ReCAPP: Professional Credits: Contraception Quiz

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Contraception

Continuing Education
Self-Study Quiz
for CHES and CFLE
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Directions:
Read each question carefully. Circle the appropriate letter for each answer on a printed version of the self-study quiz answer sheet.

Circle only one answer for each question.

An adhesive patch that delivers pregnancy-prevention hormones through the skin was approved by the FDA late in 2001. This patch is called:
1. Seasonale.
2. Lunelle.
3. Ortho Evra.
4. Jadelle.
According to Sharon Schnare, RN, FNP, CNM, MS, St. John's Wort should not be used with hormonal contraceptives because:
1. theoretically, it can reduce the effectiveness of the contraceptives.
2. it has been known to increase PMS symptoms in women who are taking hormonal contraceptives.
3. it is sold in health food stores and is not considered a bona fide medication by medical professionals.
4. it is not as effective as an antidepressant when taken in conjunction with hormonal contraceptives.
A hormonal contraceptive may be indicated for gay teen women for the following reason:
1. to prevent ovarian cysts.
2. for acne therapy.
3. as treatment for endometriosis.
4. all of the above.
According to Sharon Schnare, RN, FNP, CNM, MS, when used within 72 hours following unprotected intercourse, progestin-only emergency contraception has an efficacy of:
1. 85%.
2. 75%.
3. 50%.
4. 95.6%.
According to a study examining the relationship between the use of condoms and hormonal contraceptives, teens using hormonal contraceptives are more likely to also use condoms when:
1. they feel that taking hormonal contraceptives is not enough to protect them from getting pregnant.
2. they are in a serious relationship with someone defined as a "main" partner.
3. they have strong concerns about contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
4. they are having sex for the first time.
According to research, use of condoms, oral contraceptives and the withdrawal method by sexually active adolescents has changed in the following ways in the past decade:
1. Condom use among Black males increased by 23% but remained the same with other ethnicities. Use of oral contraceptives and the withdrawal method increased across both genders and all ethnicities by 25% and 32% respectively.
2. Sexually active adolescents of both genders and all ethnicities increased their use of all contraceptive methods by an average of 25%.
3. For both males and females across all ethnicities, use of condoms increased by 23%, use of oral contraceptives decreased by 25%, and use of the withdrawal method decreased by 39%.
4. Sexually active adolescents of both genders and all ethnicities decreased their use of all contraceptive methods by an average of 25%.
This contraceptive implant in the form of six rods the size of matchsticks was taken off the market in 2002:
1. Jadelle.
2. Norplant.
3. Implanon.
4. Lunelle.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not recommend the use of Nonoxynol-9 (N-9) with condoms to prevent HIV transmission because:
1. Condoms with N-9 are no more effective than regular condoms.
2. Condoms with N-9 have a shorter shelf life than regular condoms.
3. Condoms coated with N-9 have been associated with urinary tract infections in young women.
4. all of the above.
According to a nationally representative sample, how many sexually active adolescents use both condoms and hormonal contraceptives at the same time?
1. 42% of sexually active females and 30% of males.
2. 7% of sexually active females and 5% of males.
3. 62% of sexually active females and 56% of males.
4. 23% of sexually active females and 14% of males.
The difference between Seasonale and the traditional oral contraceptive pill is:
1. it provides a different combination of hormones.
2. it is injected rather than taken orally.
3. it is taken once a month.
4. women who take it have less frequent periods.

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