New Dimensions in Women's Health, Fourth Edition

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These Practice Quizzes test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Today, most women in the U.S. will live about _______ of their lives postmenopausally
	A: one-tenth
	B: one-quarter
	C: one-third
	D: one-half

2: Most women enter and complete menopause between ________ years of age.
	A: 35 and 45
	B: 45 and 55
	C: 55 and 65
	D: 65 and 75

3: After menopause, a woman's _____ makes small amounts of estrogen.
	A: thyroid gland
	B: stored fat
	C: liver
	D: pancreas

4: Which of the following conditions is NOT more likely to occur as a result of estrogen loss from menopause?
	A: osteoporosis
	B: atherosclerosis
	C: kidney stones
	D: Alzheimer's disease

5: Which of the following are possible benefits from hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
	A: weight reduction and an increased metabolism
	B: three to five year delays in the onset of menopause
	C: protection from endometrial and breast cancers
	D: relief from menopausal symptoms and an increase in bone density

6: Which of the following steps will best protect a woman from heart disease?
	A: getting at least 8 hours of sleep each night
	B: not smoking
	C: restricting salt intake
	D: taking vitamin C and E supplements

7: Conditions that may preclude the use of hormone replacement therapy include:
	A: personal history of blood clots or abnormal vaginal bleeding
	B: early onset of menopause
	C: osteoporosis
	D: severe menopausal symptoms

8: Women who smoke generally enter menopause about five years later than non-smoking women.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

9: Many menopausal women complain of excessive vaginal lubrication during sexual arousal.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

10: Estrogen use decreases a woman's risk of developing blood clots and endrometrial cancer.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: The decision whether or not a woman should take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should be left entirely up to her health care provider.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: In the next decade, the most rapid population growth will be in the following age bracket:
	A: 25-45
	B: 45-65
	C: 65-85
	D: 85 and older

13: Which of the following is NOT a type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
	A: estrogen
	B: estrogen and progesterone
	C: estrogen and testosterone
	D: estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone

14: Who began the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)?
	A: Bernadine Healy
	B: Eleanor Roosevelt
	C: Dorthea Dix
	D: Susan B. Anthony

15: African-American women are more likely than white women to get their primary information about menopause from family members instead of a health care provider.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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