Deck 6: Contraceptive History and Practice

Question 1

Which of the following was not involved in the development of the birth control pill?

A) Dr. Gregory Pincus
B) Dr. M. Chang
C) Katharine McCormick
D) Anthony Comstock
E) Margaret Sanger

Answer 1

D

Question 2

From 1360 to 1700, at least __________ persons were executed in Europe for being witches.

A) 20,000
B) 100,000
C) 500,000
D) 1,000,000

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Approximately what percentage of fecund, sexually-active, reproductive-age women or couples will become pregnant in a year's time if no method of contraception is used?

A) 25
B) 45
C) 65
D) 85

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The US v. One Package decision

A) Upheld legalizing abortion to save the life of the mother.
B) Ruled that most provisions of the federal Comstock law were constitutional.
C) Permitted the government to fund birth control services for poor women.
D) Allowed physicians to receive contraceptive devices through the mail.

Question 5

The discrepancy between perfect use effectiveness and typical use effectiveness is the greatest for the following contraceptive method:

A) IUCD
B) Norplant (contraceptive implant placed under the skin of a patient by a health care practitioner)
C) Oral contraceptive pill
D) Condom

Question 6

In 1972, the following U.S. Supreme Court decision made it legal for unmarried persons in the United States to obtain birth control.

A) U.S. v. One Package
B) Eisenstadt v. Baird
C) Roe v. Wade
D) Griswold v. Connecticut

Question 7

Among married women throughout the world, the most commonly used reversible contraceptive method is

A) The birth control pill.
B) Fertility awareness methods
C) The IUC or IUD
D) Sterilization.

Question 8

Among single women globally, the most commonly used reversible method is

A) Norplant
B) Condoms
C) The birth control pill.
D) The IUC or IUD

Question 9

______________________supported the contraceptive legislation promoted by Anthony Comstock.

A) Margaret Sanger
B) Griswold v. Connecticut
C) U.S. v. One Package
D) Many 19^th century feminist groups.

Question 10

Which of these tested the initial birth control pill on patients?

A) Dr. John Rock
B) General William Draper
C) Katherine Dexter McCormick
D) Dr. Gregory Pincus
E) Margaret Sanger.

Question 11

The 1959 President's Commission to study the U.S. Military Program

A) Recommended that family planning support be given to foreign nations which requested this aid.
B) Found that President Eisenhower supported all of their recommendations.
C) Recommended that birth control trials be conducted in Puerto Rico.
D) Generated little public discussion at the time.

Question 12

Which of these is not a hormonal method of contraception?

A) Emergency contraception.
B) Vaginal diaphragm
C) Contraceptive implants
D) Birth control pill.

Question 13

Breastfeeding is about 98% effective if

A) The baby is less than 6 months old,
B) The baby is exclusively or almost exclusively breastfed,
C) The mother has not had a menstrual period since the birth of the child.
D) All of the above conditions are met.

Question 14

Which of the following is not considered a traditional method of birth control?

A) Douching
B) Folk methods
C) Coitus interruptus
D) Female condom

Question 15

Which contraceptive method(s) protects against ectopic pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and ovarian and endometrial and colorectal cancer, and may improve bone health in some women with low estrogen levels?

A) Fertility awareness methods
B) Vaginal diaphragm
C) Some types of oral contraceptives.
D) Contraceptive patch

Question 16

The average woman in the United States spends about years at potential biological risk of pregnancy

A) 19
B) 29
C) 39
D) 49

Question 17

What year did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approve the sale of oral contraceptives?

A) 1950
B) 1945
C) 1975
D) 1960
E) 1965

Question 18

The Puritans disapproved of birth control because

A) They thought children were a blessing from God.
B) By having many children, they could participate in the Creation.
C) Limiting births could reduce the number of the Elect.
D) Unmarried people might use it.
E) All of the above

Question 19

The contraceptive effect of lactation is much higher in developing countries than in developed countries.

Question 20

The difference between perfect and typical use varies is greater for the birth control pill than for the male condom.

Question 21

Early Islamic literature addressing contraception was generally more accurate than early Christian writing about birth control methods.

Question 22

The use of contraceptive methods is generally far safer than pregnancy.

Question 23

Throughout the world, women are more familiar with the health risks of birth control than with their non-contraceptive health benefits.

Question 24

Coitus interruptus or withdrawal is completely ineffective as a contraceptive method.

Question 25

Both modern contraceptive prevalence and traditional contraceptive prevalence are higher in developed regions of the world than in developing regions.

Question 26

The risk of death or injury from combined oral contraceptives goes up dramatically if a woman smokes.

Question 27

The risk of death while skydiving is much greater than for taking oral contraceptives.

Question 28

Adolescents in the United States initiate sexual activity about three years earlier than adolescents in most Western European countries.

Question 29

The average age of marriage in the United States is less than the average age of the mother at first birth.

Question 30

In more developed countries, oral contraceptive use exceeds that of other reversible methods.