When did you get your first periods: how old were you ?
What is the date of your last menstrual period ?
Dit it last long ?
How is your menstrual flow ? heavy or scanty ?
Are you losing more blood than usual ?
Do you have pain at the periods? (Dysmenorrhea) ?
Do you loose any blood between your periods ?
Do you get abdominal pain midway between the periods ?
Do you get hot flushes ? (Menopause...)
Yes....In English doctors ask if there is a vaginal discharge ?
The patient with vaginitis answers yes she has a vaginal discharge and the doctor asks what it looks like ?
Answers ....Reddish or brown
or thick, creamy, sticky..
or is it scanty, clear, or green
is it a heavy discharge ?
Is there any itching ? (Vaginal pruritus)
around the vulva
the vagina
the front passage ?
INTERCOURSE
Is intercourse painful ? (Dyspareunia)
BREAST SYMPTOMS
Do you get any pain, any tenderness in your breasts before your periods ?
Do you have lumps in your breasts ? (growths, tumors)
Do you have any swelling in the breasts, when ?
QUIZ/
a) The breasts remain the same before, between and after the periods.
b) A vaginal discharge is a symptom of vaginitis caused by some bacteria or parasites or thrush.
c) The "day after" pill is used to prevent or stop the pains related to the menstrual flow.
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