妇科问题 Common Gynecologic Problems

By the end of this module you can…

• Ask about discharge, itching and smell in plain words.
• Take a sexual history without judgment, using the five Ps.
• Explain STI testing, confidentiality and partner treatment.
• Ask about heavy bleeding and pelvic pain, and know which pain can’t wait.
• Respond to washes, IV requests and herbal medicine with respect.

Key vocabulary

Sixteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

Discharge and infection

• 白带bái dàiVaginal discharge
• 异味yì wèiAn unusual smell
• 霉菌méi jūnYeast
• 洗液xǐ yèFeminine wash
• 尿频niào pínPeeing often
• 尿痛niào tòngPain when peeing
• 化验huà yànLab test
• 安全套ān quán tàoCondom

Bleeding and pain

• 经量多jīng liàng duōHeavy periods
• 经间期出血jīng jiān qī chū xuèBleeding between periods
• 贫血pín xuèAnemia
• 子宫肌瘤zǐ gōng jī liúFibroid
• 卵巢囊肿luǎn cháo náng zhǒngOvarian cyst
• 痛经tòng jīngPeriod pain
• 盆腔B超pén qiāng B chāoPelvic ultrasound
• 验孕yàn yùnPregnancy test

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 您今天哪里不舒服？Nín jīn tiān nǎ lǐ bù shū fu?What’s bothering you today?
2. 白带是什么颜色，有没有味道？Bái dài shì shén me yán sè, yǒu méi yǒu wèi dao?Discharge: what color, any smell?
3. 接下来几个问题，每个病人我都会问，是为了您的健康。Jiē xià lai jǐ ge wèn tí, měi ge bìng rén wǒ dōu huì wèn, shì wèi le nín de jiàn kāng.I ask everyone these questions.
4. 您现在有性伴侣吗？是男性、女性，还是都有？Nín xiàn zài yǒu xìng bàn lǚ ma? Shì nán xìng, nǚ xìng, hái shi dōu yǒu?A partner now? Men, women, or both?
5. 每次都用安全套吗？Měi cì dōu yòng ān quán tào ma?Condoms every time?
6. 用清水洗外面就可以，不要用洗液，也不要冲洗里面。Yòng qīng shuǐ xǐ wài miàn jiù kě yǐ, bú yào yòng xǐ yè, yě bú yào chōng xǐ lǐ miàn.Water outside only; no washes, no douching.
7. 我们先验个孕，每个肚子疼的病人都要做。Wǒ men xiān yàn ge yùn, měi ge dù zi téng de bìng rén dōu yào zuò.A pregnancy test first: routine.
8. 突然一边疼得厉害，还吐，马上去急诊室，别自己开车。晕倒了或者站不住，马上打911。Tū rán yì biān téng de lì hai, hái tù, mǎ shàng qù jí zhěn shì, bié zì jǐ kāi chē. Yūn dǎo le huò zhě zhàn bu zhù, mǎ shàng dǎ jiǔ yāo yāo.Sudden one-sided pain, vomiting: ER, don’t drive. Fainting: 911.
9. 开始治疗以后，一般七天内不要同房，伴侣也治疗了才可以。Kāi shǐ zhì liáo yǐ hòu, yì bān qī tiān nèi bú yào tóng fáng, bàn lǚ yě zhì liáo le cái kě yǐ.No sex for 7 days, and until your partner is treated.
10. 您的伴侣也要治疗，不然会再传给您。Nín de bàn lǚ yě yào zhì liáo, bù rán huì zài chuán gěi nín.Your partner needs treatment too.

What’s in Module 10

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: The Hard-to-Say Things
2. Part 2 · The Words for Gynecologic ProblemsReading the Pinyin · Saying 发炎 vs. Charting 阴道炎 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · Describing Discharge
3. Part 3 · Discharge and InfectionsThe Visit Script · A Sexual History Without Judgment · Key Patterns · Yeast, BV and Washes · Testing for STIs · Burning When She Pees
4. Part 4 · Bleeding and PainHeavy or Irregular Bleeding · Pelvic Pain · Irregular Periods and PCOS
5. Part 5 · Concerns & TreatmentWhat Patients Say · Taking the Treatment · Putting It Together
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 10 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 10 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 10 Wrap-Up · 下次见