Module 5 Quiz Women’s Health
What does the term medical abortion describe?
Abortion performed with pills
Which of the following statements about global abortion rates is true?
About 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year.
Contraindications for the birth control pill include which of the following?
Being a smoker older than age 35 years
According to Roe v. Wade, each state:
Cannot outlaw first trimester abortions.
Which group of women has faced the highest rates of unemployment?
Women aged 16 to 24
A fetus that received the sex chromosomes XXY would develop into ___________________.
a baby boy at risk for learning disabilities
Compared to having unprotected heterosexual vaginal intercourse, receiving oral sex:
a low risk for transmitting HIV, but still a potential risk for other STIs
Used properly, latex condoms are __________ against HIV infection.
almost always effective
Women who breastfeed should:
consume a healthy diet and increase their consumption of calcium
Managed care was introduced as a method to:
control healthcare costs
What is the most common prenatal infection?
cytomegalovirus
What are Braxton-Hicks contractions?
false labor or contractions that occur during pregnancy
Assuming an equal number of risks, women are more likely than men to receive HIV from:
heterosexual contact
Which of the following is a consistent theme that provides sanctioned sexual privileges across cultures?
marriage
What are the two most popular forms of birth control in the United States?
Female sterilization and the birth control pill
About what percentage of pregnancies in the United States are unintended?
50%
Which of the following statements is true?
A benefit cap is the maximum amounts the health insurance provider will pay for a patient's healthcare costs
STIs are most prevalent among women _____ years of age.
15-24
About how much of the gross domestic product (GDP) is spent on health care?
18%
In which year did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down a state law criminalizing birth control pills?
1965
Misconceptions, stigma, and discrimination in health care toward people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender can result in:
All of these are correct
STIs that can be spread form mother to child at birth or during pregnancy include which of the following?
All of these are correct
Which of the following STIs can be cured with antibiotics?
All of these are correct
Which of the following descriptive terms is a sexual stereotype of women?
All of these are correct
Which of the following birth control methods typically have a low failure rate during pregnancy "typical use"?
IUD and tubal sterilization
