WOMENS HEALTH FINAL Exam Test Questions With Reviewed Correct Answers
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NAMS Menopause
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NAMS Menopause
WOMENS HEALTH FINAL
Exam Test Questions
With Reviewed Correct Answers
1. What is now thought to be the most important causative
agent in cervical cancer?
a. PCOS
b. Vulvar cancer
c. Herpes simplex
d. HPV - ANSWER : D
2. What symptom is present in 80 to 90% of women with
cervical c...
WOMENS HEALTH FINAL
Exam Test Questions
With Reviewed Correct Answers
1. What is now thought to be the most important causative
agent in cervical cancer?
a. PCOS
b. Vulvar cancer
c. Herpes simplex
d. HPV - ANSWER ✔ : D
2. What symptom is present in 80 to 90% of women with
cervical cancer?
a. Abnormal vaginal bleeding
b. Abnormal vaginal discharge
c. Pelvic pain
d. Ectopic pregnancy - ANSWER ✔ : A
3. Abnormal changes in the cervix can be readily detected
by a
a. colposcopy.
b. STI test.
c. Pap test.
d. LEEP. - ANSWER ✔ : C
, 4. The HPV vaccine has been proven to be effective in
protecting against the four types of HPV that cause genital
warts and cervical cancers for as long as
a. ten years.
b. two years.
c. fifteen years.
d. five years. - ANSWER ✔ : D
5. Type I endometrial cancer is caused by
a. an excess of estrogen exposure.
b. polyps in the endometrium.
c. heredity.
d. infertility treatments. - ANSWER ✔ : A
6. A risk factor that could lead to endometrial cancer is
a. early menopause.
b. late menopause.
c. high blood pressure.
d. cervical cancer. - ANSWER ✔ : B
7. What screening test can be used to detect endometrial
cancer?
a. STI test.
b. Colposcopy
c. Pap test
d. There is no screening test that detects it. - ANSWER ✔
: D
8. Which cancer has the highest mortality rate of all
gynecological cancers?
,a. Vulvar cancer
b. Endometrial cancer
c. Cervical cancer
d. Ovarian cancer - ANSWER ✔ : D
9. Why are the majority of cases of ovarian cancer
diagnosed when the disease has already reached an
advanced stage?
a. Women are not routinely screened for it.
b. The symptoms are the same as those for cervical
cancer.
c. The symptoms are vague.
d. The disease usually affects women over the age of 50. -
ANSWER ✔ : C
10. What is one factor that can reduce the risk for the
development of ovarian cancer?
a. Multiple pregnancies
b. Transvaginal ultrasounds
c. Identification of recurrence
d. Weight loss - ANSWER ✔ : A
1. Approximately what percentage of patients with
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is obese?
a. 50%
b. 25%
c. 75%
d. 40% - ANSWER ✔ : A
, 2. Why are women with PCOS at a threefold increased
risk of developing endometrial cancer?
a. The reduction in estrogen causes excess progesterone
to build up.
b. Menstrual bleeding is irregular and unpredictable.
c. Insulin resistance stimulates the production of
androgens.
d. Estrogen regularly stimulates the endometrium. -
ANSWER ✔ : D
3. What medicine has been associated with causing
hyperandrogenism?
a. Combined oral contraceptives
b. Antiandrogens
c. Analgesics
d. Anabolic steroids - ANSWER ✔ : D
4. How can weight loss specifically control symptoms of
PCOS?
a. It decreases SHBG.
b. It increases insulin resistance.
c. It decreases androgen levels.
d. It increases estrogen levels. - ANSWER ✔ : C
5. A first-line recommended treatment for women with
PCOS is
a. photoepilation.
b. anabolic steroids.
c. analgesics.
d. combined oral contraceptives. - ANSWER ✔ : D
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