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1.bThebaveragebagebofbmenopausebinbNorthbAmericanbwomenbis:
A.b48byears
B.b51byears
C.b53byears
D.b55byears
CorrectbAnswer:bB
Rationale:bThebaveragebagebofbmenopausebinbNorthbAmericanbwomenbisb51byears,bwithbab
normalbrangebofb45-55byears.
2.bMenopausebisbdefinedbas:
A.b6bmonthsbofbamenorrhea
B.b12bmonthsbofbamenorrhea
C.b18bmonthsbofbamenorrhea
D.b24bmonthsbofbamenorrhea
CorrectbAnswer:bB
Rationale:bMenopausebisbdefinedbasb12bconsecutivebmonthsbofbamenorrheabwithoutbothe
rbpathologicalbcauses.
3.bPerimenopausebisbcharacterizedbby:
A.bStablebhormoneblevels
B.bFluctuatingbhormoneblevels
C.bAbsencebofbhormonebproduction
D.bIncreasedbhormonebproduction
CorrectbAnswer:bB
Rationale:bPerimenopausebisbcharacterizedbbybfluctuatingbhormoneblevels,bincludingbestro
genbandbprogesterone.
,4.bThebprimarybcausebofbmenopausalbsymptomsbis:
A.bProgesteronebdecline
B.bEstrogenbdecline
C.bTestosteronebdecline
D.bDHEAbdecline
CorrectbAnswer:bB
Rationale:bThebprimarybcausebofbmenopausalbsymptomsbisbthebdeclinebinbestrogenbprodu
ctionbbybthebovaries.
5.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbisbabsymptombofbmenopause?
A.bHotbflashes
B.bNightbsweats
C.bVaginalbdryness
D.bAllbofbthebabove
CorrectbAnswer:bD
Rationale:bHotbflashes,bnightbsweats,bandbvaginalbdrynessbareballbcommonbsymptomsbofbm
enopause.
6.bVasomotorbsymptomsb(VMS)binclude:
A.bHotbflashesbandbnightbsweats
B.bMoodbchanges
C.bSleepbdisturbances
D.bVaginalbdryness
CorrectbAnswer:bA
Rationale:bVasomotorbsymptomsbincludebhotbflashesbandbnightbsweats.
7.bThebmostbcommonbmenopausalbsymptombis:
A.bVaginalbdryness
B.bHotbflashes
C.bMoodbchanges
D.bSleepbdisturbances
,CorrectbAnswer:bB
Rationale:bHotbflashesbarebthebmostbcommonbmenopausalbsymptom,baffectingbupbtob80%b
ofbwomen.
8.bHotbflashesbarebcausedbby:
A.bIncreasedbestrogen
B.bDecreasedbestrogen
C.bIncreasedbprogesterone
D.bDecreasedbtestosterone
CorrectbAnswer:bB
Rationale:bHotbflashesbarebcausedbbybthebdeclinebinbestrogenblevelsbaffectingbthebhypothal
amusbandbthermoregulatorybcenters.
9.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbisbabriskbfactorbforbearlybmenopause?
A.bFamilybhistorybofbearlybmenopause
B.bSmoking
C.bChemotherapy
D.bAllbofbthebabove
CorrectbAnswer:bD
Rationale:bFamilybhistory,bsmoking,bandbchemotherapybareballbriskbfactorsbforbearlybmenop
ause.
10.bPrematurebmenopausebisbdefinedbasbmenopauseboccurringbbeforebage:
A.b35
B.b40
C.b45
D.b50
CorrectbAnswer:bB
Rationale:bPrematurebmenopausebisbdefinedbasbmenopauseboccurringbbeforebageb40.
11.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbisbabcausebofbprematurebmenopause?
A.bGeneticbfactors
B.bAutoimmunebdisorders
, C.bMedicalbtreatmentsb(chemotherapy,bradiation)
D.bAllbofbthebabove
CorrectbAnswer:bD
Rationale:bGeneticbfactors,bautoimmunebdisorders,bandbmedicalbtreatmentsbcanballbcauseb
prematurebmenopause.
12.bThebmenopausalbtransitionbtypicallybbeginsbatbage:
A.b40-44
B.b45-49
C.b50-54
D.b55-59
CorrectbAnswer:bB
Rationale:bThebmenopausalbtransitionbtypicallybbeginsbatbageb45-49.
13.bWhichbhormonebisbprimarilybresponsiblebforbovulation?
A.bEstrogen
B.bProgesterone
C.bLuteinizingbhormoneb(LH)
D.bFollicle-stimulatingbhormoneb(FSH)
CorrectbAnswer:bC
Rationale:bLHbisbprimarilybresponsiblebforbovulation.
14.bFSHblevelsbincreasebduringbmenopausebduebto:
A.bIncreasedbestrogen
B.bDecreasedbestrogen
C.bIncreasedbprogesterone
D.bDecreasedbtestosterone
CorrectbAnswer:bB
Rationale:bFSHblevelsbincreasebduringbmenopausebduebtobdecreasedbestrogenb(lossbofbneg
ativebfeedback).
15.bEstrogenbdeclinebduringbmenopausebleadsbto:
A.bIncreasedbbonebdensity
B.bDecreasedbbonebdensity