Reproductive System

Review operative procedures

Review surgical procedures for each system

Review provider specialties and specialists

Know anatomy and physiology of each system

Know the positions of the uterus Retroversion: Turned backward with the cervix pointing forward toward the symphysis pubis. Retroflexion: Bent backward at an angle with the cervix usually unchanged fromits normal position. Anteversion: Fundus turned forward toward the pubis with the cervix tilted up toward the sacrum.

Know the congenital opening of the male urethra- epispadias (urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis) and hypospadias (urethra opens on the underside of the penis)
Be able to define:

Oophorectomy- When the entire uterus, including the cervix, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, is removed during a hysterectomy, it is referred to as a panhysterosalpingo-oophorectomy.

Mammoplasty- Surgical repair of the breast

Augmentation- an adding on, or the resulting condition.

Metrorrhagia- is uterine bleeding at irregular intervals, particularly between the expected menstrual periods.

Orchiotomy - removal of the testicles.

Oligospermia- Condition in which there is insufficient (scanty) amount of spermatozoa in the semen

Balantitis- inflammation of the glans penis.

Anorchism- Condition in which there is a lack of one or both testes

Meconium- the earliest stools of a mammalian infant

Myometrium- Muscular tissue of the uterus

Salping/o- A tube (usually the uterine or auditory tube).

Cervix

Amenorrhea- Lack of the monthly flow (menses ormenstruation)

Dyspareunia- Difficult or painful sexual intercourse (copulation)

Enterocele- a protrusion of the small intestines and peritoneum into the vaginal canal. It may be treated transvaginally or by laparoscopy.

Rectocele - rectal prolapse) occurs when the end of the large intestine (rectum) pushes through the back wall of the vagina.
Menopause- With decreased production of the female hormones,