Egyptian Board Obstetrics & Gynaecology - independent subject foundations study materials
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Egyptian Board Obstetrics & Gynaecology - independent subject foundations key terms

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Chorionicity

The placental relationship of a multiple pregnancy, relevant to shared circulation and specific fetal surveillance considerations.

Cell-free DNA screening

A maternal blood screening approach for selected fetal chromosomal conditions, which does not independently confirm every fetal diagnosis.

Preeclampsia

A pregnancy-related hypertensive disorder assessed with relevant maternal organ and placental findings rather than protein quantity alone.

Fetal growth restriction

Concern that a fetus has not achieved expected growth potential, evaluated through trajectory and physiological context.

Umbilical artery Doppler

A flow assessment contributing to placental resistance and fetal-risk interpretation in the actual gestational and clinical setting.

Uterine atony

Inadequate uterine contraction after birth that can contribute to hemorrhage without excluding other simultaneous bleeding causes.

Shoulder dystocia

An obstetric delivery complication requiring additional skilled maneuvers after delivery of the head because the shoulders do not follow normally.

Obstetric anal sphincter injury

A childbirth-related injury involving specified anal-sphincter components, classified further by the actual structures and extent involved.

PALM-COEIN

A framework organizing structural and nonstructural causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in the appropriate nongravid population.

Adenomyosis

Endometrial-type glands and stroma within the myometrium, associated with symptoms that require a clinical differential assessment.

Endometrioma

An ovarian manifestation associated with endometriosis, whose treatment planning includes symptoms, morphology and potential effects on ovarian reserve.

Pregnancy of unknown location

A descriptive early-pregnancy state in which pregnancy is detected but its location is not yet established by the relevant imaging.

Depth of invasion

A site-specific measure of invasive tumor extent used within the applicable pathological and staging convention.

Sentinel lymph node

A node identified as an initial drainage target for a particular tumor assessment, interpreted within a validated disease-specific pathway.

Granulosa-cell tumor

A sex-cord stromal ovarian neoplasm that can have endocrine manifestations and may produce useful individual follow-up markers.

Ovarian reserve

An assessment concept relating to the remaining follicular pool and expected response, not proof of ovulation or guaranteed fertility.

Hyperandrogenism

Clinical or biochemical evidence of increased androgen effects requiring interpretation with the actual endocrine and medication differential.

Emergency contraception

A method used after an exposure to reduce pregnancy likelihood, with eligibility and subsequent protection depending on the actual method.

Detrusor pressure

The pressure attributed to bladder muscle activity after subtracting the measured abdominal contribution from vesical pressure.

POP-Q

A standardized system describing pelvic organ support using defined anatomical measurements and reference points rather than symptoms alone.