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49 Cards in this Set
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T/F: Sperm are able to survive up to 72 hours in the female reproductive tract
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TRUE
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T/F: Women who use oral birth control pills are more likely to develop pelvic inflammatory disease, iron deficiency, anemia and osteoporosis than women who use other forms of contraception
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FALSE
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T/F: The health risks from an induced abortion are greatly reduced when pregnancy is terminated early, the woman is healthy and the clinician who performs the task is skilled
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TRUE
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T/F: Diaphragms and cervical caps can be left in place for 6-8 hours
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TRUE
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T/F: Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are effective because they damage or kill sperm
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TRUE
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T/F Braxton-Hicks contractions occur at regular intervals in the late afternoon and lead to Stage 2 labor
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FALSE
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T/F: Labor will be induced if a woman has gone longer than 42 weeks of pregnancy
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TRUE
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T/F: The presence of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in the woman's blood or urine indicates that she is most likely pregnant
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TRUE
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T/F: To reduce the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, women of childbearing age should include 5 milligrams of vitamin C in their diets before & during pregnancy
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FALSE
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T/F The most successful place for fertilization to occur is in the fundus of the uterus
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FALSE
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T/F: Smoking while pregnant can lead to low birth weight infants
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TRUE
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T/F: Gestational diabetes never results in macrosomia of fetuses
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FALSE
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The most effective method of birth control is ______
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Abstinence
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Emergency Contraception can be used how long after?
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Can effectively be used up to 72 hours after unprotected intercourse
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Spermicides containing Nonoxynol-9 have a non-contraceptive benefit in that they effectively protect against _____
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Gonorrhea and Chlamydia
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Depo-provera is fully effective for ______
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3 months
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Use of oral contraceptives______
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Decreases the risk of ovarian cancer
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Spermicides work by ______
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none of the above
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Which of the following forms of contraception does not require a physicians prescription
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Spermicidal foam
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Is Sterillization permanent?
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Although sterlization should be considered permanent, some reversal procedures are effective
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Fetal release of _______ appears to be partly responsible for stimulation of parturition
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DHEAS
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Which of the following statements regarding episiotomies is false?
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An episiotomy is required for all vaginal births
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A "frank breach" presentation is when the fetus is
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Butt First
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Which of the following is not an accepted way to induce labor?
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Driving up and down bumpy roads
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The hormone made by the posterior pituitary gland that stimulates uterine contractions and milk expression is ______
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Oxytocin
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On average, it takes ______ for a woman to return to a normal menstrual cycle after childbirth
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2-3 months
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Placental abruption is when the placenta ______
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prematurely separates from the uterus
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The Zavanelli procedure is done to treat _____
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Shoulder Dystocia
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Once given as a ______, thalidomide resulted in _______
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Sedative, babies with abnormal limb development
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A woman is most likely to become pregnant
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15 days into her menstrual cycle
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Fertilization usually occurs in the
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Upper 1/3 portion of the fallopian tube (ampulla)
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Pregnancy tests detect the presence of _______ in urine or blood
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HCG
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Amniotic Fluid _____
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protects the embryo/fetus from external trauma
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______ is a non-invasive prenatal testing procedure that is used to produce an image of the fetus
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Ultrasound
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_______is a form of prenatal testing that involves removing a small amount of fluid that surrounds the fetus
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amniocentesis
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The major risk factor for ectopic pregnancy is
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
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The most common problem during pregnancy is ______ caused by ______
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anemia; iron deficiency
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The symptoms of pre-eclampsia are_______
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Hypertension, severe edema and proteinuria
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Deficiency of folic acid is associated with _____
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Anencephaly
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Consequences of carrying multiples (twins, triplets, etc) is
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Higher nutritional needs and higher frequency of pre-eclampsia
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Spontaneous abortion is defined as
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Fetal loss before 20 weeks
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What is a single fertilized egg called?
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Zygote
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Implantation of the embryo is most successful _____
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5-7 days after fertilization
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Which of the following events is particular to the 2nd trimester of pregnancy?
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Quickening
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Oral birth control pills are a common method of ______
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Emergency contraception
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Depo-Provera is an
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Injectable contraceptive
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Nonoxynol-9 is the most common form of
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Spermicide
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RU-486 is most often used as an
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abortifacient
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Norplant is a method of
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Contraception
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