1. The menstrual cycle is dependent on hormone production. The hormone responsible for stimulating progesterone is:

2. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) may be caused by estrogen rising and progesterone decreasing during the phase of the menstrual cycle known as:

3. The results of a patient’s cytologic test for cancer (Pap test) were interpreted as class II. The nurse explains that a class II finding indicates:

4. Pain at the time of the regular menstrual flow is referred to as:

5. Rupture of the fallopian tube in an ectopic pregnancy usually occurs:

6. A middle-aged woman experiencing dyspareunia can use what medication to diminish the discomfort?

7. Statistically, use of the calendar rhythm method as a means of contraception yields a pregnancy rate of:

8. A neighbor tells you that she has had vaginal bleeding for the past several days. She is postmenopausal and has not had a menstrual period for the past 4 years. You recommend that she:

9. After a cervical cone biopsy, the patient needs to be instructed to:

10. An annual pelvic examination should begin at age:

11. To prevent toxic shock syndrome (TSS), the nurse advises the 15-year-old girl to change tampons every:

12. Newer classifications are being used to describe the findings of the cytologic smear. For example, a highgrade, squamous, intraepithelial lesion corresponds to all of the following except:

13. . In the United States, the percentage of pregnancies that are unplanned is about:

14. The highest incidence of ectopic pregnancy occurs in the:

15. During an internal vaginal examination, the nurse practitioner notes a frothy and malodorous discharge. She suspects it is caused by the bacteria:

16. In educating a patient with PMS about changing her dietary practices, the nurse would recommend that she increase her intake of:

17. A nutritional recommendation for postmenopausal women would be a dietary increase in:

18. Spontaneous abortion occurs in 10% to 20% of pregnancies. Spontaneous abortion occurs most commonly at:

19. The normal menstrual cycle usually lasts 4 to 5 days with a loss of about how much blood?

20. The most common side effect of transdermal contraceptives is: