Infertility (Week 8 Prep-U Quiz)
A woman is going to have in vitro fertilization. When preparing her for this, the nurse would make which statement?
"It can be done with frozen donor sperm." Explanation: Fresh or frozen sperm may be used. The success of in vitro fertilization is not related to the incidence of ovarian cancer in the family. Often more than one attempt is needed before successful implantation.
A male client has undergone a semen analysis for evaluation of fertility. The nurse understands that which sperm count would suggest infertility?
18 million/mL Explanation: A sperm count of fewer than 20 million spermatozoa per milliliter results in infertility. Normal sperm count ranges on average from 60 to 100 million /mL.
A clinic nurse is interviewing a young client during a subfertility work up. When the client asks the nurse what causes infertility, the nurse informs the client that the problem can rest with the man, the woman, or both. What does the nurse tell the client are common problem areas related to the woman? Select all that apply.
Correct response: • ovulation • tubal transport • impaired implantation Explanation: Female factors that cause subfertility are problems with ovulation, tubal transport, and implantation.
Inability to conceive can be very stressful on a couple. What is one psychological aspect of infertility?
Loss of intimacy Explanation: Intimacy, love, and support—essential components of a couple's sexual relationship—may be lost because intercourse takes on a clinical and mechanical tone.
A client comes to the clinic with abdominal pain. Based on her history the nurse suspects endometriosis. The nurse expects to prepare the client for which evaluatory method to confirm this suspicion?
Correct response: laparoscopy Explanation: The only certain method of diagnosing endometriosis is by seeing it. Therefore, the nurse would expect to prepare the client for a laparoscopy to confirm the diagnosis. A pelvic examination and transvaginal ultrasound are done to assess for endometriosis but do not confirm its presence. Hysterosalpingography aids in identifying tubal problems resulting in infertility.
A couple is being assessed for infertility. The male partner is required to collect a semen sample for analysis. What instruction should the nurse give him?
Correct response:Deliver sample for analysis within 1 to 2 hours after ejaculation. Explanation: The nurse should instruct the client to deliver the semen sample to the laboratory for analysis within 1 to 2 hours after ejaculation. The client should also be instructed to collect the sample in a specimen container, not a condom or plastic bag. The client needs to abstain from sexual activity for at least 24 hours before giving the sample, but he need not avoid strenuous activity.
Which definition best explains the term "subfertility/infertility"?
failure to achieve pregnancy after 1 year of unprotected intercourse Explanation: Infertility is the failure to achieve conception after 1 year of unprotected intercourse.
A clinic nurse explains to a client who is undergoing an infertility workup that the patency of her fallopian tubes will be checked. Which test is currently used to do this?
hysterosalpingography Explanation: Hysterosalpingography is radiologic examination with radiopaque contrast of the fallopian tubes. It is widely used to assess the patency of the fallopian tubes in women who are subfertile
A woman has just been prescribed clomiphene citrate to stimulate ovulation. Which possible effect should the nurse warn the woman about?
overstimulation of the ovary resulting in potential multiple births Explanation: Therapy with clomiphene citrate may be used to stimulate ovulation. Administration of either clomiphene citrate or gonadotropins may overstimulate an ovary, causing multiple ova to come to maturity and possibly resulting in multiple births. The nurse should counsel women who receive these agents that this is a possibility. None of the other answers is a common effect of clomiphene citrate use
A couple in their mid-30s are at their primary care provider's office because they have been unable to conceive for 3 years. They already have one child who is 4 years of age. The care provider explains to them that they are dealing with what kind of infertility?
secondary infertility Explanation: There are two main types of infertility: primary and secondary. A couple who has never been able to conceive has primary infertility, whereas a couple who has been able to conceive in the past but is currently unable to do so has secondary infertility.