NUR 201 Test 3
1. A man smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. He wants to know if smoking is contributing to
the difficulty, he and his wife are having getting pregnant. What is the nurse's most appropriate
response?
A. "Your sperm count seems to be okay in the first semen analysis."
B. "Only marijuana cigarettes affect sperm count."
C. "Smoking can give you lung cancer, even though it has no effect on sperm."
D. "Smoking can reduce the quality of your sperm."
Answer
D. "Smoking can reduce the quality of your sperm."
2. Nurses should be aware that infertility
Answer
A. Is perceived differently by women and men.
B. Has a relatively stable prevalence among the overall population and throughout a women's
potential reproductive years.
C. Is more likely the result of a physical flaw in the woman than in her male partner.
D. Is the same thing as sterility.
Answer
A. Is perceived differently by women and men.
3. A woman experiencing menopause has been placed on hormone replacement therapy
(HRT) by her health care provider. What information regarding HRT should the nurse
provide the client?
A. "Hormone replacement therapy will assist in alleviating severe manifestations when used
on ashortterm basis."
B. "You can stay on HRT as long as you need it."
C. "You will find that HRT will improve bone density and serum lipids."
D. "Hormone replacement therapy is safe for long-term us e
A n s wer
.A. "Hormone replacement therapy will assist in alleviating severe manifestations when used on
,a short-term basis."
4. Pre-conception counseling
Answer
first step family planning. physical examination, nutrition, exercise, screenings, sexual health
alterations check (infertility, genetics, STIs).
5. Prenatal education
Answer
Programs offered to expectant families, adolescents, women, or partners to provide education
regarding the pregnancy, labor, and birth experience.
6. Infertility
Answer
lack of conception after having unprotected intercourse for at least 12 months.
7. Subfertility
Answer
both parents have reduced fertility
8. secondary infertility
Answer
inability to conceive after a previous pregnancy
9. causes of infertility in women
Answer
hypothalamus dysfunction, pituitary insufficiency, thyroid or adrenal dysfunction, ovulation
disorders, tubal occlusion, uterine factors (like fibroids), cervical factors (like cervical stenosis),
or extra-genital factors (like STIs).
10. causes of infertility in women percentages
-35%
-35%
11. Causes of infertility in males
Answer
decreased sperm count, decreased sex drive, hormonal imbalances, erectile dysfunction, or
decreased ability of sperm to fertilize egg.
12. drugs that may decrease sperm count
Answer
alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, testosterone supplements
13. drugs that may affect male hormones
Answer
marijuana, anabolic steroids, testosterone supplements
14. drugs that may decrease male sex drive
Answer
alcohol and SSRIs
15. drugs that may cause ED in males
Answer
alcohol, tobacco, cocaine
17. Clomid
Answer
a fertility drug that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple
births
18. Natural Family Planning
Answer
A morally acceptable way to time pregnancies based on the observation of a woman's naturally
occurring times of fertility and infertility
19. calendar rhythm method
Answer
a fertility awareness method of contraception that takes account of variability in the length of a
woman's menstrual cycles for 6 months
20. basal body temperature method
Answer
a type of rhythm method of birth control in which the woman determines when she ovulates by
keeping track of her tempera- ture. temperature drops just before ovulation and rises after. abstain
from intercourse the day temp rises and 3 days after
21. temperature just before ovulation and after
Answer
drops, rises
22. Billings method (cervical mucus method)
Answer
at time of ovulation mucus is clear, more stretchy and more permeable to sperm, assess for
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