Chapter 3: Hormones and Sexuality - True/False

Question 1

Hormones are important for women’s sexual desire, but not for men’s.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Testosterone is found only in men, and estrogen is found only in women.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

All female mammals have menstrual cycles

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Most women’s menstrual cycles are 28 days in length.

Answer 4

False (28 days is only an average)

Question 5

It is medically safe for a man to have sexual intercourse with a menstruating woman.

Answer 5

True.

Question 6

Women who use tampons should change them three or four time a day, even if the tampons are advertised as long lasting.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Women show a dramatic increase in sexual desire around the time of ovulation.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Women produce new eggs throughout their lifetimes.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Near the end of postovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle, there is an LH surge.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

There is some evidence suggesting that women’s menstrual cycles an be altered by odorless body secretions.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Only women can get toxic shock syndrome

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Estrogen, according to most research, is the primary hormone responsible for sexual desire in women.

Answer 12

False