Question 1

The calendar method,the basal body temperature method,and the cervical mucus method are all variations on the ___________ method of birth control.

Accepted Answer

A) combination pill 
B) withdrawal 
C) Depo-Provera 
D) rhythm

Question 2

This Canadian doctor was largely instrumental for decriminalizing abortion in Canada:

Accepted Answer

A) Dr.Henry Morgentaler 
B) Dr.Marie Stopes 
C) Dr.Elizabeth Bartlett 
D) Dr.Margaret Sanger

Question 3

When we talk about the failure rate of contraceptives,it is best that we use the failure rate for typical users rather than the failure rate for perfect users because the latter rate is based on simulated data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which method of birth control would you recommend for sexually active college and university students in today's world? Provide a rationale based on your consideration of effectiveness,side effects,and social issues.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Most women who experience an abortion report

Accepted Answer

A) no severe psychological effects after the abortion. 
B) very severe psychological effects after the abortion. 
C) anxiety and depression after the abortion. 
D) euphoria after the abortion.

Question 6

Which of the following methods of abortion is used in the late second trimester?

Accepted Answer

A) saline-induced abortion 
B) dilation and curettage 
C) vacuum curettage 
D) vacuum aspiration

Question 7

Use of the oral contraceptive pill has a major disadvantage in that

Accepted Answer

A) the burden of contraception is placed solely or mainly on the woman. 
B) it may not be as useful for the woman who has intercourse frequently as compared to the woman who has intercourse infrequently. 
C) it tends to interfere with sexual intercourse-because the woman must remember to take the pill every day for the whole menstrual cycle. 
D) there are negative long term effects on the fertility of the woman.

Question 8

Over long periods of time,________ may contribute to premature ejaculation in men.

Accepted Answer

A) withdrawal 
B) the condom 
C) a vasectomy 
D) the rhythm method

Question 9

Failures in the use of the contraceptive pill usually occur

Accepted Answer

A) when the pill does not contain enough estrogen. 
B) when the woman switches brands and the new pill is not as effective as the one she had been on. 
C) when the woman forgets to take the pill for a day or two or so. 
D) when the woman has intercourse with a male who is highly fertile in the number of sperm he produces.

Question 10

Once the IUD is in place,

Accepted Answer

A) one of the side effects is that the woman cannot use a tampon during menstruation. 
B) it does tend to interrupt intercourse at times when the sexual act is prolonged. 
C) it can be considered permanent,never having to be replaced. 
D) it is simple to use,needing only to be checked periodically to see that the strings are in place.

Question 11

During the late part of the second trimester,abortion is usually performed

Accepted Answer

A) using suction. 
B) using dilation and curettage. 
C) by inducing labour. 
D) by surgical removal of the fetus.

Question 12

It appears that one major disadvantage of the rhythm method is

Accepted Answer

A) its relatively high success rate. 
B) the independence that it gives the woman in carrying it out. 
C) the psychological stress related to forced abstinence and worry about possible pregnancy. 
D) how easy it is to adhere to requirements of the menstrual cycle.

Question 13

Of the following,which is NOT a form of contraception?

Accepted Answer

A) abortion 
B) sterilization 
C) diaphragm 
D) condom

Question 14

Male hormonal contraceptive methods have not been developed because in Western societies women are expected to bear the sole responsibility for contraception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Three women out of every hundred who use the Pill will become pregnant during a year.Three percent represents what is called the

Accepted Answer

A) failure rate 
B) effectiveness rate 
C) typical user rate 
D) non-success rate

Question 16

Which of the following methods of contraception is NOT VERY effective,is awkward,and is relatively noisy?

Accepted Answer

A) female condom 
B) sterilization 
C) male condom 
D) diaphragm

Question 17

You are a contraception consultant at a sexual health clinic.A 27-year-old female client books an appointment with you 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 that

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.

Question 18

Erotophiles are more likely than erotophobes to

Accepted Answer

A) forget to use contraception. 
B) fear social disapproval for having sex. 
C) forget information about contraception. 
D) acknowledge the likelihood that they will have sex.

Question 19

The kind of condom that you should use that helps in protecting against the transmission of most STIs

Accepted Answer

A) is made of latex. 
B) is made of animal skin. 
C) is made of silk. 
D) contains spermicides.

Question 20

Explain why illegal abortions were necessary and available in Greece for so many years.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 7: Contraception and Abortion