Chapter 8 Question Bank

For most women, the use of hormone therapy should:

a)be used consistently in the postmenopause years or not at all.

b)be left up to a healthcare provider's decision.

c)depend on a woman's symptoms, medical history, and personal preferences.

d)All of these are correct

C

Strategies to reduce the health risks associated with hormone replacement include which of the

following?

a)Using a form of hormone therapy with local rather than systematic effects

b)Starting hormone therapy at a younger age

c)Taking the lowest effective dose

d)All of these are correct

D

Which of the following women would be most likely to benefit from hormone therapy?

a) A 70-year-old woman who completed menopause naturally 20 years ago

b) A 41-year-old otherwise healthy woman who is experiencing early menopause due to cancer treatment

c) A 60-year-old woman who experienced menopause 15 years ago after a hysterectomy

d) A 50-year-old woman who smokes, has a history of breast cancer, and is experiencing menopause

B

Which of the following steps are effective ways to reduce symptoms associated with menopause?

a) Using a form of HT with limited systematic effects

b) Limiting use of HT until age 60 or later

c) Minimizing the doses of medication, if any, that is used

d) Getting regular exercise

C

Which of the following statements is true?

a) By 2030, more than half the population will be age 65 or older.

b) The proportion of the U.S. population over the age of 65 has dramatically increased over the past 100 years.

c) Scientists and doctors are confident that by 2030, preventative treatments will prevent menopause.

d) All of these are correct.

B

What is menopause?

a)A condition that usually requires psychiatric care.

b)The natural or artificially induced end of a woman's menstrual cycle.

c)A condition that is often avoidable with modern medical treatment.

d)All of these are correct

B

Which of the following statements have contributed to increases in discussion and research about menopause over the past 100 years?

a) An increase in the life span of the average woman

b) More open discussions about life span issues and sexuality

c) Less sexism in the medical community

d) All of these are correct.

D

Perimenopause is:

a)a milder form of menopause.

b)the life stage just before menopause.

c)an inflammation of the ovaries that can occur during menopause.

d)the life stage immediately after menopaus

B

Most women enter and complete menopause between age:

a) 35 and 45.

b) 45 and 55.

c) 55 and 65.

d) 65 and 75

B

Menopause occurring at age 57 would be considered:

a) much earlier than average.

b) slightly earlier than average.

c) slightly later than average.

d) much later than average.

D

Which of the following factors is associated with earlier onset of natural menopause?

a) Being overweight

b) Having more than one child

c) Smoking cigarettes

d) All of these are correct.

A

Which of the following statements is true?

a) A woman's body no longer produces estrogen during menopause.

b) Pregnancy can still occur after menopause is complete.

c) It takes about 15 years for most women to complete menopause.

d) A woman has completed menopause when her monthly periods cease.

D

What is the most common symptom of menopause?

a) Depression

b) Hot flashes

c) Decreased sex drive

d) Aching joints

B

Gina has been diagnosed with uterine cancer. Her surgeon will perform which of the following to remove only Gina's cervix and uterus?.

a) Partial hysterectomy

b) Radical hysterectomy

c) Total hysterectomy

d) None of these are correct

C

Which of the following is NOT a type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) ?

A) Estrogen alone

B) Estrogen and progesterone

C) Estrogen and adrenaline

D) Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone

C

When a woman's ovaries are removed

A) menopause is delayed

B) menopause is abrupt

C) it will not result in menopause

B

Which hormone(s) are found more in bloodstream of women entering menopause

A) Progesterone

B) Estrogen

C) Follicular stimulating hormone (FSH) & Luteinizing hormone (LH)

D) Estrogen and Progesterone

C

One of the most frequently performed surgical procedure in women of reproductive age in United States is

A) Cesarean section

B) open heart surgery

C) hysterectomy

D) breast implants

C

About _________ hysterectomies are performed annually in United States and approximately _____ U.S women have had a hysterectomy

A) 100,000 and 10 million

B) 300.000 and 15 million

C) 500,000 and 20 million

D) 600,000 and 30 million

C

What type of hormone therapy is prescribed to women who have their uterus intact.

A) Estrogen

B) Testosterone

C) Estrogen and progesterone

D) Estrogen, progesterone and testosterone

C

True or False? On average, a woman can expect to live 10 to 15 years after menopause.

False

True or False? Some forms of chemotherapy can cause a woman to experience early menopause.

True

True or False? After menopause, a woman's body no longer produces estrogen.

False

True or False? In the United States, most healthcare providers are reluctant to perform hysterectomies unless absolutely necessary.

False

True or False? The decision whether or not a woman should take hormone therapy (HT) should be left entirely up to her health care provider.

False

True or False? Until they go through menopause, women in their early 40s are generally at a lower risk for heart disease than men.

True

True or False? Modern hormone therapy has two main forms: estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen and progesterone/progestin.

True

True or False? In the United States, hormone therapy is an unregulated medical area outside of the authority of the FDA.

False

Total hysterectomy is also known as bilateral salpingo- hysterectomy.

A) True

B) False

True

Male experience the same symptom of menopause and perimenopause as women.

A) True

B) False

True

Men do not make sperms after reaching menopause

A) True

B) False

False

Testosterone Replacement Therapy in men reduces the risk of prostate cancer

A) True

B) false

False