Question 1

What is the most common method used for abortion in the first trimester?

Accepted Answer

A) Vacuum aspiration. 
B) Dilation and curettage. 
C) Dilation and evacuation. 
D) Induced labour using a saline solution. 
A) Vacuum aspiration. 
B) Dilation and curettage. 
C) Dilation and evacuation. 
D) Induced labour using a saline solution.

Question 2

You are a contraception consultant at a sexual health clinic.A 27-year-old female client booked an appointment to discuss long-term birth control methods.Specifically,she is considering voluntary sterilization.She is 85% certain that she never wants to have children.Given what you know about the reversibility of female sterilization surgeries,you suggest that when making this decision,she should consider which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The procedure will be irreversible. 
B) Reversibility of the procedure typically has a 50% success rate. 
C) Temporary sterilization procedures need to be requested when seeking this kind of surgery. 
D) Female sterilization procedures are not very effective as it is. 
A) The procedure will be irreversible. 
B) Reversibility of the procedure typically has a 50% success rate. 
C) Temporary sterilization procedures need to be requested when seeking this kind of surgery. 
D) Female sterilization procedures are not very effective as it is.

Question 3

Abortion first became legal in Canada (under restricted circumstances)in 1969.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How long does each patch (Evra)lasts?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 day 
B) 7 days 
C) 14 days 
D) 28 days 
A) 1 day 
B) 7 days 
C) 14 days 
D) 28 days

Question 5

As a form of contraception,the BBT (basal body temperature)method has a major disadvantage in that

Accepted Answer

A) it determines "safe" days only before ovulation. 
B) it determines "safe" days only after ovulation. 
C) it requires close,continued inspection of the cervical mucus. 
D) keeping track of both vaginal temperature and general body temperature complicates sex a great deal. 
A) it determines "safe" days only before ovulation. 
B) it determines "safe" days only after ovulation. 
C) it requires close,continued inspection of the cervical mucus. 
D) keeping track of both vaginal temperature and general body temperature complicates sex a great deal.

Question 6

Which of the following rhythm methods is the simplest and probably has the highest failure rate?

Accepted Answer

A) The basal body temperature method. 
B) The cervical mucus (ovulation)method. 
C) The sympto-thermal method. 
D) The calendar method. 
A) The basal body temperature method. 
B) The cervical mucus (ovulation)method. 
C) The sympto-thermal method. 
D) The calendar method.

Question 7

Mary is a very conscientious person in all that she does.She applies this sense of conscientiousness in taking her birth control pill.She takes the pill exactly according to directions.Mary can be considered

Accepted Answer

A) a typical user. 
B) a perfect user. 
C) a normative user. 
D) a user where there is no chance of experiencing failure of contraception. 
A) a typical user. 
B) a perfect user. 
C) a normative user. 
D) a user where there is no chance of experiencing failure of contraception.

Question 8

The terms 'minilaparotomy' and 'laparoscopy' are types of surgery used for

Accepted Answer

A) cutting the vas deferens. 
B) insertion of Norplant and Depo-Provera,respectively. 
C) tying the fallopian tubes. 
D) reversing a vasectomy. 
A) cutting the vas deferens. 
B) insertion of Norplant and Depo-Provera,respectively. 
C) tying the fallopian tubes. 
D) reversing a vasectomy.

Question 9

What is the most significant advantage a Depo-Provera injection has as a contraceptive?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no side effects. 
B) That it does not require memory to use it properly. 
C) The shortened period of infertility following cessation. 
D) Its unique balance between the hormones of estrogen and progestin. 
A) There is no side effects. 
B) That it does not require memory to use it properly. 
C) The shortened period of infertility following cessation. 
D) Its unique balance between the hormones of estrogen and progestin.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a reason for failure of a vasectomy?

Accepted Answer

A) Pregnancy occurred just after the procedure when sperm were still present. 
B) The no-scalpel vasectomy was used. 
C) The physician did not cut all the way through the vas deferens. 
D) The split part of the vas deferens grew back together. 
A) Pregnancy occurred just after the procedure when sperm were still present. 
B) The no-scalpel vasectomy was used. 
C) The physician did not cut all the way through the vas deferens. 
D) The split part of the vas deferens grew back together.

Question 11

Describe the reasons given by Canadian Grade 11 students for not using condoms the last time they had intercourse.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons that Canadian

Question 12

What do women on the pill have an increased susceptibility to?

Accepted Answer

A) Crabs 
B) Scabies 
C) Syphilis 
D) Chlamydia 
A) Crabs 
B) Scabies 
C) Syphilis 
D) Chlamydia

Question 13

Methotrexate is a method of abortion and is also used to treat ectopic pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What does the drug called RU 486 do?

Accepted Answer

A) Makes it difficult for sperm to survive in the fallopian tubes. 
B) Causes the endometrium to be sloughed off. 
C) Prevents the sperm from penetrating the egg by means of a chemical process. 
D) Prevents ovulation. 
A) Makes it difficult for sperm to survive in the fallopian tubes. 
B) Causes the endometrium to be sloughed off. 
C) Prevents the sperm from penetrating the egg by means of a chemical process. 
D) Prevents ovulation.

Question 15

What is the major disadvantage of the use of spermicides?

Accepted Answer

A) Possibility of an allergic reaction. 
B) Interaction with alcohol deteriorates the function. 
C) Combination with latex creates a chemical toxin. 
D) The excessive time required for left-over spermicide to wash away. 
A) Possibility of an allergic reaction. 
B) Interaction with alcohol deteriorates the function. 
C) Combination with latex creates a chemical toxin. 
D) The excessive time required for left-over spermicide to wash away.

Question 16

The failure rate of the IUD is

Accepted Answer

A) better than the pill or sterilization. 
B) better than Depo-Provera. 
C) similar to the pill and Depo-Provera. 
D) highest during its first three months after insertion. 
A) better than the pill or sterilization. 
B) better than Depo-Provera. 
C) similar to the pill and Depo-Provera. 
D) highest during its first three months after insertion.

Question 17

Which contraceptive has the highest typical failure rate?

Accepted Answer

A) oral contraceptive pill 
B) IUD 
C) male condom 
D) female condom 
A) oral contraceptive pill 
B) IUD 
C) male condom 
D) female condom

Question 18

What is the most effective contraception over the long run?

Accepted Answer

A) The pill. 
B) Female sterilization. 
C) Male sterilization. 
D) Diaphragm with spermicide. 
A) The pill. 
B) Female sterilization. 
C) Male sterilization. 
D) Diaphragm with spermicide.

Question 19

There are two contraception devices available in Canada that look like an IUD.The one that IS an IUD contains ______,the other is not actually an IUD because it contains ________.

Accepted Answer

A) progesterone;copper 
B) copper;progesterone 
C) the T-shape;a U-shape 
D) they are both IUDs 
A) progesterone;copper 
B) copper;progesterone 
C) the T-shape;a U-shape 
D) they are both IUDs

Question 20

There is evidence of a reduction in rates of ______ cancer among long-time users of the diaphragm.

Accepted Answer

A) breast 
B) cervical 
C) ovarian 
D) vaginal 
A) breast 
B) cervical 
C) ovarian 
D) vaginal

What is the most common method used for abortion in the first trimester?

Abortion first became legal in Canada (under restricted circumstances)in 1969.

How long does each patch (Evra)lasts?

As a form of contraception,the BBT (basal body temperature)method has a major disadvantage in that

Which of the following rhythm methods is the simplest and probably has the highest failure rate?

Mary is a very conscientious person in all that she does.She applies this sense of conscientiousness in taking her birth control pill.She takes the pill exactly according to directions.Mary can be considered

The terms 'minilaparotomy' and 'laparoscopy' are types of surgery used for

What is the most significant advantage a Depo-Provera injection has as a contraceptive?

Which of the following is NOT a reason for failure of a vasectomy?

Describe the reasons given by Canadian Grade 11 students for not using condoms the last time they had intercourse.

What do women on the pill have an increased susceptibility to?

Methotrexate is a method of abortion and is also used to treat ectopic pregnancy.

What does the drug called RU 486 do?

What is the major disadvantage of the use of spermicides?

The failure rate of the IUD is

Which contraceptive has the highest typical failure rate?

What is the most effective contraception over the long run?

There are two contraception devices available in Canada that look like an IUD.The one that IS an IUD contains ,the other is not actually an IUD because it contains __.

There is evidence of a reduction in rates of ______ cancer among long-time users of the diaphragm.

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Attraction, Love, and Communication

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Exam 7: Contraception and Abortion

What is the most common method used for abortion in the first trimester?

Abortion first became legal in Canada (under restricted circumstances)in 1969.

How long does each patch (Evra)lasts?

As a form of contraception,the BBT (basal body temperature)method has a major disadvantage in that

Which of the following rhythm methods is the simplest and probably has the highest failure rate?

Mary is a very conscientious person in all that she does.She applies this sense of conscientiousness in taking her birth control pill.She takes the pill exactly according to directions.Mary can be considered

The terms 'minilaparotomy' and 'laparoscopy' are types of surgery used for

What is the most significant advantage a Depo-Provera injection has as a contraceptive?

Which of the following is NOT a reason for failure of a vasectomy?

Describe the reasons given by Canadian Grade 11 students for not using condoms the last time they had intercourse.

What do women on the pill have an increased susceptibility to?

Methotrexate is a method of abortion and is also used to treat ectopic pregnancy.

What does the drug called RU 486 do?

What is the major disadvantage of the use of spermicides?

The failure rate of the IUD is

Which contraceptive has the highest typical failure rate?

What is the most effective contraception over the long run?

There are two contraception devices available in Canada that look like an IUD.The one that IS an IUD contains ______,the other is not actually an IUD because it contains ________.

There is evidence of a reduction in rates of ______ cancer among long-time users of the diaphragm.

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay, Lesbian, BI, Straight, or Asexual

Variations in Sexual Behaviour

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexuality Education

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

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There are two contraception devices available in Canada that look like an IUD.The one that IS an IUD contains ,the other is not actually an IUD because it contains __.