The permanent cessation of menstruation is:
a. Amenorrhea
b. Menopause
c. Oligomenorrhea
d. Hypomenorrhea
Situation: Mrs. Donna, pregnant for 16 weeks age of gestation (AOG), visits the health care facility for her prenatal check-up with her only son, Mark. During assessment the client told the nurse that previously she got pregnant twice. The first was with her only child, Mark, who was delivered at 35 weeks AOG and the other pregnancy was terminated at about 20 weeks AOG.
Answer: B.
The keyword here is “permanent cessation”. Thus, menopause is the correct answer. Amenorrhea is a temporary cessation of menses. Oligomenorrhea is a menstruation with scanty blood flow. Hypomenorrhea is an abnormally short duration of menstruation.
a. Amenorrhea
b. Menopause
c. Oligomenorrhea
d. Hypomenorrhea
Situation: Mrs. Donna, pregnant for 16 weeks age of gestation (AOG), visits the health care facility for her prenatal check-up with her only son, Mark. During assessment the client told the nurse that previously she got pregnant twice. The first was with her only child, Mark, who was delivered at 35 weeks AOG and the other pregnancy was terminated at about 20 weeks AOG.
Answer: B.
The keyword here is “permanent cessation”. Thus, menopause is the correct answer. Amenorrhea is a temporary cessation of menses. Oligomenorrhea is a menstruation with scanty blood flow. Hypomenorrhea is an abnormally short duration of menstruation.
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gynecology - Obstetrics