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Contraception and CKD
Preferred Contraception in kidney disease: Intrauterine devices and progesterone only methods
Avoid combined progesterone/estrogen pills

#Contraception
Intrauterine devices and progesterone ... Avoid combined progesterone ... treatment #gynecology #obgyn
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
syndrome (positive progesterone ... Hypothalamic - Negative progesterone ... Algorithm #Causes #OBGyn
Causes of Primary and Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Amenorrhea - No onset of menarche
Hypothalamic - Negative progesterone ... Algorithm #Causes #OBGyn
PCOS Treatment
1st line = weight loss
 • 5-10% weight loss can restore ovulatory cycles
 • Improvement
norethindrone • Progesterone ... ovary #syndrome #obgyn
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: the Uterine Cycle
The endometrium has receptors for ovarian hormones! Changes in structure and
Note: The drop in progesterone ... short course of progesterone ... days once the progesterone ... termination of progesterone ... days once the progesterone
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Luteal Phase Explained
 • The LH surge can be thought
to run and make progesterone ... of estrogen and progesterone ... large amount of progesterone ... combination of high progesterone ... corpus luteum so progesterone
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
to estrogen and progesterone ... estrogen with progesterone ... which secretes progesterone ... sharp decline in progesterone ... hormones, mostly progesterone
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
heart function • Progesterone ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology #OBGyn
The Causes of Per Vaginal Bleeding

#Vaginal #Bleeding #Differential #Causes #Diagnosis #OBGyn #Gynecology
Causes #Diagnosis #OBGyn
Endometriosis - initial management #Management #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #Obgyn #Endometriosis #InitialManagement #NICE #BMJ
#PrimaryCare #Obgyn