NSG 3315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Menorrhagia, Rectocele, Menarche
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Primary function is preparation of the body for conception and gestation. Cramps that may radiate to groin, legs and back associated with nausea, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue, Secondary = may be related to endometriosis, pelvic in ammatory disease, or uterine. Most often affects women ages 40-50 usually before menopause. Results from disturbance of the menstrual cycle, usually anovolution. Lack of progesterone and variable amounts of estrogen lead to random destruction of endometrial tissue - bleeding in between cycles. Menorrhagia - in creased amounts of duration of ow. Amenorrhea - absence of menstruation athletes, someone who deals with great amount of stress, on birth control. Breast tenderness, bloating, backache, headache, and abdominal pain, irritability, fatigue. Treat with regular exercise and no caffeine or alcohol. Relaxation of muscles allows uterus to become downwardly displaced - childbirth. Seen after childbirth, with obesity, lifting heaving objects rectocele - protrusion of rectal wall not vagina. In ammation of upper reproductive tract: uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes.
