Pathology of the Uterus

Which hormone stimulates growth of the endometrium in the menstrual cycle?

Which hormone maintains the endometrium after fertilisation and during pregnancy, thus preventing its degradation?

On the diagram below, label the columnar epithelium, stromal cells and glands of the endometrium.

Label the corpus luteum and the corpus albicans

During the proliferative phase, which 2 of the following three parts of the endometrium proliferate?

When ovulation occurs, which stage of the uterine cycle begins?

[blank_start]Menorrhagia[blank_end] is the term given for prolonged and increased menstrual flow [blank_start]Polymenorrhoea[blank_end] is the term given for menstrual bleeding occurring at a <21 day interval [blank_start]Oligomenorrhoea[blank_end] is the term given for menstrual bleeding occurring at a >35 day interval [blank_start]Amenorrhoea[blank_end] is the term given for the absence of menstrual bleeding for >6 months

[blank_start]Abnormal Uterine Bleeding[blank_end] = Organic pathology causative of bleeding [blank_start]Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding[blank_end] = Non-Organic problem causative of bleeding (condition of exclusion)

What is the most common cause of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding? [blank_start]Anovulation[blank_end]

Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding due to anovulation is common in which 2 of the following age groups?

In Post-Menopausal women, an endometrial thickness of greater than [blank_start]4mm[blank_end] is an indication for biopsy

Growth of the endometrium out with the uterus is called [blank_start]Endometriosis[blank_end]

Which medication used for treatment of breast cancer can cause Abnormal Uterine Bleeding?

Which investigative instrument is generally used to assess endometrial thickness?

Which method of sampling the endometrium is the most common operation performed on women?

What is the main disadvantage of using an endometrial pipelle over dilatation and curettage for taking an endometrial biopsy?

Which tumours most commonly cause abnormal uterine bleeding?

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding + the presence of inflammatory cells in the uterus is most likely to be indicative of …

Granulomatous Endometritis usually occurs secondary to which infectious disease? [blank_start]Tuberculosis[blank_end]

Endometrial polyps are usually [blank_start]benign[blank_end]

Endometrial polyps tend to form around the age of puberty

Endometrial polyps tend to form around the age of puberty

Histology of a miscarriage sample usually shows foetal red blood cells. How do these differ from maternal red blood cells?

The fast-growing uterine carcinoma of the cells that would normally form the placenta is called a [blank_start]Choriocarcinoma[blank_end]

Which type of molar pregnancy is more likely to become a choriocarcinoma?

What is the name of the condition whereby proliferation of the endometrium breaks through into the myometrium? [blank_start]Adenomyosis[blank_end]