Question

Gail, age 36, has come in for her routine physical examination. She states that she has not had a menstrual period in three months. She has been taking oral contraceptives since her late teenage years, except when she was pregnant with her two sons. What further questions do you need to ask Gail prior to the physical examination?

Answer 1

The additional questions that you need to ask Gail prior examination are :

• Regularity of oral contraceptive intake for the past three months
• Presence of unusual vaginal discharge
• Possibility of early pregnancy symptoms ( vomiting or unusual tiredness )
• Existence of pre-existing disease ( STD )

Since Gail is within her reproductive age and have been taking oral contraceptives since here late teenage years and is currently experiencing Amenorrhea,

After she has provided the above mentioned answers the best possible action is to conduct a pregnancy test, but before conducting the test some of the questions that Gail should answer are as listed above in the answer.

Hence we can conclude that some of the questions that can be asked Gail are ; Regularity of oral contraceptive intake for the past three months Presence of unusual vaginal discharge, Possibility of early pregnancy symptoms ( vomiting or unusual tiredness ), Existence of pre-existing disease ( STD ).

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