(^496) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified
The Female Body
The menstrual cycle is the series of changes a woman’s body goes through monthly
to prepare for conception and a growing fetus. If fertilization does not occur, the
uterus will remove the prepared lining, termed menstrual bleeding. Menstruation
begins in the early teens (menarche) and ends around age 50 (menopause). The
Learning Objectives
Breast cancer
Cervical cancer
Dysmenorrhea
Ectopic pregnancy
Endometrial cancer
Fibroids (leiomyomas)
Infertility
Menopause
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian masses, benign
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Trophoblastic disease
Pregnancy
Labor and delivery
Postpartum
Rh incompatibility
Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
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Key Terms
Anovulation
Beta hCG serum levels
BRCA1
BRCA2
Cervical intraepithelial
neoplasia (CIN)
Chemotherapy
Cone biopsy
Corpus luteum
Cryotherapy
Egg follicle
Endometrium
Estrogen
Follicle-stimulating
hormone (FSH)
Human papillomavirus
(HPV)
Leiomyomas
Luteinizing hormone
(LH)
Luteal phase
Mastectomy
Menarche
Menstrual cycle
Menstruation
Oocyte
Papanicolaou (Pap)
smear
Progesterone