History Examination of The Gynae Patient

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HISTORY AND EXAMINATION

OF AN GYNAECOLOGICAL
PATIENT

Kayungi MD
1. Background Information

• Name, age,
• Parity: no. of deliveries & abortions

2. Chief complaints - duration


3. HPI
• Expand the cc
• Onset – mode ?spontaneous
• Rate of progression- slow/rapid
• Severity
• Aggravating and relieving factors,
• E.g.
• Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Fresh, clots or flooding
• Pattern of menstruation
• Pattern of bleeding – regular/irregular
• Cycles,
• Amount of blood loss – excessive/less ? Quantify
Cont. HPI
• Abnormal vaginal discharge
• Amount, colour, ordour, presence of blood
• Pelvic pain
• Site of pain, nature and relation to periods

• Explore the cause and R/O other causes


• e.g. Contraceptives use
• Treatment used & diagnostic investigations done/planned
4. Review of Other Systems
5. Past Medical History(PMH)
• Any serious illnesses including operations and dates

6. Gynaecological and contraceptive history


• Periods - duration ,
• Cycles: duration, regularity,
• ?Dysmenorrheoa,
• Contraceptive use
5. Obstetric history
• No. of deliveries, abortions – (spontaneous & induced
• History of evacuations

7. Sociofamily History (SFH)


Explore history of smoking , alcohol intake, similar familial illnesses
EXAMINATION

• General & systemic examination


• Abdominal & pelvis exam

•Empty bladder,
•Adnexae,
•Uterus,
•Speculum examination

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