New Dimensions In Womens Health Chapter 5

Front 1

What year did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down a state law criminalizing birth control pills?

Back 1

1965

Front 2

What are the two most popular forms of birth control in the country United States?

Back 2

Sterilization and the pill

Front 3

According to a large national study, most women consider which of the following characteristics to be important when choosing a contraceptive method?

Back 3

All of the above

Front 4

True or False? Married, older women tend to be more successful at preventing pregnancy than single, younger women.

Back 4

True

Front 5

A contraceptive with a failure rate of 5% means which of the following?

Back 5

Five out of every 100 women using this method will become pregnant every year.

Front 6

Which of the following birth control methods typically have low failure rates during use

Back 6

IUD and tubal sterilization

Front 7

True or False? Adolescent couples using contraception are more likely to use a female condom than a male condom.

Back 7

False

Front 8

The most commonly used non-surgical method of birth control in the United States

Back 8

birth control pills

Front 9

What are some of the possible side effects of taking birth control pills?

Back 9

All of the above

Front 10

What is the main disadvantage of progesterone-only minipills

Back 10

A single missed pill can substantially increase the risk of pregnancy.

Front 11

Which of the following statements about hormonal implants, such as Norplant, is true?

Back 11

Compared to most other forms of contraception, hormonal implants are new.

Front 12

The birth control shot works by:

Back 12

Altering a woman's hormones to prevent ovulation.

Front 13

Spermicides work by:

Back 13

None of the above.

Front 14

Muscles of the inner vaginal walls hold the _____ in place over the cervix.

Back 14

diaphragm

Front 15

The cervical cap and diaphragm depend on proper _________________ to be effective.

Back 15

all of the above

Front 16

What is a disadvantage of using latex condoms as a birth control method?

Back 16

They require cooperation and diligence on the part of both partners.

Front 17

True or False? Although sterilization should be considered permanent, some reversal procedures are successful.

Back 17

True

Front 18

Emergency contraception is:

Back 18

Works in a similar manner to the birth control pill to inhibit or delay ovulation, and can be used after sexual contact.

Front 19

Which of the following is true concerning unwanted pregnancies?

Back 19

All of the above

Front 20

According to Roe v. Wade, each state:

Back 20

Cannot outlaw first trimester abortions.

Front 21

The gag rule, upheld in the Supreme Court case of Rust v. Sullivan, did which of the following?

Back 21

Prohibited federally funded clinics from providing abortion referrals and information.

Front 22

In the United States, girls age 19 and younger receive _____% of all abortions.

Back 22

20

Front 23

Over the past 25 years:

Back 23

Both A and B.

Front 24

In theUnited States, what is the most widely used abortion method?

Back 24

Vacuum curettage

Front 25

Which of the following forms of contraception requires a visit to a professional health care provider for a physical exam, fitting, or prescription?

Back 25

All of the above

Front 26

Medical abortion is generally performed with which medication(s)?

Back 26

Mifepristone and misoprostol

Front 27

About _____ women die from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth each year. About ____ of these deaths occur in the developing world.

Back 27

500,000; 99

Front 28

The American Birth Control League, founded by Margaret Sanger, ultimately became which organization?

Back 28

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Front 29

Which of the following was a major impediment in early efforts to legalize birth control?

Back 29

Obscenity laws that prohibited information about birth control laws from being sent through the mail.

Front 30

True or False? Spermicide works by preventing sperm from fertilizing the ovum.

Back 30

True

Front 31

True or false? Federal law requires health insurance companies that already provide prescription drug benefits to provide full coverage of FDA-approved contraceptives.

Back 31

False

Front 32

True or false? Black and Hispanic women are less likely to rely on female sterilization than white women.

Back 32

False

Front 33

True or false? A couple can further reduce their chances of getting pregnant if the man wears two condoms at once rather than just one.

Back 33

False

Front 34

True or false? Sperm are able to survive for 48 to 72 hours, or sometimes more, in the female reproductive tract.

Back 34

True

Front 35

True or false? When taken as directed, birth control pills are approximately 99% effective in preventing pregnancy.

Back 35

True

Front 36

True or false? Women who use birth control
pills are more likely to develop pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), iron-deficiency anemia, and osteoporosis than women who use other forms of contraception.

Back 36

False

Front 37

True or false? Hormonal contraceptives can be delivered through a patch, an injectable shot, or a vaginal ring.

Back 37

True

Front 38

True or false? If used properly, latex and polyurethane condoms are effective for preventing the transmission of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Back 38

True

Front 39

True or false? To further reduce the risk of pregnancy, both a male and a female condom be used at the same time.

Back 39

False

Front 40

True or false? The sponge is currently available for purchase in the United States

Back 40

True

Front 41

True or false? A man undergoing a vasectomy must stay overnight at the hospital the operation.

Back 41

False

Front 42

True or false? Oral contraceptives can be used as a form of emergency birth control.

Back 42

True