1
NSG 6430 WOMEN'S HEALTH FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
1. Approximately how many AmericANS will contract one or more sexually
trANSmitted infections during their lifetime?
a. 50%
b. 25%
c. 40%
d. 60% -A
2. Why is it often more difficult to detect STIs in women than in men?
a. Men are two times more likely to trANSmit STIs to women than the reverse.
b. The risk of a woman contracting an STI is much higher than a man's risk.
c. The anatomy of women's genital tracts makes examination more difficult.
d. Women tend to have fewer sexual partners than men do. -C
3. Who should be screened regularly for STIs?
a. Women who have more than one sexual partner
b. Women over the age of 21
c. Women who are sexually active
d. Women over the age of 15 -C
, 2
4. Of the more than 100 known serotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV),
approximately how many can infect the genital tract?
a. 80
b. 60
c. 20
d. 40 -D
5. Routine HPV vaccination is recommended for girls of what age?
a. 8-9
b. 13-14
c. 6-7
d. 11-12 -D
6. An initial or primary genital herpes infection characteristically lasts about
a. one week.
b. three weeks.
c. one month.
d. six weeks. -B
7. How do systemic antivirul drugs treat genital herpes?
a. They can control the symptoms.
b. They can reduce the frequency of recurrences after discontinuation.
c. They can prevent trANSmission to sexual partners.
d. They can prevent secondary infection. -A
8. Which of the following is caused by an anaerobic one-celled protozoan that
commonly lives in the vagina?
a. Trichomoniasis
b. Chlamydia
, 3
c. Gonorrhea
d. Syphilis -A
9. The prevalence of chlamydia is how many times higher in black women than in
white women?
a. Two times
b. Three times
c. Five times
d. Four times -C
10. The second most commonly reported STI after chlamydia is
a. gonorrhea.
b. pelvic inflammatory disease.
c. syphilis.
d. hepatitis B. -A
11. Why do adolescents have the highest risk of developing pelvic inflammatory
disease (PID)?
a. They have the highest risk for bacterial vaginosis.
b. They are the least at risk for developing other STIs.
c. They are the most sexually active.
d. They have decreased immunity to infectious organisms. -D
12. What is different about syphilis as compared to other bacterial STIs?
a. The incidence in women is much higher than in men.
b. The rates are higher for white women than for black women.
c. It cannot be spread by kissing.
d. It persists past age 25, into the 30s and 40s. -D
, 4
13. What has contributed to the decreased incidence of Hepatitis B over the past
20 years?
a. The decrease in PID
b. The HBV vaccination
c. The increase in condom use
d. More precise screening methods -B
14. Patients presenting for STI treatment should be screened for HIV
a. at each visit.
b. at the end of treatment.
c. at the beginning of treatment.
d. each year. -A
1. What is the best definition of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB)?
a. Uterine bleeding for which no pelvic pathology is found
b. Uterine bleeding that is irregular during a woman's menstrual cycle
c. Uterine bleeding that is irregular in amount or frequency
d. Uterine bleeding that is related to systemic conditions -C
2. What is a good first question to ask women who present with a concern about
abnormal bleeding?
a. What is a normal pattern for you?
b. How long has this persisted?
c. What was your last menstrual cycle like?
d. How many times has this occurred? -A
NSG 6430 WOMEN'S HEALTH FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
1. Approximately how many AmericANS will contract one or more sexually
trANSmitted infections during their lifetime?
a. 50%
b. 25%
c. 40%
d. 60% -A
2. Why is it often more difficult to detect STIs in women than in men?
a. Men are two times more likely to trANSmit STIs to women than the reverse.
b. The risk of a woman contracting an STI is much higher than a man's risk.
c. The anatomy of women's genital tracts makes examination more difficult.
d. Women tend to have fewer sexual partners than men do. -C
3. Who should be screened regularly for STIs?
a. Women who have more than one sexual partner
b. Women over the age of 21
c. Women who are sexually active
d. Women over the age of 15 -C
, 2
4. Of the more than 100 known serotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV),
approximately how many can infect the genital tract?
a. 80
b. 60
c. 20
d. 40 -D
5. Routine HPV vaccination is recommended for girls of what age?
a. 8-9
b. 13-14
c. 6-7
d. 11-12 -D
6. An initial or primary genital herpes infection characteristically lasts about
a. one week.
b. three weeks.
c. one month.
d. six weeks. -B
7. How do systemic antivirul drugs treat genital herpes?
a. They can control the symptoms.
b. They can reduce the frequency of recurrences after discontinuation.
c. They can prevent trANSmission to sexual partners.
d. They can prevent secondary infection. -A
8. Which of the following is caused by an anaerobic one-celled protozoan that
commonly lives in the vagina?
a. Trichomoniasis
b. Chlamydia
, 3
c. Gonorrhea
d. Syphilis -A
9. The prevalence of chlamydia is how many times higher in black women than in
white women?
a. Two times
b. Three times
c. Five times
d. Four times -C
10. The second most commonly reported STI after chlamydia is
a. gonorrhea.
b. pelvic inflammatory disease.
c. syphilis.
d. hepatitis B. -A
11. Why do adolescents have the highest risk of developing pelvic inflammatory
disease (PID)?
a. They have the highest risk for bacterial vaginosis.
b. They are the least at risk for developing other STIs.
c. They are the most sexually active.
d. They have decreased immunity to infectious organisms. -D
12. What is different about syphilis as compared to other bacterial STIs?
a. The incidence in women is much higher than in men.
b. The rates are higher for white women than for black women.
c. It cannot be spread by kissing.
d. It persists past age 25, into the 30s and 40s. -D
, 4
13. What has contributed to the decreased incidence of Hepatitis B over the past
20 years?
a. The decrease in PID
b. The HBV vaccination
c. The increase in condom use
d. More precise screening methods -B
14. Patients presenting for STI treatment should be screened for HIV
a. at each visit.
b. at the end of treatment.
c. at the beginning of treatment.
d. each year. -A
1. What is the best definition of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB)?
a. Uterine bleeding for which no pelvic pathology is found
b. Uterine bleeding that is irregular during a woman's menstrual cycle
c. Uterine bleeding that is irregular in amount or frequency
d. Uterine bleeding that is related to systemic conditions -C
2. What is a good first question to ask women who present with a concern about
abnormal bleeding?
a. What is a normal pattern for you?
b. How long has this persisted?
c. What was your last menstrual cycle like?
d. How many times has this occurred? -A
