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
Which contraceptive method is most appropriate for a teenager who has had an unplanned pregnancy?
An intra-uterine contraceptive device
An injectable
A combined oral contraceptive pill
Postcoital contraception
An injectable
An injectable is a suitable contraceptive method for a woman who:
Is planning a pregnancy within the next 6 months
Is planning a pregnancy in a year’s time
Has a history of severe depression
Is 23 years old with two children and wants no further children
Is 23 years old with two children and wants no further children
An intra-uterine contraceptive device is a suitable method for a woman who:
Is lactating (breastfeeding)
Has more than one sexual partner
Has had an episode of pelvic inflammatory disease
Has a menstrual abnormality
Is lactating (breastfeeding)
A suitable contraceptive method for a female smoker aged 37 years who has recently had her third child is:
Ovral as a method of postcoital contraception
A combined oral contraceptive pill
Tubal ligation
Condoms
Tubal ligation
When would be the most appropriate time to insert an intra-uterine contraceptive device after delivery?
Immediately after delivery
2 weeks postpartum
6 weeks postpartum
Not earlier than 3 months postpartum
6 weeks postpartum
