Women's Health
Self-Study Examination
Instructions: After studying the text answer the following true/false or multiple choice questions. Remember, there's only one answer to each question.
a) olive oil b) sesame seeds c) palm oil d) avocados
a) 8 to 10 percent of total calories from saturated fat b) 30 percent or less of total calories from fat c) less than 600 milligrams (mg) of dietary cholesterol d) no more than 2400 milligrams (mg) of sodium
a) Heart Healthy Diet b) TLC Diet c) DASH Diet
a) Women are four times more likely than men to develop osteoporosis. b) Women who are small-boned and thin have a higher risk for osteoporosis than women who are large-boned and weigh more. c) Black women are more at risk for this disease than are white women. d) Caffeine itself does not have harmful effects on bone health.
a) margarine b) tablets for stomach acid and gas c) birth control pills d) salad dressings e) all of the above
a) True b) False
a) amenorrhea b) dysmenorrhea c) menorrhagia
a) alternate between tampons and pads during the period b) change your tampon at least every 4 to 8 hours c) choose high absorbency tampon throughout the period d) don't use tampons between periods
a) bacterial vaginosis b) yeast infection
a) Health care providers recommend douching to clean the vagina after sex to avoid sexually transmitted diseases. b) Research shows that women who douche on a routine basis tend to have fewer problems (vaginal infection, STDs) than women who do not douche. c) Douching after sex can prevent pregnancy. d) Research shows there is a link between frequent douching and having low birth-weight babies or ectopic pregnancy.
a) Fibroids are usually benign. b) African American women are more likely to get them than women of other racial groups. c) If left untreated fibroids turn into cancer in a significant number of women. d) Surgery is the best way to treat fibroids since medications offer only temporary relief.
a) low doses of aspirin b) birth control pills c) metformin d) antidepressants e) all of the above
a) uterine fibroids b) endometriosis c) uterine prolapse d) cancers
a) urine test b) blood test
a) 300 b) 900 c) 1800
a) 400 micrograms b) 500 micrograms c) 600 micrograms d) 1000 micrograms
a) There is no knows safe level of alcohol a pregnant woman can drink and not affect her baby. b) Not all women who drink alcohol during pregnancy will have a child born with FAS. c) both of the above d) none of the above
a) the male latex condom b) Copper T IUD c) oral contraceptives d) surgical sterilization e) insulin injections
a) emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) b) intraurine devices (IUDs) c) abortion pills (RU-486) d) b and c
a) man's b) woman's c) man and woman's equally
a) whenever they feel a lump in their breasts b) every 1 to 2 years c) every 5 years
a) lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) b) ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
a) For women with early-stage breast cancer the survival rate for lumpectomy with radiation is the same as for mastectomy. b) In the long run lumpectomy followed by radiation actually costs less than mastectomy. c) Women with a strong family history of breast cancer are advised to choose a more aggressive treatment, e.g., mastectomy over lumpectomy followed by radiation. d) Younger doctors, female doctors, and doctors working at university medical centers are more likely to recommend lumpectomies than mastectomies.
a) women who have had a hysterectomy b) women who have had only the uterus removed (and still have their cervix) c) women who have had both their uterus and cervix removed d) women who have gone through menopause
a) syphilis b) gonorrhea c) humanpapilloma virus (HPV) d) herpes simplex virus (HSV)
a) endometrial cancer b) uterine sarcomas
a) cervical cancer b) uterine cancer c) ovarian cancer
a) breast cancer b) colorectal cancer c) cervical cancer d) lung cancer
a) heart disease b) stroke c) cancer d) suicide
a) 35 mg/dL b) 60 mg/dL or more c) 200 mg/dL
a) echocardiogram b) exercise stress test c) nuclear stress test d) Holter Monitor test
a) systolic number is high, but diastolic number is normal b) stage 3 hypertension, > 180/110 c) high blood pressure caused by other medical problems or illnesses d) some people have high blood pressure only when they're in their doctor's office
a) diuretics b) beta blockers c) alpha blockers d) calcium, channel blockers e) all of the above
a) to the heart; b) to the brain; c) in the legs or other parts of the body. d) all of the above
a) stable angina b) unstable angina
a) right hemisphere b) left hemisphere c) cerebellum d) brain stem
a) bronchodilators b) corticosteroids
a) type 1 b) type 2 c) gestational diabetes d) all of them e) withdrawal
a) 200, 250 b) 200, 200 c) 150, 200 d) 35, 70
a) using a diaphragm during sexual intercourse b) women whose partners use condoms with a spermicidal foam c) women after menopause d) all of the above
a) No one knows what causes IC, and there's no cure for it. b) Women with IC should not get pregnant. c) Antibiotics have been found to be useful in treating IC. d) Surgery is the only sure way to treat IC.
a) bladder muscle b) sphincter muscles c) pelvic floor muscles d) all of the above
a) stress incontinence b) urge incontinence c) functional incontinence d) overflow incontinence
a) The cause of IBS is not known, and as of yet there is no cure. b) The majority of people with IBS (perhaps 75 percent) are women. c) IBS, if left untreated, can lead to inflammation, bleeding, damage to the bowel, cancer or other serious diseases. d) In people with IBS, diet and stress often seem to cause symptoms.
a) IBD is more common in people who live in regions farther away from the equator. b) There's no direct relationship between IBD and either uterine cancer or Crohn's disease. c) As many as half the persons with Crohn's disease (CD) will require surgery at some point in their lifetime. d) Persons with IBD have a much higher risk for getting colon cancer, and other cancers including skin and bladder cancers. e) all of the above
a) iron deficiency anemia b) megaloblastic anemia c) sickle well anemia d) aplastic anemia
a) iron overload b) iron deficiency c) inherited blood disease d) vitamin deficiency anemia e) all of the above
a) hemophilia b) von Willebrand Disease (VWD)
a) heredity b) hormonal changes during puberty, pregnancy, menopause c) obesity d) high-fiber diet e) all of the above
a) neuromuscular disease b) endocrine system disease c) gastrointestinal system disease d) connective tissue disease
a) food b) penicillin c) pollen d) insect stings
a) tendinitis b) bursitis c) rheumatoid arthritis d) osteoarthritis
a) pain b) fatigue c) tender points
a) Graves' Disease b) Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
a) SLE b) DLE c) drug-induced lupus d) neonatal lupus
a) Lupus is more common in black women than in white women. b) The cause of lupus is not known. c) Lupus run in families. d) Getting plenty of sun helps alleviate symptoms of lupus.
a) thyroid b) thymus c) pituitary d) prostate
a) hypothyroidism b) hyperthyroidism
a) changing hormone levels b) chocolate and greasy foods c) dirty skin d) stress e) all of the above
a) Psoriasis is an immune system disorder. b) Psoriasis can be highly contagious. c) Changes in climate, infection, stress and dry skin can cause flare-ups of psoriasis. d) Treatment of psoriasis often requires a trial-and-error approach.
a) anorexia nervosa b) bulimia nervosa c) binge eating disorder d) eating disorders not otherwise specified
a) familymother or sister with anorexia b) culture of extreme thinness c) being overweight d) stressful events or life changes
a) underweight b) overweight c) of normal weight d) all of the above
a) baby blues b) postpartum depression c) postpartum psychosis
a) More women than men have this illness. b) GAD may run in families. c) GAD is diagnosed when someone spends at least 6 months worrying too much about everyday problems. d) The symptoms of GAD tend to worsen with age.
a) specific phobia. b) social phobia.
a) Alzheimer's disease b) dementia with Lewy bodies c) multi-infarct or vascular dementia d) Parkinson's disease
a) family history b) environment c) infections d) age
a) calming b) upsetting
a) insomnia b) sleep apnea c) narcolepsy d) restless legs syndrome
a) people who are overweight or obese b) people who snore loudly c) those with high blood pressure d) all of the above
a) being extremely sleepy during the day b) sudden loss of muscle control c) doing tasks that are familiar without knowing that you're doing them d) seeing things that are not there
a) Due to better sex education the number of people getting STDs is steadily declining. b) Much of the time STDs cause no symptoms, especially in women. c) Generally, if you have no symptom of an STD, you cannot pass the infection on to another person. d) Health problems due to STDs tend to be more severe and frequent for men than women.
a) Use a condom every time you have vaginal, anal, or oral sex. b) Delay having sex for the first time. c) Don't share needles or drug injection equipment. d) Douching after sex decreases your chances of getting an STD.
a) Almost everyone who gets hepatitis A has a full recovery. b) There's no vaccine for hepatitis c. c) Hepatitis B can be prevented with a vaccination. d) Besides using condoms during sex, douching reduces the risk for getting hepatitis.
a) primary b) secondary c) latent
a) by having unprotected sex with a person who has HIV b) by sharing drug injection equipment with someone who has HIV c) mother who has HIV can pass it on the baby through breastfeeding d) through contact with infected blood e) all of the above
a) Women are less likely than men to use or abuse alcohol. b) Women become more intoxicated than do men, after drinking the same amount of alcohol. c) Death rates among male alcoholics are 50 to 100 percent higher than those of their female counterparts. d) Women develop alcoholic liver diseases after a comparatively shorter period of heavy drinking and at a lower level of daily drinking than men.
a) 24 hours b) 1 year c) 5 to 15 years d) never
a) cultural practice b) curbs femal sexual desire c) mandated by Islam d) gender discrimination
a) tuberculosis b) heart disease c) obesity d) osteoporosis