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What is the lymphatic drainage for the distal 1/3 of the vagina/vulva/scrotum
superficial inguinal nodes
What is the lymphatic drainage for the ovaries/testes
para-aortic lymph nodes
In the female, what is the derivative of the gubernaculum
round ligament of the uterus
What does the round ligament of the uterus connect?

What structures does it contain?
connects the uterine fundus to the labia majora

NO structures are contained it
What ligament (in the female) travels through the inguinal canal
Round ligament of the uterus (travels through Round inguinal canal)
What structures are contained in the broad ligament
ovaries, fallopian tubes, round ligaments of the uterus
What is the pathway of sperm during ejaculation
SEVEN UP
Seminal vesicles
epididymis
Vas deferens
Ejaculatory ducts
(Nothing)
Urethra
Penis
What effect does NE have on erection
antierectile

NE -> increased intracellular Ca -> smooth muscle contraction -> vasoconstriction -> anti-erection
By what nerve does emission happen
hypogastric nerve (sympathetic)
By what nerve does ejaculation happen
pudendal nerve (visceral and somatic nerves)
What is spemiogenesis
What happens during it?
spermatid -> spermatozoa

loss of cytoplasmic contents, gain of acrosomal cap
From what does the sperm flagellum (tail) develop
centrioles
What forms the blood-testis barrier

What is its function
tight junctions b/w adjacent Sertoli cells

Function is to prevent gametes from autoimmune attack
What 3 main hormones do the Sertoli cells secrete
inhibin -> inhibits FSH
Androgen-binding protein (ABP) -> maintain levels of testosterone
Anti-Mullerian hormone
What kinds of cells are

Spermatogonia
Sertoli cells
Leydig cells
Spermatogonia: germ cells
Sertoli: non-germ cells
Leydig: endocrine cells
What is the composition of sperm
-60% seminal vesicle products (fructose, prostaglandins)
-20% prostate products (acid phosphatase, zinc)
-semen
When does spermatogenesis begin?
Where does it occur?
How long does it take?
Begins at puberty w/spermatogonia

Happens in the seminal vesicles

Takes 2 months for full development
What is the potency of the 3 androgens in order from highest to lowest
DHT > testosterone > androstenedione
What are the source of the 3 main androgens
testis: DHT and testosterone
adrenal: androstenedione
What are the functions of DHT
early: differentiation of penis, scrotum, prostate
What effect does exogenous testosterone have on the testis
e.g., steroids

inhibition of HPG axis -> decreased intratesticular testosterone -> decreased testicular size -> azoospermia
What is the potency of the estrogens in order of highest to lowest
estradiol > estrone -> estriol
What are the sources of estrogens
ovary: 17-beta estradiol
placenta: estriol
blood (from aromatization)
What estrogen is an indicator of fetal well-being
estriol

1000-fold increase during pregnancy
How does estrogen affect cholesterol levels
increases HDL
decreases LDL
What are the sources of Progesterone
corpus luteum, placenta, adrenal cortex, testes
What is the main placental estrogen
estriol
What is Mittelschermz
blood from ruptured follicle in ovulation causes peritoneal irritation that can mimic appendicitis
When do primary oocytes begin meiosis I
during fetal life
Pirmary oocytes are arrested in what stage and until what time?
arrested in Prophase of Meiosis I

until ovulation/puberty
Secondary oocytes are arrested in what phase and until when?
arrested in Metaphase of Meiosis II

until fertilization
when is beta-hCG detected in blood

and what secretes it
1 week after conception

(and 2 weeks w/a home urine test)

trophoblasts secrete hCG
When does fertilization occur
w/in 1 day after ovulation
When does implantation occur
w/in wall of uterus 6 days after fertilization
What is the function of hCG
to maintain corpus luteum in 1st trimester (acts like LH; and makes progesterone)

in 2nd/3rd trimesters, placenta takes over and makes its own estriol and progesterone (corpus luteum degenerates)
What is the estrogen and its source after menopause
estrone from peripheral conversion of androgens
What is the confirmatory test of menopause
markedly increased FSH
What is the hormone profile of menopause
decreased E
markedly increased FSH
increased LH (no surge)
increased GnRH
What are the Sx of menopause
HHAVOC

Hirsutism
Hot flashes
Atrophy of the Vagina
Osteoporosis
Coronary artery disease
What can early menopause indicate
premature ovarian failure
What is the most common cause of primary amenorrhea
Turner's syndrome
What are the characteristics of Double Y males
phenotypically NL
very tall, severe acne, antisocial behavior, NL fertility
What is the hormone profile in Klinefelter's
increased FSH (dysgenesis of seminiferous tubules -> decreased inhibin)

increased estrogen (AbNL leydig cell function -> decreased testosterone -> increased LH)
What is the hormone profile in Turner's syndrome
decreased estrogen (-> increased LH and FSH)
What is this disorder

high Testosterone
high LH
defective androgen receptor
What is this disorder

high testosterone
low LH
testosterone-secreting tumor
exogenous steroids
What is this disorder

low testosterone
high LH
primary hypogonadism
What is this disorder

low testosterone
low LH
hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (Kallman syndrome -- lose smell)
What is the most common form of male pseudohermaphroditism
androgen insensitivity syndrome
What can cause female pseudo-hermaphroditism
excessive and inappropriate exposure to androgenic steroids during early gestation (like CAH or exogenous androgens during pregnancy)
What is the hormone profile in androgen insensitivity syndrome
increased testosterone, estrogen, LH (unlike in sex chromosome disorders
What causes "Penis at 12"
5alpha-reductase deficiency
How do hydatidiform moles present
AbNL vaginal bleeding
How does a complete mole look on ultrasound
"snowstorm" appearance w/no fetus during 1st sonogram
What are the risks of hydatidiform moles
choriocarcinoma and uterine rupture
What is the treatment for hydatidiform moles
D & C (dilatation and curettage) and methotrexate
What causes a bicornuate uterus
incomplete fusion of paramesonephric ducts
What is the common cause of miscarriage in the 1st weeks of gestation
low progesterone (no response to beta-hCG)
What is the common cause of miscarriage in the 1st trimester
chromosomal abnormalities (e.g., robertsonian translocation)
What is the common cause of miscarriage in the 2nd trimester
bicornuate uterus
What is the hormone profile in androgen insensitivity syndrome
increased testosterone, estrogen, LH (unlike in sex chromosome disorders
What causes "Penis at 12"
5alpha-reductase deficiency
How do hydatidiform moles present
AbNL vaginal bleeding
How does a complete mole look on ultrasound
"snowstorm" appearance w/no fetus during 1st sonogram
What are the risks of hydatidiform moles
choriocarcinoma and uterine rupture
What is the treatment for hydatidiform moles
D & C (dilatation and curettage) and methotrexate
What causes a bicornuate uterus
incomplete fusion of paramesonephric ducts
What is the common cause of miscarriage in the 1st weeks of gestation
low progesterone (no response to beta-hCG)
What is the common cause of miscarriage in the 1st trimester
chromosomal abnormalities (e.g., robertsonian translocation)
What is the common cause of miscarriage in the 2nd trimester
bicornuate uterus
What causes painful bleeding in 3rd trimester
abruptio placentae
What increases risk of abruptio placentae
smoking, HTN, cocaine use
What causes massive bleeding after delivery
placenta accreta (no separation of placenta after birth)
What can predispose placenta accreta
prior C-section, inflammation, placenta previa
What causes painless bleeding in any trimester
placenta previa (placenta attaches to lower uterine segment and can occlude internal os
What predisposes to placenta previa
multiparity and prior C-section
What are risk factors for ectopic pregnancy
history of infertility
Salpingitis (PID)
ruptured appendix
prior tubal surgery
What is associated w/polyhydramnios
esophageal/duodenal atresia (inability to swallow amniotic fluid), anencephaly

>1.5-2 L of fluid
What is assoc w/oligohydramnios
placental insufficiency, bilateral renal agenesis, posterior urethral valves (in males), inability to excrete urine

can give rise to Potter's syndrome
What can lateral invasion of cervical CA cause
can block ureters -> renal failure
what are the most common causes of anovulation
Polycystic ovarian syndrome, obesity, Asherman's syndrome (Adhesions), HPO axis abnormalities, premature ovarian failure, hyperprolactinemia, thyroid disorders, eating disorders, Cushing's syndrome, adrenal insufficiency
How does endometriosis manifest clinically
severe menstrual-related pain (ectopic endometrial tissue undergoes cyclic bleeding -> chocolate cysts)
What is the most common gynecologic malignancy
endometrial carcinoma
What is the most common of all tumors in females
leiomyoma (fibroids)
What tumor has whorled pattern of smooth muscle bundles
leiomyoma (fibroids)
What are risk factors for endometrial hyperplasia
anovulatory cycles, HRT, polycystic ovarian syndrome, granulosa cell tumor
How can fibroids clinically manifest
abnormal uterine bleeding, miscarriage, or iron deficiency anemia if severe bleeding
What is the hormone profile of polycystic ovarian syndrome
increased LH
increased testosterone
decreased FSH
What is polycystic ovarian syndrome

What is it associated with
enlarged, bilateral cystic ovaries that manifest as amenorrhea, infertility, obesity, hirsutism

assoc w/insulin resistance and increased risk for endometrial cancer
How do you treat polycystic ovarian syndrome
weight loss, OCPs

gonadotropin analogs, clomiphene, surgery
What is a theca-lutein cyst
often bilateral/multiple

due to gonadotropin stimluation
assoc w/choriocarcinoma and moles
Follicular cyst

Corpus Luteum cyst
Follicular: distention of unruptured graafian follicle (assoc w/hyperestrinism and endometrial hyperplasia)

Corpus Luteum: hemorrhage into persistent corpus luteum (spontaneously regresses)
What are ovarian germ cell tumors
Dysgerminoma, Choriocarcinoma, Yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor, teratoma
What ovarian germ cell tumor has an increased frequency of theca-lutein cysts
choriocarcinoma
What is the equivalent to the male seminoma
dysgerminoma
Increased AFP indicates what ovarian germ cell tumor
yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor
Schiller-Duval bodies
in yolk sac tumors

50% of these tumors have these bodies that resemble glomeruli
What is the most frequent benign ovarian tumor
mature teratoma (dermoid cyst)
What is more aggressively malignant: mature or immature teratoma
immature teratoma
What is a struma ovarii
teratoma w/functional thyroid tissue that can present as HYPERthyroidism
hCG and LDH are tumor markers for what?
dysgerminoma
what is the tumor marker for choriocarcinoma
hCG
What is Meig's syndrome
R-sided hydrothorax, ovarian fibroma, ascites

pulling sensation in groin
Granulosa cell tumor
secretes estrogen -> precocious puberty in kids

can cause endometrial hyperplasia or carcinoma in adults

Call-Exner bodies (small follicles filled w/eosinophilic secretions)

abNL uterine bleeding
what causes clear cell adenocarcinoma
exposure to DES in utero

vaginal carcinoma
rare
pain in labia majora
can result from a prior infection
Bartholin's gland cyst
What vaginal carcinoma is secondary to cervical SCC
vaginal SCC
intraductal papilloma
benign
small tumor that grows in lactiferous ducts, typically beneath areola

slight increase in risk for carcinoma

serous or bloody nipple discharge
in ovarian non-germ cell tumors (serous cystadenoma, etc.) what is the single most important risk factor
significant genetic disposition

other risk factors: BRCA-1, HNPCC
Which BRCA gene is assoc w/ovarian non-germ cell tumors
BRCA-1
what is the single most important prognostic factor in malignant breast tumors
axillary lymph node involvement
what is the most common breast cancer

and what is so characteristic of it
invasive ductal

it is the worst and most invasive breast cancer
What breast cancer is fleshy, cellular, lymphatic infiltrate
medullary carcinoma
Paget cells
large cells in epidermis w/clear halo
what are risk factors for malignant breast tumors
increase estrogen exposure
increase total number of menstrual cycles
older age at 1st live birth
obesity (adipose tissue-site of aromatization)
Paget's disease

and what does it suggest

where can it also be
eczematous patches on nipple w/Paget cells

suggests underlying carcinoma

also seen on vulva
Inflammatory breast cancer
dermal lymphatic invasion by breast carcinoma
Peau d'orange

50% survival at 5 years
What is fibrosis (of fibrocystic dz)
hyperplasia of breast Stroma
What fibrocystic dz histiologic type has an increased risk of carcinoma
epithelial hyperplasia (increased number of epithelial cell layers in terminal duct lobule
what is acute mastitis

what is the most common pathogen assoc w/it
breast abscess; during breast feeding
increased risk of bacterial infection through cracks in nipple

S. aureus most common
What 3 main things can cause gynecomastia
hyperestrogenism (cirrhosis, testicular tumor, puberty, old age)
Klinefelter's
drugs
What drugs can cause gynecomastia
estrogen, marijuana, heroin, psychoactive drugs

Spirinolactone
Digitalis
Cimetidine
Alcohol
Ketoconazole
(Some Drugs Create Awesome Knockers)
comedocarcinoma
ductal, caseous necrosis

subtype of DCIS
sclerosing adenosis
type of fibrocystic change

increased acini and intralobular fibrosis

assoc w/calcifications
What is the pathogenesis of BPH
maybe from age-related increase in estradiol w/possible sensitization of prostate to DHT (growth-promoting effects)
What are the charactersitics of BPH

How does it present
nodular enlargement of periurethral lobes (lateral and middle) -> compress urethra into a vertical slit

Presents w/increased frequency of urination, nocturia, difficulty starting and stopping stream of urine, dysuria
What can BPH lead to

How do you treat BPH
Can lead to distention and hypertrophy of bladder, hydronephrosis, UTI

treat w/alpha1-antagonist (terazosin, tamsulosin) which causes relaxation of smooth m
Where do prostatic adenocarcinomas arise from

What are useful tumor markers
arise most often from the posterior lobe (peripheral zone)

PAP (prostatic acid phosphatase) and PSA are useful tumor markers
Compare PSA in BPH and Prostate cancer
BPH: increase in total free PSA

Cancer: increase in total PSA, but decrease in fraction of free PSA
cryptorchidism

what are patients at increased risk for?
undescended testis

at increased risk for germ cell tumors
what process is lacking in cryptorchidism?
What increases the risk for cryptorchidism?
Lack spermatogenesis b/c of increased body temp

Prematurity increases risk of cryptorchidism
What is the most common testicular tumor
seminoma
What is the most common testicular cancer in older men
testicular lymphoma (non-germ cell tumor)
which teratoma is more malignant (in men): mature or immature
mature (opposite in women)
What is a varicocele
dilated vein in pampiniform plexus
can cause infertility
"bag of worms"

tunica vaginalis lesion
What is a hydrocele
tunica vaginalis lesion

increased fluid secondary to incomplete fusion of processus vaginalis
What is a spermatocele
dilated epididymal duct

tunica vaginalis lesion
What disease causes a bent penis from acquired fibrous tissue formation
Peyronie's disease
Leydig cell tumor
testicular non-germ cell tumor

contains Reinke crystals
usually androgen-producing
gynecomastia in men; precocious puberty in boys