Womens Health

____ women in the U.S. will experience attempted or completed rape at some time in their lives

1 in 6

It takes _____ mins for alcohol to reach the bloodstream

15 minutes

What group of women has faced the highest rates of unemployment over the past 5 years?

16-24 year olds

Today about _______ of women in the U.S. smoke cigarettes

17%

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

1965

When were Medicaid and Medicare enacted?

1965

in the U.S. a women has about a _______ chance of facing come form of violence from an intimate partner during her lifetime

25%

What is the most common prenatal infection?

Cytomegalovirus

What disease appears roughly equally in both sexes?

Diabetes

Which of the following nutrients is a macronutrient?

Fat

Vaccines are currently available for which STI's?

HPV and hepatitis B

Women in the United States typically need to consume more of what nutrients?

Iron and Calcium

Which of the following actions can cause increase bone density?

Performing weight-bearing exercise

Which of the following actions is an example of primary prevention?

Quitting smoking to prevent lung disease

______ is a curable STI that, if untreated, can spread to the whole body and cause serious injury or death?

Syphilis

T/F Diabetes is a major risk factor for both heart disease and stroke

T

T/F OCD is prevalent equally in male and female

True

T/F in the U.S. eating disorders and panic disorders are more common in women than men

True

In the U.S. women are most likely to be the sole income-earners in the _____ families?

black

What of the following STI's can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)?

chalmydia

Women are responsible for most cases of

child neglect

sexual trafficking and female genital mutilation are examples of

collective violence

Female athlete triad

disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis

Which of the following symptoms is not a typical symptom of depression?

impulsive behavior

The _______ covers the pubic bone and consists of pads of fatty tissue

mons veneris

Fall-related injuries are of special concern to elderly women suffering from

osteoporosis

The placenta

serves as a conduit for the return of waste products back to the mother for disposal

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

smoking cigarettes

Eating ________ raises LDL and reduces HDL

trans fats

Emergency contraception is:

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

The average annual cost for one year of care in a private nursing home in the U.S. is about

$75,000

STI's are most prevalent amount women __________ years of age

15-24

The U.S. Physical Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults get at least __________ minutes of moderate exercise per week

150

About how much of the current Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is spent on health care?

18%

What amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?

19th amendment

what % of an average healthy women weight is fat?

25

Which of the following conditions is an early sign or symptom of pregnancy?

A need to urinate frequently

What are the Millennium Development Goals

A series of eight objectives geared toward improving the basic health of men, women and children around the world.

Fat soluble vitamins

A,D,E,K

What is the leading cause of death for females between the ages of 10 to 24?

Accidents

Over the next 25 years, the proportion of which populations will increase in the United States?

Asian (non-Hispanic) and Hispanic Americans

What does the ABCDE warning system for melanoma stand for

Asymmetry-Border irregularities- Color irregularities- Diameter- Evolution

Hepatitis ____ is the only type of disease transmitted primarily through sexual contact

B

According to Roe v. Wade, each state:

Cannot outlaw first trimester abortions

During the U.S. Civil War, __________ legitimized the role of women as professional health care provider

Dorothea Dix

When are autoimmune diseases likely to appear in women?

During childbearing years

Which of the following is a clinical term that means "painful menstrual flow?"

Dysmenorrhea

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) include all of the following except

EIFT- embryo intrafallopian transfer

What do ovaries produce?

Estrogen and progesterone

T/F After menopause, a woman's body no longer produces estrogen

False

T/F Although contraception has allowed women greater freedom, it has had a harmful impact on their overall health

False

T/F For the past 50 years, health care costs have risen steadily at the same rate as inflation.

False

T/F Globally, women and men share equal levels of poverty, disease, morbidity, and mortality.

False

T/F Homophobia is only a problem when it is performed with deliberate, malicious intent?

False

T/F Many menopausal women complain of excessive vaginal lubrication during sexual arousal

False

T/F Rates of depression fall sharply for women over the age of 65?

False

T/F The Surgeon General's primary responsibility is to oversee the health of members of the U.S. military?

False

T/F The United Nations has the ability to enforce legal changes to ensure that women around the world receive equal rights and treatment

False

T/F The increasing hospitalization of women during delivery in the 20th century was a direct response to increasing birth rates.

False

Cardiovascular disease consists of what two major diseases?

Heart disease and stroke

Assuming an equal number of risks, women are more likely than men to receive HIV from

Heterosexual contact

_______ is a sexually transmitted virus that can lead to cervical cancer

Human papillomavirus

What did the NIH Revitalization Act do for women's health?

It required that women and minorities be included as subjects in all human research funded by NIH

Kinsey's research found:

Many people experience a degree of sexual attraction that falls somewhere in between the binary distinctions of "heterosexual" and "homosexual"

Sexual health includes which of the following facets of human interaction?

Physical, Psychological, social and cultural

Compared to women who do not care for a relative or friend, women caregivers are

all of the above*

Injectable forms of birth control work by:

altering a woman's hormones to prevent ovulation

Rh incompatibility is a condition that occurs when:

an Rh-negative mother and an Rh-positive father conceive a baby that inherits the father's Rh-positvie blood type

For most women, the use of hormone therapy should ________________________.

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

The ___________ is a dome-shaped latex cup inserted into the vagina before intercourse

diaphragm

what is a factor that makes syphilis difficult to treat in women

difficult to notice the symptoms

Which of the following practices is not recommended to avoid vaginal infections?

douching regularly

The spread of cholera, tuberculosis, and many parasitic diseases can be best controlled through:

effective sanitation

What is the study of patterns of health and disease in populations?

epidemiology

An individual's subjective sense of being a male or female is his or her

gender identity

In most developed countries, the majority of people

get health insurance through a centralized government source

Compared to Americans who have health insurance, uninsured Americans are more likely to be

in poor health

The first site of metastasis is likely to occur in the

lungs or liver

The first menstrual period is called?

menarche

A contraceptive with a failure rate of 1% means

one out of every 100 women using this method will become pregnant every year?

fibromyalgia is a disease characterized by

pain

Which of the following steps taken during pregnancy would have the greatest effect on improving fetal health?

quitting smoking

What will be most effective in preventing arthritis?

regular strength training exercises

Which type of birth control prevent sperm from fertilizing an ovum after they have entered the reproductive tract?

the diaphragm and spermicides

Fertilization usually occurs in the

upper third of the fallopian tube

Endometrial cancer could also accurately be referred to as

uterine cancer

cervical cancer is___________

very common among women, but rarely deadly.

Which program provides funding for reproductive health and family planning services?

Title X program

what is the main objective of the Family and Medical Leave Act?

To provide unpaid medical leave for employees caring for a newborn or sick relative

What are the two largest causes of death in the United States?

Tobacco use, and poor diet and inactivity

Which of the following actions is an example of tertiary prevention?

Treating a terminally ill patient with painkillers

T/F Aerobic training improves the heart's ability to pump blood and deliver oxygen to muscles efficiently

True

T/F Different levels of neurotransmitters make women more prone to depression than men

True

T/F During early prenatal development, male and female fetuses have identical genitalia?

True

T/F LDL's are the bad cholesterol

True

T/F Notion of masculinity and femininity may be era dependent?

True

T/F Over the past 30 years, the number of childless women in their 40's have doubled

True

T/F Racial differences in how chronic diseases affect women may be due to both genetics and socieconomic trends

True

T/F The FDA has not endorsed the use of the herbal supplements dong quai or black cohosh for symptoms of menopause

True

T/F Worldwide, people between the ages of 15 to 24 make up more than half of all new HIV infections

True

T/F a system of universal health insurance could save overall health care spending by encouraging people with low incomes to avoid delaying treatment

True

T/F medicare is the largest single health insurance provider in the United States

True

T/F some form of marriage appears in every culture

True

Which of the following forms of contraception has the greatest different between typical use and perfect use?

Withdrawal

Which of the following statements concerning gender differences and stress are true?

Women are more likely than men to turn to comfort foods or to avoid contact with a stressor as a method of avoiding stress

What were the results of the Women's Health Initiative concerning hormone therapy?

Women taking hormone therapy had a small but significant increased risk of heart attacks and breast cancer.

A person is generally considered obese if he or she has a BMI of __________

30 +

Working women are between the ages

35-44

Most women enter and complete menopause between ________ years of age.

45 and 55

What % of women make up the workforce in the U.S

47%

about 50% of people experience mental illness in their lifetime

50

Which of the following situations describes Phase II of a clinical trial for a new antidepressant?

Scientists determine the drug's safety and effectiveness by administering it to 100-300 healthy people

What is menopause?

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

What do the pulmonary arteries do?

They carry oxygen poor blood to the lungs

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

They require cooperation and diligence on the part of both partners