repro quiz # 1

a client has just received a diagnosis of premature ovarian failure.how would this diagnosis be confirmed?

FSH level determination

a client has a history of dysmenorrhea. during monthly menses, the client experiences incapacitating cramping and passes large clots. what would the physician initiate for this client?

NSAID therapy

over the past two months a client has been receiving treatment for multiple ear infections and tonsilitis. the client reports vaginal discharge and itching. what is likely the cause of vaginitis?

antibiotics

an older adult client reports having pain during intercourse, disrupting the intimacy her and her husband are used to sharing. What might be the cause of her pain?

atrophy of bartholin glands

a nurse im a gynecology office is talking with a client who is scheduled to have a pap test. what information should the nurse provide to the client in preparation for the pap smear?

avoid intercourse

which is the earliest and most common symptom of endometrial cancer?

bleeding

a client seen for the 3rd time this month for vaginal discharge and itching. to prevent this order from reoccurring the physician would recommend the client to limit

douching

a client is preparing for an annual prostate digital examination, and ask the nurse to explain the role of the prostate gland. what is the function of the prostatic fluid?

ensuring sperm survival

the nurse is preparing for a family planning counseling with a client. the nurse correctly identifies the most common site of fertilization within the female reproductive system as which of the following?

fallopian tubes

a couple that has been married for 5 years is unable to conceive a child. diagnostic test indicate that the husband has a low sperm count. what sperm count indicates infertility.

less than 20 million per millimeter

a client is experiencing symptoms associated with menopause. what is likely recommendation to increase the clients interest in sexual activity?

low dose androgens

a client undergoing treatment for vaginitis is also counseled about measures to prevent recurrence. Which client statement tells the nurse that the client effectively understands the prevention protocol?

my sexual partner will also need to be treated

which abnormality is not considered a structural abnormality?

pelvic inflammatory disease

which of the external reproductive structure is removed by circumcision?

prepuce

while caring for a client who is being treated for several pelvic inflammatory disease the nurse insists on keeping the client in a semi sitting position. The nurse advices this in order to

prevent movement that may increase pain

a client i scheduled to undergo an abdominal ultrasonography. The technician instructs the client to drink at-least 1 quart of water 45 minutes to 1 hour before the test and not to void until after the test is completed. what other instruction is given to the client for the test?

restrict solid foods for 6-8 hours before the test

which structure is involved in keeping the testes at a necessary temperature to ensure sperm production?

scrotum

a client has been diagnosed with endometriosis has been provided with treatment options and is feeling anxious about making the right decision. which suggestion would be least effective in assisting the client with this process?

stress that this is a serious condition and an immediate decision needs to be made.

a nurse is advising a client who has just had her first menses on how to use a tampon. you must change frequently to avoid?

toxic shock syndrome

the client reports white yellow discharge accompanied by a foul odor and severe itching. what is the most likely cause of these symptoms?

trichomonas vaginalis

after a physical examination a client is informed his prostate is enlarged. An enlarged prostate might cause compromised what?

urination

a client reports stress incontenince , pelvic pain, and feel like something is falling out of my bladder.

void atleast every two hours for the first week using the pessary

a nursing instructor is giving a lecture on the female reproductive system, and describes the process of the ovum being released from the ovary and then traveling into the end of the fallopian tube. if the production of the progesterone by the copus luteum begins to decrease until it changes from yellow to a white spot on the ovary it is mot likely that the ovum?

was not fertilized