WOMENS HEALTH

Curriculum

21 Sections
54 Lessons
10 Weeks

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ABORTION
2
- 1.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
- 1.2
  TREATMENT PLAN
INFERTILITY
3
- 2.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
- 2.2
  RISK FACTORS, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT PLAN
- 2.3
  REFERRAL CRITERIA, IVF COMPLICATIONS, KEY INFORMATION
POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME (PCOS)
2
- 3.1
  DEFINITION, ETIOLOGY, RISK FACTORS & SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
- 3.2
  INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLAN, COMPLICATIONS & KEY INFORMATION
FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS
4
- 4.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
- 4.2
  RISK FACTORS, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS, FEATURES OF ALTERNATIVE AETIOLOGIES
- 4.3
  INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLAN
- 4.4
  PROGNOSIS, KEY INFORMATION & EXTRA’S
HIRSUTISM (EXCESSIVE HAIR GROWTH)
3
- 5.1
  DEFINITION, ETIOLOGY & RISK FACTORS
- 5.2
  DIFFERENTIALS
- 5.3
  INVESTIGATIONS, TREATMENT PLAN & KEY INFORMATION
FIBROIDS
3
- 6.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
- 6.2
  RISK FACTORS, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS & INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
- 6.3
  TREATMENT PLAN, COMPLICATIONS, KEY INFORMATION & EXTRA’S
ENDOMETRIOSIS
3
- 7.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS
- 7.2
  SIGNS & SYMPTOMS, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLAN
- 7.3
  KEY INFORMATION, EXTRA’S
OVARIAN CANCER
2
- 8.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
- 8.2
  RISK FACTORS, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS & INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
CERVICAL CANCER & SCREENING
3
- 9.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
- 9.2
  RISK FACTORS, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
- 9.3
  TREATMENT PLAN, PROGNOSIS, KEY INFORMATION & EXTRA’S
AMENORRHOEA
3
- 10.1
  DEFINITION, ETIOLOGY
- 10.2
  RISK FACTORS, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
- 10.3
  INVESTIGATIONS, TREATMENT PLAN, KEY INFORMATION & EXTRA’S
MENORRHAGIA
3
- 11.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
- 11.2
  RISK FACTORS, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
- 11.3
  TREATMENT PLAN, REFERRAL CRITERIA, KEY INFORMATION & EXTRAS
DYSMENORRHOEA
3
- 12.1
  DEFINITION, ETIOLOGY & RISK FACTORS
- 12.2
  SIGNS & SYMPTOMS, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLAN
- 12.3
  KEY INFORMATION
PRE-MENSTRUAL SYNDROME
2
- 13.1
  DEFINITION, RISK FACTORS, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
- 13.2
  INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLAN, KEY INFORMATION
MENOPAUSE & HRT
4
- 14.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
- 14.2
  IMPORTANT ASSOCIATED TYPES, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS, INVESTIGATIONS
- 14.3
  TREATMENT PLAN, PROGNOSIS
- 14.4
  KEY INFORMATION, EXTRA’S
POST-NATAL CARE
2
- 15.1
  DEFINITION, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
- 15.2
  INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLAN
BREAST CANCER
2
- 16.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
- 16.2
  RISK FACTORS, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLAN
BREAST CANCER – SCREENING
2
- 17.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE, ETIOLOGY
- 17.2
  RISK FACTORS, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
TAMOXIFEN
2
- 18.1
  DEFINITION, ETIOLOGY, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
- 18.2
  TREATMENT PLAN
BREAST - MASTITIS
3
- 19.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
- 19.2
  RISK FACTORS, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
- 19.3
  TREATMENT PLAN, PROGNOSIS & KEY INFORMATION
BREAST PAIN
3
- 20.1
  DEFINITION, PREVALENCE & ETIOLOGY
- 20.2
  RISK FACTORS, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS, INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS
- 20.3
  TREATMENT PLAN, PROGNOSIS, KEY INFORMATION
Flash Card
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INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT PLAN, KEY INFORMATION

INVESTIGATIONS & DIAGNOSIS

Mood diary/symptom diary over 2-3 cycles
Symptoms primarily occur in the luteal phase Symptoms ease with the onset of menstruation
Must exclude other conditions:

-Depression

-Anaemia

-Thyroid issues

-IBS

-Endometriosis

TREATMENT PLAN

Mild:

Lifestyle modifications
Simple analgesia
Patient information leaflets Moderate:
New generation combined oral contraceptive pills (e.g. Yasmin: drospirenone + ethinyloestradiol)
CBT

Severe:

Above measures plus
Consider SSRI antidepressants Follow up:
Review in 2 months
If no symptom improvement: a specialist review

KEY INFORMATION

Severe form: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
o Needs 5/11 distinct PMS symptoms & at least one mood alteration symptom required for PMDD diagnosis.

Pre-Menstrual Syndrome Reference