APEA WOMEN'S HEALTH TEST FINAL
EXAM 2025/2026 BANK CURRENTLY
TESTING COMPLETE ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
EXPERT VERIFIED /ALREADY GRADED A+
Etonogestrel(Nexplanon) implant, used for contraception,
is contraindicated in women:
a. who are breastfeeding
b.who have migraine headaches
c. with a personal hx of breast cancer
d. who have coronary artery disease -
....ANSWER...answer:
c. with a personal hx of breast cancer
a 23 year old woman complains of breakthrough bleeding 1
month after being started on a combination oral
contraceptive (OC). The NP should:
a. advise th ept to use additional protection during
intercourse, until resolved
,b. change to progestin only formulation
c.advise the pt that breakthrough bleeding in the first 3
months is common
d. change to a contraceptive patch for better regulation of
hormones. - ....ANSWER...answer:
c.advise the pt that breakthrough bleeding in the first 3
months is common
Levonorgestrel (Plan B) an emergency contraceptive is
absolutely contraindicated:
a. in the presence of psychiatric illness
b. in the presence of known or suspected pregnancy
c. in a women who is breastfeeding
d. in women with intrauterine fibroids -
....ANSWER...answer:
b. in the presence of known or suspected pregnancy
Levonorgestrel ( Mirena) intrauterine deveice to prevent
pregnancy should be changed every:
3 years
5 years
,7 years
10 years - ....ANSWER...5 years
A woman who has had a hysterectomy complains of
vaginal dryness, burning, and itching. A hormonal
treatment is
a. progesterone only
b. oral combination contraceptives
c. low dose oral estrogen
d. implanted testosterone pellets - ....ANSWER...answer:
c. low dose oral estrogen
A common side effect associated with the use of progestin
only contraceptives is:
a. depression
b. amenorrhea
c. HTN
d. edema - ....ANSWER...b. amenorrhea
, Late breakthrough bleeding or amenorrhea while taking
an oral contraceptive may mean that the oral
contraceptive has:
a. not enough estrogen
b. too much estrogen
c. not enough progestin
d. too much progestin - ....ANSWER...c. not enough
progestin
Which of the following is NOT a common side effect
associated with the use of etonogestrel/ ethinyl estradiol
(Nuva Ring) a contraceptive vaginal ring?
a. vaginitis
b. breast tenderness
c. increased appetite
d. severe headache - ....ANSWER...d. severe headache
A clinical syndrome resulting from loss of normal vaginal
flora, decreased lactobacilli and overgrowth of anaerobic
organisms is:
bacterial vaginosis.
EXAM 2025/2026 BANK CURRENTLY
TESTING COMPLETE ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
EXPERT VERIFIED /ALREADY GRADED A+
Etonogestrel(Nexplanon) implant, used for contraception,
is contraindicated in women:
a. who are breastfeeding
b.who have migraine headaches
c. with a personal hx of breast cancer
d. who have coronary artery disease -
....ANSWER...answer:
c. with a personal hx of breast cancer
a 23 year old woman complains of breakthrough bleeding 1
month after being started on a combination oral
contraceptive (OC). The NP should:
a. advise th ept to use additional protection during
intercourse, until resolved
,b. change to progestin only formulation
c.advise the pt that breakthrough bleeding in the first 3
months is common
d. change to a contraceptive patch for better regulation of
hormones. - ....ANSWER...answer:
c.advise the pt that breakthrough bleeding in the first 3
months is common
Levonorgestrel (Plan B) an emergency contraceptive is
absolutely contraindicated:
a. in the presence of psychiatric illness
b. in the presence of known or suspected pregnancy
c. in a women who is breastfeeding
d. in women with intrauterine fibroids -
....ANSWER...answer:
b. in the presence of known or suspected pregnancy
Levonorgestrel ( Mirena) intrauterine deveice to prevent
pregnancy should be changed every:
3 years
5 years
,7 years
10 years - ....ANSWER...5 years
A woman who has had a hysterectomy complains of
vaginal dryness, burning, and itching. A hormonal
treatment is
a. progesterone only
b. oral combination contraceptives
c. low dose oral estrogen
d. implanted testosterone pellets - ....ANSWER...answer:
c. low dose oral estrogen
A common side effect associated with the use of progestin
only contraceptives is:
a. depression
b. amenorrhea
c. HTN
d. edema - ....ANSWER...b. amenorrhea
, Late breakthrough bleeding or amenorrhea while taking
an oral contraceptive may mean that the oral
contraceptive has:
a. not enough estrogen
b. too much estrogen
c. not enough progestin
d. too much progestin - ....ANSWER...c. not enough
progestin
Which of the following is NOT a common side effect
associated with the use of etonogestrel/ ethinyl estradiol
(Nuva Ring) a contraceptive vaginal ring?
a. vaginitis
b. breast tenderness
c. increased appetite
d. severe headache - ....ANSWER...d. severe headache
A clinical syndrome resulting from loss of normal vaginal
flora, decreased lactobacilli and overgrowth of anaerobic
organisms is:
bacterial vaginosis.
