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The inability to achieve pregnancy after at least 1 yr of regular intercourse without contraception is termed as infertility. Aproximately how many couples in North America are infertile:
a) 5% b) 10% c) 15% d) 20% a) |
c) 15%
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Refers to failure of menstrual cycles to begin by 16 yrs or by 14 yrs if secondary sex characteristics are present:
a) Primary Amenorrhea b) Secondary Amenorrhea c) Primary Dymennorrhea d) Secondary Dysmennorrhea |
b) Primary Amenorrhea
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Most common in 30-40 year old women; pelvic disease is underlying cause (endometriosis, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease; uterine fibroids; symptoms vary:
a) Primary Amenorrhea b) Secondary Amenorrhea c) Primary Dymennorrhea d) Secondary Dysmennorrhea |
d) Secondary Dysmennorrhea
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Refers to cessation of menstrual cycles once established:
a) Primary Amenorrhea b) Secondary Amenorrhea c) Primary Dymennorrhea d) Secondary Dysmennorrhea |
b) Secondary Amenorrhea
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A disorder from which no pathology exists; caused from excess prostaglandin F
&/or increased sensitivity to it: a) Primary Amenorrhea b) Secondary Amenorrhea c) Primary Dymennorrhea d) Secondary Dysmennorrhea |
c) Primary Dymennorrhea
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The absence of menstruation; most common cause for missing menses when pregnancy has been ruled out:
a) Amenorrhea b) Dymennorrhea c) Endometriosis d) Cystocele |
a) Amenorrhea
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Typically occurs in late 20’s & early -30’s, white, & never had a full term pregnancy; more predominant in Asians but found equally in whites & African Americans:
a) Cystocele b) Primary Dymennorrhea c) Secondary Dysmennorrhea d) Endometriosis |
d) Endometriosis
presence of normal endometrial tissue in sites outside endometrial cavity; most frequent sites in or near ovaries, uterosacral ligaments, & uterovesical peritoneum; can also occur in stomach, lungs, intestines, & spleen; tissue responds to hormones of the ovarian cycle & undergoe a mini-menstrual cycle; |
