of the women are removed.

During the procedure the women lie in the bed and the legs in stirrups. Then health care professional will insert speculum into the vagina. Then into cervix to remove the abnormal cells from cervix.

Note:- Local anesthesia is administered before the procedure to prevent pain.

2.

Treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome are:-

PCOS is most common cause of hyperandergonic chronic anovulation and infertility.

Treatment includes :-

First line treatment:- Clomiphene citrate

Second line treatment:-Laproscopic ovarian drilling

Third line treatment:- In vitro fertilization (IVF) / ART

Others are:-

1.Hormonal contraceptives

2.Spironolactone

3.Metformin in cases of glucose intolerance

4.Acromatase inhibitors

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3. Definitions

• Dyspareunia:-

It is also known as painful intercourse.

It is defined as persistent or recurrent genital pain that occurs just before, during and after sexual intercourse.

•Amenorrhea:-

Amenorrhea is a medical term means absence of menses for 6 months or more.

It is of 2 types

Primary Amenorrhea: absence of menarche

Secondary Amenorrhea: absence of menses in previously menstruating women.

• Polymenorrhea

It is a medical term used to describe a condition of shorter menstrual cycle, less than 21 days. It means uterine bleeding occurs at an interval <21 days.

•Menometrorhagia.

Condition in which prolonged or heavy uterine bleeding is irregularly and more frequently then normal.