Reproductive Disorders (PREPU)
By about which day in the menstrual cycle does ovulation occur?
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After teaching a woman using an intravaginal estrogen preparation, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the client states that she will remain lying for at least how long after instilling the drug?
30 minutes
A female client asks the nurse about the use of progestins. The nurse shares with the client that clients who take this medication are at an increased risk for what serious adverse effect?
Cardiovascular complications
A male clent who uses a transdermal testosterone gel for treatment of his oligospermia applies the medication first thing in the morning and washes it off before bed. What client education is necessary?
Leave the gel on until the next application is due.
Which hormone is responsible for ovulation?
Luteinizing hormone
The nurse is teaching a health education class on male reproductive anatomy and asks the students to identify the site of sperm production. Which structure, if identified by the group, would indicate to the nurse that the teaching was successful?
Testes
The nurse is preparing an outline for a class on the physiology of the male sexual response. Which event would the nurse identify as occurring first?
penile vasodilation
Which hormone is involved if a couple engages in the rhythm method of birth control?
progesterone
The nurse knows that for a client who still has her ovaries intact, estrogen must be paired with what other drug when used to treat menopausal symptoms?
progestins
A female client expresses the desire to suppress her female sex characteristics to facilitate a transition to being male. Which androgen does the nurse anticipate the provider will prescribe?
testosterone
A menopausal client prescribed estrogen asks what the implications of taking the medication are. Which response by the nurse best demonstrates an understanding of the associated implications?
"Estrogen increases the risk of certain cancers, myocardial infarctions, and blood clots."
