2024 WOMENS HEALTH FINAL
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
How many stages does the Tanner scale use to stage sexual maturity?
a. 3 stages
b. 5 stages
c. 6 stages
d. 8 stages - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
.What is the median age for the onset of menstruation for adolescent girls in
the United States?
a. 9
b. 10
c. 12
d. 13 - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
1. What is now thought to be the most important causative agent in cervical
cancer?
a. PCOS
b. Vulvar cancer
c. Herpes simplex
d. HPV - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
2. What symptom is present in 80 to 90% of women with cervical cancer?
a. Abnormal vaginal bleeding
b. Abnormal vaginal discharge
c. Pelvic pain
d. Ectopic pregnancy - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
3. Abnormal changes in the cervix can be readily detected by a
a. colposcopy.
b. STI test.
c. Pap test.
d. LEEP. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
4. The HPV vaccine has been proven to be effective in protecting against the
four types of HPV that cause genital warts and cervical cancers for as long as
a. ten years.
b. two years.
,c. fifteen years.
d. five years. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
5. Type I endometrial cancer is caused by
a. an excess of estrogen exposure.
b. polyps in the endometrium.
c. heredity.
d. infertility treatments. - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
6. A risk factor that could lead to endometrial cancer is
a. early menopause.
b. late menopause.
c. high blood pressure.
d. cervical cancer. - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
7. What screening test can be used to detect endometrial cancer?
a. STI test.
b. Colposcopy
c. Pap test
d. There is no screening test that detects it. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
8. Which cancer has the highest mortality rate of all gynecological cancers?
a. Vulvar cancer
b. Endometrial cancer
c. Cervical cancer
d. Ovarian cancer - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
9. Why are the majority of cases of ovarian cancer diagnosed when the
disease has already reached an advanced stage?
a. Women are not routinely screened for it.
b. The symptoms are the same as those for cervical cancer.
c. The symptoms are vague.
d. The disease usually affects women over the age of 50. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSC
10. What is one factor that can reduce the risk for the development of
ovarian cancer?
a. Multiple pregnancies
b. Transvaginal ultrasounds
c. Identification of recurrence
d. Weight loss - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
1. Approximately what percentage of patients with polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS) is obese?
a. 50%
b. 25%
, c. 75%
d. 40% - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
2. Why are women with PCOS at a threefold increased risk of developing
endometrial cancer?
a. The reduction in estrogen causes excess progesterone to build up.
b. Menstrual bleeding is irregular and unpredictable.
c. Insulin resistance stimulates the production of androgens.
d. Estrogen regularly stimulates the endometrium. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
3. What medicine has been associated with causing hyperandrogenism?
a. Combined oral contraceptives
b. Antiandrogens
c. Analgesics
d. Anabolic steroids - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
4. How can weight loss specifically control symptoms of PCOS?
a. It decreases SHBG.
b. It increases insulin resistance.
c. It decreases androgen levels.
d. It increases estrogen levels. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
5. A first-line recommended treatment for women with PCOS is
a. photoepilation.
b. anabolic steroids.
c. analgesics.
d. combined oral contraceptives. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
1. Approximately what percentage of patients with polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS) is obese?
a. 50%
b. 25%
c. 75%
d. 40% - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
2. Why are women with PCOS at a threefold increased risk of developing
endometrial cancer?
a. The reduction in estrogen causes excess progesterone to build up.
b. Menstrual bleeding is irregular and unpredictable.
c. Insulin resistance stimulates the production of androgens.
d. Estrogen regularly stimulates the endometrium. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
3. What medicine has been associated with causing hyperandrogenism?
a. Combined oral contraceptives
b. Antiandrogens
c. Analgesics
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
How many stages does the Tanner scale use to stage sexual maturity?
a. 3 stages
b. 5 stages
c. 6 stages
d. 8 stages - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
.What is the median age for the onset of menstruation for adolescent girls in
the United States?
a. 9
b. 10
c. 12
d. 13 - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
1. What is now thought to be the most important causative agent in cervical
cancer?
a. PCOS
b. Vulvar cancer
c. Herpes simplex
d. HPV - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
2. What symptom is present in 80 to 90% of women with cervical cancer?
a. Abnormal vaginal bleeding
b. Abnormal vaginal discharge
c. Pelvic pain
d. Ectopic pregnancy - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
3. Abnormal changes in the cervix can be readily detected by a
a. colposcopy.
b. STI test.
c. Pap test.
d. LEEP. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
4. The HPV vaccine has been proven to be effective in protecting against the
four types of HPV that cause genital warts and cervical cancers for as long as
a. ten years.
b. two years.
,c. fifteen years.
d. five years. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
5. Type I endometrial cancer is caused by
a. an excess of estrogen exposure.
b. polyps in the endometrium.
c. heredity.
d. infertility treatments. - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
6. A risk factor that could lead to endometrial cancer is
a. early menopause.
b. late menopause.
c. high blood pressure.
d. cervical cancer. - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
7. What screening test can be used to detect endometrial cancer?
a. STI test.
b. Colposcopy
c. Pap test
d. There is no screening test that detects it. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
8. Which cancer has the highest mortality rate of all gynecological cancers?
a. Vulvar cancer
b. Endometrial cancer
c. Cervical cancer
d. Ovarian cancer - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
9. Why are the majority of cases of ovarian cancer diagnosed when the
disease has already reached an advanced stage?
a. Women are not routinely screened for it.
b. The symptoms are the same as those for cervical cancer.
c. The symptoms are vague.
d. The disease usually affects women over the age of 50. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSC
10. What is one factor that can reduce the risk for the development of
ovarian cancer?
a. Multiple pregnancies
b. Transvaginal ultrasounds
c. Identification of recurrence
d. Weight loss - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
1. Approximately what percentage of patients with polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS) is obese?
a. 50%
b. 25%
, c. 75%
d. 40% - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
2. Why are women with PCOS at a threefold increased risk of developing
endometrial cancer?
a. The reduction in estrogen causes excess progesterone to build up.
b. Menstrual bleeding is irregular and unpredictable.
c. Insulin resistance stimulates the production of androgens.
d. Estrogen regularly stimulates the endometrium. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
3. What medicine has been associated with causing hyperandrogenism?
a. Combined oral contraceptives
b. Antiandrogens
c. Analgesics
d. Anabolic steroids - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
4. How can weight loss specifically control symptoms of PCOS?
a. It decreases SHBG.
b. It increases insulin resistance.
c. It decreases androgen levels.
d. It increases estrogen levels. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
5. A first-line recommended treatment for women with PCOS is
a. photoepilation.
b. anabolic steroids.
c. analgesics.
d. combined oral contraceptives. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
1. Approximately what percentage of patients with polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS) is obese?
a. 50%
b. 25%
c. 75%
d. 40% - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
2. Why are women with PCOS at a threefold increased risk of developing
endometrial cancer?
a. The reduction in estrogen causes excess progesterone to build up.
b. Menstrual bleeding is irregular and unpredictable.
c. Insulin resistance stimulates the production of androgens.
d. Estrogen regularly stimulates the endometrium. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
3. What medicine has been associated with causing hyperandrogenism?
a. Combined oral contraceptives
b. Antiandrogens
c. Analgesics
