Womens Health
____ women in the U.S. will experience attempted or completed rape at some time in their lives
1 in 6
It takes _____ mins for alcohol to reach the bloodstream
15 minutes
What group of women has faced the highest rates of unemployment over the past 5 years?
16-24 year olds
Today about _______ of women in the U.S. smoke cigarettes
17%
What year did the U.S. Supreme Court strike down a state law criminalizing birth control pills?
1965
When were Medicaid and Medicare enacted?
1965
in the U.S. a women has about a _______ chance of facing come form of violence from an intimate partner during her lifetime
25%
What is the most common prenatal infection?
Cytomegalovirus
What disease appears roughly equally in both sexes?
Diabetes
Which of the following nutrients is a macronutrient?
Fat
Vaccines are currently available for which STI's?
HPV and hepatitis B
Women in the United States typically need to consume more of what nutrients?
Iron and Calcium
Which of the following actions can cause increase bone density?
Performing weight-bearing exercise
Which of the following actions is an example of primary prevention?
Quitting smoking to prevent lung disease
______ is a curable STI that, if untreated, can spread to the whole body and cause serious injury or death?
Syphilis
T/F Diabetes is a major risk factor for both heart disease and stroke
T
T/F OCD is prevalent equally in male and female
True
T/F in the U.S. eating disorders and panic disorders are more common in women than men
True
In the U.S. women are most likely to be the sole income-earners in the _____ families?
black
What of the following STI's can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)?
chalmydia
Women are responsible for most cases of
child neglect
sexual trafficking and female genital mutilation are examples of
collective violence
Female athlete triad
disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis
Which of the following symptoms is not a typical symptom of depression?
impulsive behavior
The _______ covers the pubic bone and consists of pads of fatty tissue
mons veneris
Fall-related injuries are of special concern to elderly women suffering from
osteoporosis
The placenta
serves as a conduit for the return of waste products back to the mother for disposal
Which of the following factors is associated with earlier onset of natural menopause?
smoking cigarettes
Eating ________ raises LDL and reduces HDL
trans fats
Emergency contraception is:
works in a similar manner to the birth control pill to inhibit or delay ovulation, and can be used after sexual contact
The average annual cost for one year of care in a private nursing home in the U.S. is about
$75,000
STI's are most prevalent amount women __________ years of age
15-24
The U.S. Physical Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults get at least __________ minutes of moderate exercise per week
150
About how much of the current Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is spent on health care?
18%
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?
19th amendment
what % of an average healthy women weight is fat?
25
Which of the following conditions is an early sign or symptom of pregnancy?
A need to urinate frequently
What are the Millennium Development Goals
A series of eight objectives geared toward improving the basic health of men, women and children around the world.
Fat soluble vitamins
A,D,E,K
What is the leading cause of death for females between the ages of 10 to 24?
Accidents
Over the next 25 years, the proportion of which populations will increase in the United States?
Asian (non-Hispanic) and Hispanic Americans
What does the ABCDE warning system for melanoma stand for
Asymmetry-Border irregularities- Color irregularities- Diameter- Evolution
Hepatitis ____ is the only type of disease transmitted primarily through sexual contact
B
According to Roe v. Wade, each state:
Cannot outlaw first trimester abortions
During the U.S. Civil War, __________ legitimized the role of women as professional health care provider
Dorothea Dix
When are autoimmune diseases likely to appear in women?
During childbearing years
Which of the following is a clinical term that means "painful menstrual flow?"
Dysmenorrhea
Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) include all of the following except
EIFT- embryo intrafallopian transfer
What do ovaries produce?
Estrogen and progesterone
T/F After menopause, a woman's body no longer produces estrogen
False
T/F Although contraception has allowed women greater freedom, it has had a harmful impact on their overall health
False
T/F For the past 50 years, health care costs have risen steadily at the same rate as inflation.
False
T/F Globally, women and men share equal levels of poverty, disease, morbidity, and mortality.
False
T/F Homophobia is only a problem when it is performed with deliberate, malicious intent?
False
T/F Many menopausal women complain of excessive vaginal lubrication during sexual arousal
False
T/F Rates of depression fall sharply for women over the age of 65?
False
T/F The Surgeon General's primary responsibility is to oversee the health of members of the U.S. military?
False
T/F The United Nations has the ability to enforce legal changes to ensure that women around the world receive equal rights and treatment
False
T/F The increasing hospitalization of women during delivery in the 20th century was a direct response to increasing birth rates.
False
Cardiovascular disease consists of what two major diseases?
Heart disease and stroke
Assuming an equal number of risks, women are more likely than men to receive HIV from
Heterosexual contact
_______ is a sexually transmitted virus that can lead to cervical cancer
Human papillomavirus
What did the NIH Revitalization Act do for women's health?
It required that women and minorities be included as subjects in all human research funded by NIH
Kinsey's research found:
Many people experience a degree of sexual attraction that falls somewhere in between the binary distinctions of "heterosexual" and "homosexual"
Sexual health includes which of the following facets of human interaction?
Physical, Psychological, social and cultural
Compared to women who do not care for a relative or friend, women caregivers are
all of the above*
Injectable forms of birth control work by:
altering a woman's hormones to prevent ovulation
Rh incompatibility is a condition that occurs when:
an Rh-negative mother and an Rh-positive father conceive a baby that inherits the father's Rh-positvie blood type
For most women, the use of hormone therapy should ________________________.
depend on a woman's symptoms, medical history, and personal preferences
The ___________ is a dome-shaped latex cup inserted into the vagina before intercourse
diaphragm
what is a factor that makes syphilis difficult to treat in women
difficult to notice the symptoms
Which of the following practices is not recommended to avoid vaginal infections?
douching regularly
The spread of cholera, tuberculosis, and many parasitic diseases can be best controlled through:
effective sanitation
What is the study of patterns of health and disease in populations?
epidemiology
An individual's subjective sense of being a male or female is his or her
gender identity
In most developed countries, the majority of people
get health insurance through a centralized government source
Compared to Americans who have health insurance, uninsured Americans are more likely to be
in poor health
The first site of metastasis is likely to occur in the
lungs or liver
The first menstrual period is called?
menarche
A contraceptive with a failure rate of 1% means
one out of every 100 women using this method will become pregnant every year?
fibromyalgia is a disease characterized by
pain
Which of the following steps taken during pregnancy would have the greatest effect on improving fetal health?
quitting smoking
What will be most effective in preventing arthritis?
regular strength training exercises
Which type of birth control prevent sperm from fertilizing an ovum after they have entered the reproductive tract?
the diaphragm and spermicides
Fertilization usually occurs in the
upper third of the fallopian tube
Endometrial cancer could also accurately be referred to as
uterine cancer
cervical cancer is___________
very common among women, but rarely deadly.
Which program provides funding for reproductive health and family planning services?
Title X program
what is the main objective of the Family and Medical Leave Act?
To provide unpaid medical leave for employees caring for a newborn or sick relative
What are the two largest causes of death in the United States?
Tobacco use, and poor diet and inactivity
Which of the following actions is an example of tertiary prevention?
Treating a terminally ill patient with painkillers
T/F Aerobic training improves the heart's ability to pump blood and deliver oxygen to muscles efficiently
True
T/F Different levels of neurotransmitters make women more prone to depression than men
True
T/F During early prenatal development, male and female fetuses have identical genitalia?
True
T/F LDL's are the bad cholesterol
True
T/F Notion of masculinity and femininity may be era dependent?
True
T/F Over the past 30 years, the number of childless women in their 40's have doubled
True
T/F Racial differences in how chronic diseases affect women may be due to both genetics and socieconomic trends
True
T/F The FDA has not endorsed the use of the herbal supplements dong quai or black cohosh for symptoms of menopause
True
T/F Worldwide, people between the ages of 15 to 24 make up more than half of all new HIV infections
True
T/F a system of universal health insurance could save overall health care spending by encouraging people with low incomes to avoid delaying treatment
True
T/F medicare is the largest single health insurance provider in the United States
True
T/F some form of marriage appears in every culture
True
Which of the following forms of contraception has the greatest different between typical use and perfect use?
Withdrawal
Which of the following statements concerning gender differences and stress are true?
Women are more likely than men to turn to comfort foods or to avoid contact with a stressor as a method of avoiding stress
What were the results of the Women's Health Initiative concerning hormone therapy?
Women taking hormone therapy had a small but significant increased risk of heart attacks and breast cancer.
A person is generally considered obese if he or she has a BMI of __________
30 +
Working women are between the ages
35-44
Most women enter and complete menopause between ________ years of age.
45 and 55
What % of women make up the workforce in the U.S
47%
about 50% of people experience mental illness in their lifetime
50
Which of the following situations describes Phase II of a clinical trial for a new antidepressant?
Scientists determine the drug's safety and effectiveness by administering it to 100-300 healthy people
What is menopause?
The natural or artificially induced end of a woman's menstrual cycle.
What do the pulmonary arteries do?
They carry oxygen poor blood to the lungs
What is a disadvantage of using latex condoms as a birth control method?
They require cooperation and diligence on the part of both partners
