women's health across the lifespan (Test questions with complete answers)

what are the 8 areas of screening for women's healthcare? correct answers 1) Medical conditions 2) Substance abuse 3) Toxins & teratogens 4) Psychosocial concerns 5) Genetics 6) Reproductive awareness 7) Nutrition 8) Infectious disease & vaccines how is HPV spread? correct answers through close contact of the genital skin what do high risk strains of HPV lead to? correct answers cervical cancer what do low risk strains of HPV lead to? correct answers genital warts what is the vaccine that protects against two high risk strains that can lead to cancer and also against two of the strains that cause genital warts? correct answers Gardisil who is Gardisil recommended for? correct answers men & women ages 9-26 & it is NOT recommended for women who are pregnant what are the risks to someone who is on the birth control pill but is also a smoker? correct answers smoking will increase a persons risk of clotting in the blood and some of the birth control pills cause a risk of blood clotting and when you combine these, it could cause clotting, we should probably not give her this pill why are combined oral contraceptives contraindicated for some people? correct answers due to stroke risk for certain people- people on epilepsy medications, people at increased risk for, migraines, people with a history of blood clots, those with documented poorly controlled hypertensive disorders, also women who are 35 and also smoke are contraindicated to take a combined form of birth control how does caffeine affect a woman who is pregnant? correct answers - intake of caffeine above 300 mg each day, does reduce fertility levels, and caffeine lowers calcium and iron absorption; advise her to take her multivitamin how does alcohol affect a woman who is pregnant? correct answers United States surgeon general recommends no alcohol intake because it could hurt fetal development, and lead to fetal alcohol syndrome; she is a smoker-will decrease her fertility, smoking overall is bad for our overall health, decreases our level of good cholesterol in the body, increases our risk for osteoporosis during menopause; a women who continues to smoke during pregnancy-they are found to have babies with lower birth weights