Deck 10: Contraception and Abortion

Question 1

In US history, the Comstock Law __________.

A) outlawed the spread of contraceptive information through the mail.
B) allowed only physicians to dispense information about contraception.
C) opened the doors for the legal sale of contraceptive devices.
D) allowed physicians to dispense information about sexually transmitted disease.

Answer 1

outlawed the spread of contraceptive information through the mail.

Question 2

Which is also called a "rubber" or "skins"?

A) a condom
B) a cervical cap
C) a contraceptive sponge
D) the patch

Answer 2

a condom

Question 3

Which guideline is suggested in order to use a condom most?

A) Pull the condom tightly against the tip of the penis
B) Unroll the condom ¾ of the way down the penis
C) Hold the rim of the condom against the base of the penis as the condom is withdrawn.
D) Use the same condom every time you have intercourse.

Answer 3

Hold the rim of the condom against the base of the penis as the condom is withdrawn.

Question 4

Which is an example of natural child birth control?

A) birth control bill
B) The calendar method
C) contraceptive sponge
D) spermacide

Question 5

When using the calendar method, a couple abstains from intercourse during the period that begin __________ prior to day 13 and ends __________ after day 15.

A) 5 days, 4 days
B) 3 days, 4 days
C) 4 days, 3 days
D) 2 days, 3 days

Question 6

LH levels surge about __________ before ovulation.

A) 4 to 6 hours
B) 8 to 12 hours
C) 12 to 24 hours
D) 36 to 48 hours

Question 7

How long after a vasectomy may a man typically resume sexual relations?

A) within a few hours
B) within a few days
C) within a few weeks
D) after a few months

Question 8

What percentage of American women between the ages of 15 and 44 have been surgically sterilized?

A) less than 5%
B) about 10%
C) about 20%
D) more than 35%

Question 9

Withdrawal has a first-year failure rate among typical users of about __________.

A) about 11%
B) about 22%
C) about 33%
D) about 44%

Question 10

The great majority of abortions in the United States occur

A) during the first trimester.
B) during the second trimester.
C) during the third trimester.
D) after the 20^th week of pregnancy.

Question 11

According to the Guttmacher Institute (2014) of women who have abortions, which of the following statements is true?

A) Thirty-five percent are teenagers.
B) Forty-five percent are single.
C) Fifty percent are Roman Catholic.
D) Fifty-five percent say that they cannot afford a child, or that having a child would interfere with their school work, or ability o care for existing family members.

Question 12

Which is true about Roe v. Wade?

A) Roe v. Wade marked the first time in history that abortions were legal in the United States.
B) Roe v. Wade legalized abortions for any reason during the first trimester.
C) The Supreme Court ruled that a fetus is considered a person.
D) The Supreme Court ruled that the state has no authority to regulate a woman's right to have an abortion during the second trimester.

Question 13

The removal of the uterine contents by suction is called a(n) __________.

A) vacuum aspiration.
B) dilation and curettage (D & C).
C) dilation and evacuation (D& E).
D) intra-amniotic infusion.

Question 14

The ovulation method is a fertility awareness method of contraception that relies on prediction of ovulation by tracking the viscosity of cervical mucus.

Question 15

Sterilization is a surgical procedure that renders people incapable of reproduction without affecting sexual activity.

Question 16

Vasectomies raise the risk of prostate cancer.

Question 17

About 20% of American women ages 15-44 have been surgically sterilized.

Question 18

Men have greater risks than women following sterilization procedures.

Question 19

In the United States, the abortion rate increased steadily from the early 1970s through 1980.

Question 20

A D&E is used most commonly during the third trimester.

Question 21

A hysterectomy is, in effect, a cesarean section.

Question 22

Approximately 500,000 US women use drugs to terminate pregnancies each year.

Question 23

Most Americans believe that early abortions should be permitted.

Question 24

Describe the early history of contraception.

Question 25

Describe Anthony Comstock's role in giving and receiving birth-control information.

Question 26

Compare two advantages and two disadvantages of combination oral contraceptives and progesterone-only oral contraceptives.

Question 27

Describe a situation in which the "morning after" pill might be used.

Question 28

List the potential side effects of injectable contraceptives.

Question 29

List the advantages and disadvantages of intrauterine contraception (IUC) devices.

Question 30

List the advantages and disadvantages of under-the-skin implants.

Question 31

What is the major difference between the diaphragm and the cervical cap.

Question 32

Discuss spermicides, how it works, effectiveness, and advantages and disadvantages.

Question 33

Explain how the calendar method is used for effective natural family planning.

Question 34

Explain how the basal body temperature (BBT) method is used for effective natural family planning.

Question 35

Explain the cervical mucus ovulation method.

Question 36

List six steps to male sterilization.

Question 37

Describe the difference between tubal sterilization and a culpotomy.

Question 38

List two "non-methods" of contraception and explain why they are not dependable.

Question 39

Discuss how some of the attitudes towards abortion have varied across cultures and eras.

Question 40

List the methods that may be used for abortion.

Question 41

Discuss historic issues concerning the legalization of contraception in the United States.

Question 42

Compare and contrast how the different hormonal methods of contraception are used.

Question 43

Compare and contrast the effectiveness and reversibility of hormonal methods of contraception.

Question 44

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of hormonal methods of contraception.

Question 45

Compare and contrast how the different barrier methods of contraception are used.

Question 46

Compare and contrast the effectiveness and reversibility of barrier methods of contraception.

Question 47

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of barrier methods of contraception.

Question 48

Compare and contrast the fertility awareness methods of contraception.

Question 49

Compare and contrast the sterilization methods for males vs. females.

Question 50

Compare and contrast the "non-methods" of contraception.

Question 51

Describe the controversies surround abortion in the United States.

Question 52

Compare and contrast the methods of abortion.