Unit 2 Quiz Women's Health
About what percentage of pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended?
50%
Which of the following statements about abortion rates is true?
About 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year.
What did U.S. sodomy laws attempt to ban.
Certain sexual activities.
True or False? Breastfed babies experience about the same number of hospitalizations and doctor's visits as formula-fed babies.
True
True or False? During childbirth, the cervical canal stretches 50 or more times its normal width.
True
True or False? Regions where homosexuality is openly discouraged tend to have lower rates of STIs.
True
True or False? STIs are a major cause of infertility in women.
True
True or False? Adolescents who received comprehensive sex ed had a lower risk of pregnancy than those who received abstinence only ed or no sex ed.
True.
True or False? Many parents support comprehensive sex ed programs in public schools.
True.
True or False? Teaching about contraception is not associated with increased risk of sexual activity.
True.
True or False? The external part of the clitoris has about the same number of nerve endings as the head of a penis.
True.
By the end of the second stage of labor, the...
baby is born.
An individual's subjective sense of being a male or female is his or her:
gender identity.
Which of the following factors is associated with earlier onset of natural menopause?
Smoking cigarettes.
STIs that can be spread from mother to child at birth or during pregnancy include which of the following?
Syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B
What is menopause?
The natural or artificially induced end of a women's menstrual cycle.
If a couple has repeated difficulties conceiving a child, what is most likely to be the cause?
Fertility problems that are equally likely to be present in either partner.
_________ is a sexually transmitted virus that can lead to cervical cancer.
HPV (human papillomavirus)
What is the most common symptom of menopause?
Hot flashes
A contraceptive with a failure rate of 1% means which of the following?
One out of every 100 women using this method will become pregnant every year.
According to Roe v. Wade, each state:
cannot outlaw first trimester abortions.
The leading cause of preventable infertility is
chlamydia
Perimenopause is...
the life stage just before menopause.
