Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified

(^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