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DRCOG MCQs for Circuit B Questions
Published in Una F. Coales, DRCOG: Practice MCQs and OSCEs: How to Pass First Time three Complete MCQ Practice Exams (180 MCQs) Three Complete OSCE Practice Papers (60 Questions) Detailed Answers and Tips, 2020
Contraindications for the use of the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) include:Submucous fibroids.Bicornuate uterus.Valvular heart implant.Cervical ectropion.Subserous fibroids.
Symptom sorter
Published in Sarah Bekaert, Women's Health, 2018
Post-coital bleeding (PCB) is non-menstrual bleeding that occurs immediately after sexual intercourse. It can be due to a benign cause such as cervical ectropion. However, it is often caused by an infection. Infections can cause the cervix to become inflamed and more prone to bleeding. A diagnosis is usually reached by a process of elimination.
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Published in Fazal-I-Akbar Danish, Essential Lists of Differential Diagnoses for MRCP with diagnostic hints, 2017
Vaginal discharge:1 Excessive normal secretion.2 Vaginitis (bacterial vaginosis; trichomonas vaginitis; monilia vaginitis).3 Cervicitis (gonococcal cervicitis; chlamydial cervicitis).4 Foreign body.5 Cervical ectropion (erosions).6 Endometrial polyp; ca. cervix.
The impact of cryotherapy for symptomatic cervical ectropion on female sexual function and quality of life
Published in Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2021
Sukru Yildiz, Ismail Alay, Ecem Eren, Ibrahim Karaca, Gul Gultekin, Cihan Kaya, Huseyin Cengiz
Cervical ectropion is defined as the presence of cervical columnar epithelial cells on the ectocervix. The blood vessels under the columnar epithelium are more visible than the vessels under the squamous epithelium because the cervical columnar epithelium is thinner than the squamous epithelium. This results in the reddish appearance of the cervical ectropion during vaginal examination via speculum.