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45 Cards in this Set
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Mons pubis
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Release pheremones- covered with hair after puberty
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Labia Majora
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Large lips-usually closed- separate for urination & sex
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Labia Minora
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surround opening to the urethra & vagina. Engorge with sexual excitement. Mucos membranes keep it moist.
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Bartholin's glands
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on both sides of vagina, secretes fluid for intercourse
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Introitus
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Opening of the vagina
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Urethra
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located just above vagina
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Skene's glands
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Female enjaculation- female prostate- related to tissues of "g" spot
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Clitoris
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erogenous erectile tissue like penis
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Hymen
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membrane strectching accoss vagina in virgin. (often: Fenestrated: small openings)
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Uterus
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corpus and cerbix, glands that secrete mucus
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Pelvic Diaphragm
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important for defecation & female climax- with puborectalis and puboccygeus considered levator muscles.
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Uterine Lining
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Endometrium, becomes thick and hyperplastic in anticipation of pregnancy
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Erogenous area
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labia minora, clit & hood, G-spot (Graffenberg spot)
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Skene's Glands
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Orgasm & ejaculation
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Cervical mucus
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impenetrable to sperm & bacteria just before and during ovulation
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Bartholin's Glands Infection
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Can affect children and the glands will swell like walnuts, can be a staph infection
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Harvesting enough cells for Pap-smear
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sometimes need to rub the cervix with the tool to actually get it to bleed even
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Retroversion of the Uterus
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1st, 2nd & 3rd degree: 3rd compresses sigmoid and can cause constipation: many women who have had children get this.
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Prolapse of the Uterus
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Pessaries
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Plastic devices, inserted in vagina that hold the uterus to stop prolapse
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Surgery for uterine prolapse are to do what?
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Strengthen the tendons to hold the uterus. For instnace in the round ligaments weaken.
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Ovaries house how many eggs
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400,000 immature eggs: 400 are released in a woman's lifetime.
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Corpus Luteum
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Means yellow body
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Hormone Cycle:
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1- one matures fully & meiosis divides 23 pairs of chromosomes into 23 separate ones 2- egg bursts through lining of the ovary 3- captured by fimbria of fallopian tube 4- remaining follicle becomes a corpus luteum which secretes progesterone
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Fertilization:
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Male ejaculation: up to 500 million sperm: 1000 might reach egg: release hyaluronididase to penetrate the zona pellicula
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After egg has selected sperm, electromagnetic wave prevents another sperm from entering
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HCG:
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Secreted by fertilized egg tissue to maintain the corpus luteum & mobilizes body fat from mother to feed the fetus
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Gamete
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term for eggs and sperm
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Dyspareunia
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painful intercourse
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Superficial Dyspareunia
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inadequate foreplay; bacterial/fungal infection/1st intercourse with tearing of hymen
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Deep Dyspareunia
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deep in vagina: infection, endometriosis, fibroids, retroversion/prolapse
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Dyspareunia
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Can be caused by psychological factors:
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Vaginismus
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involuntary contraction of the vaginal muscles: treated with stretching with dialators and kegel exercises
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Vulvodynia
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Chronic Vulva pain: Caused by: allergens, diabetes and bacteria/infections
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Decreased Libido:
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emotional, depression, etc..hormones, drugs: beta blockers, contraceptives, alcohol
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Sexual Arousal Disorder
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persistent inability for a woman to produce vaginal lubrication
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Orgasmic Disorder
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1 in 10 don't reach climax: 50% of women reach climax each time
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PMS
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affects 1/3 of all PM women
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PMS treated with:
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accurate journaling, understanding, exercise, SSRI & prozac
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Dysmenorrhea
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pelvic pain during period
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Primary Dysmennorhea
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affects 75% of all women, severe in 5-10%. Tends to peak in teenage years. Can be treated with NSADIS
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Secondary Dysmennorrhea
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due to organix cause other than pelvic congestion: endometriosis, fibroids, PID, cervical stenosis; usually treated by removing the IUD or fibroid etc..
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Spectatoring
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"watching" yourself during sex and thinking about how the other person is feeling.
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What helps with cramping
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Calcium & magnesium (esp mag)
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Prostaglandin: Primary Dysmenorrhea
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secretion causes vasoconstriction and painful uterine contractions
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