Quiz 14: Family Planning After Pregnancy Flashcards
The most important aim of family planning is to:
Save money
Improve the quality of life for everyone
Prevent sexually transmitted diseases
Ensure that each family has 1 child only
Improve the quality of life for everyone
In poor communities the prevention of large families:
Improves the health of women and children
Increases the mortality of women during pregnancy
Makes the financial status of the family worse
Is not a priority in the planning of perinatal health
Improves the health of women and children
The correct way to advise a woman regarding a suitable contraceptive method is to:
Ask her which method she would like and then consider if it is a suitable choice.
Prescribe the method that you think would be the best.
Suggest that she use Ovral as a postcoital contraceptive.
Allow her to use whatever method she wants.
Ask her which method she would like and then consider if it is a suitable choice.
Which of the following is the least effective method of contraception:
An injectable
A condom
An intra-uterine contraceptive device
A combined oral contraceptive pill
A condom
One of the very effective contraceptive methods is:
The condom
Breastfeeding
An intra-uterine contraceptive device
Spermicides
An intra-uterine contraceptive device
Postcoital contraception with Norlevo, E-Gen-C or Ovral should be offered to a woman who has had a single episode of unprotected sexual intercourse:
Five days ago
Seven days ago
Ten days ago
When she misses her next expected period
Five days ago
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease include:
Smoking under 30 years of age
Smoking under 35 years of age
Smoking over 35 years of age
Non-smoking at 40 years of age
Smoking over 35 years of age
A young healthy woman who is not a smoker and is on a combined pill should:
Stop taking the pill after 1 year
Stop taking the pill after five years
Stop taking the pill for a few months periodically every few years
Stop taking the pill at 50 years of age
Stop taking the pill at 50 years of age
Lactation is reduced by:
The progestogen-only pill (minipill)
An intra-uterine contraceptive device
An injectable
A combined oral contraceptive pill
A combined oral contraceptive pill
The combined oral contraceptive pill may cause:
Menorrhagia (heavy and/or prolonged menstruation)
Carcinoma of the ovary
Nausea and breast tenderness
Permanent infertility
Nausea and breast tenderness
The side effects of injectable contraceptives (depot progestogens) include:
Decreased lactation
Increased risk of pelvic infection
Increased risk of thromboembolism
Amenorrhoea
Amenorrhoea
The effectiveness of combined oral contraceptive pills may be impaired by:
Aspirin
Antibiotics
Antacids
Coffee
Antibiotics
Tubal ligation causes:
Menstrual abnormalities
Weight gain
Headaches
None of the above
None of the above
Health benefits of combined oral contraceptives include:
No effect on lactation
Less premenstrual tension
Less coronary artery disease
Less risk of HIV infection
Less premenstrual tension
An advantage of the condom as a method of contraception is that it:
Is very effective
Decreases the risk of sexually transmitted disease
Increases sensation during intercourse
Is socially acceptable to everyone
Decreases the risk of sexually transmitted disease
