Women's Health Issues

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about 20%

Since 1999, the number of new HIV cases around the world has fallen by...

high blood pressure

aging women should obtain this type of screening annually...

osteoporosis

fall-related injuries are of special concern to elderly women suffering from...

phase I

phase of clinical trial; healthy volunteers; evaluate safety and side effects

health promotion

the act of encouraging people to improve their health and maintain a healthy lifestyle

eating a nutritious diet

what is an example of primary prevention?

`to provide unpaid medical leave for employees caring for a newborn baby, adopted child, or sick relative

what is the main objective of the Family Medical Leave Act?

1960

what year did the FDA approve the birth control pill?

one out of every 100 women will become pregnant

A contraceptive with a failure rate of 1% means which of the following?

gender identity

An individual's subjective sense of being male or female is his or her:

5-6 in long; weighs 2-5 ounces

At the end of the fourth month, a typical fetus is about:

upper third of the fallopian tube

Conception usually occurs in the:

Massachusetts

Marriage between same-sex couples was first legalized in which state?

45 and 55

Most women enter and complete menopause between age:

have longer life spans and are more likely to care for aging or sick relatives

compared to men, women...

they usually had to leave their jobs and return to the home as men returned to the workforce

during WWII many women entered the workforce. What happened to most of the women at the end of the war when men returned from the front?

third-party

health care system that the consumer does not directly pay for

feminism

idea that women should have the same rights, opportunities, and privileges that men do

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

lowered the cost of insurance for some individuals and businesses; kept people with preexisting conditions from being excluded from purchasing insurance; increased access of health insurance through Medicaid

control health care costs

managed care was introduced as a method to...

Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)

oversees women's health research within the National Institutes of Health; works to make sure that women are enrolled in research, that research investigates diseases and conditions that affect women, and that women are represented as researchers

phase III

phase of clinical trial; large group in clinics and hospitals; effectiveness, side effects, comparisons

phase II

phase of clinical trial; larger group of people; further evaluate safety and effectiveness

phase IV

phase of clinical trial; study after drug is marketed; effectiveness in various populations

Elizabeth Blackwell

responsible for opening several medical schools in the mid 1800s

perimenopause

the life stage just before menopause

HPV and Hepatitis B

vaccines are currently available for what STIs?

19th amendment

what amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?

false labor or contractions during pregnancy

what are Braxton-Hicks?

tobacco use, poor diet, inactivity

What are the largest behavior-related causes of death in the US?

female sterilization and the pill

What are the two most popular forms of birth control in the US?

epidemiology

What is the study of patterns of health and disease in populations?

1965

When were Medicare and Medicaid enacted?

HPV

STI that can lead to cervical cancer

Syphillis

STI that is curable but if untreated can lead to serious injury or death

Chlamydia

STI with the leading cause of preventable infertility

menopause

The natural or artificially induced end of a woman's menstrual cycle


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