Deck 33: Drugs Used to Treat Reproductive Conditions

Question 1

Which of the following male hormones may be administered transdermally?

A) Androderm
B) Delatestryl
C) Testred
D) Oxandrin

Answer 1

Androderm

Question 2

The trade name of nandrolone is:

A) Oxandrin
B) Delatestryl
C) Anadrol-50
D) Durabolin

Answer 2

Durabolin

Question 3

Conjugated estrogen (Premarin) should NOT be administered:

A) orally
B) vaginally
C) intramuscularly
D) intravenously

Answer 3

vaginally

Question 4

The trade name of estropipate is:

A) Vagifem
B) Estrace
C) Menest
D) Ogen

Question 5

The most abundant androgen is:

A) a steroid
B) testosterone
C) estrogen
D) progesterone

Question 6

The estrogens are contraindicated in which of the following?

A) prostate cancer
B) non-pregnant women
C) breast cancer
D) osteoporosis

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a progestin?

A) estropipate
B) estrone
C) nandrolone
D) norethindrone

Question 8

Large doses of testosterone may cause:

A) testicular atrophy
B) cryptorchidism
C) infertility
D) endometriosis

Question 9

Estrogen should NOT be given to women with:

A) diabetes insipidus
B) thyroid disease
C) breast cancer
D) stroke

Question 10

The primary progestational substance that is naturally produced by the corpus luteum is:

A) prolactin
B) estrogen
C) testosterone
D) progesterone

Question 11

The use of estrogen-progestin combinations for postmenopausal women is:

A) highly recommended
B) extremely safe
C) very controversial
D) widely untested

Question 12

The most popular type of contraceptives in the United States are:

A) the oral contraceptive
B) intrauterine devices (IUDs)
C) condoms
D) coitus interruptus

Question 13

The trade name of oxymetholone is:

A) Durabolin
B) Oxandrin
C) Anadrol-50
D) Androderm

Question 14

The most abundant of the estrogens is:

A) progesterone
B) estriol
C) estrone
D) estradiol

Question 15

Which of the following is the most widely known synthetic estrogen?

A) megestrol
B) diethylstilbestrol
C) norethindrone
D) estrone

Question 16

Progestins should NOT be prescribed for patients with which of the following?

A) endometriosis
B) functional uterine bleeding
C) breast or genital malignancies
D) premenstrual syndrome

Question 17

Which of the following is the route of administration of Depo-Provera?

A) intramuscular
B) sublingual
C) oral
D) transdermal

Question 18

The hormone that stimulates powerful uterine contractions and aids labor in its later stages is known as:

A) Pitocin
B) oxytocin
C) prolactin
D) estrogen

Question 19

Which of the following drugs is a uterine relaxant?

A) Methergine
B) Ergotrate
C) Terbutaline Sulfate
D) Pitocin

Question 20

Testosterone is marketed under the trade name(s):

A) Androderm and Testopel
B) Halotestin
C) Anadrol-50
D) Winstrol

Question 21

In girls, sexual development begins with the secretion of:

A) prolactin (Prl)
B) gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
C) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
D) luteinizing hormone (LH)

Question 22

The best known synthetic estrogen is:

A) theophylline (Bronkodyl)
B) cyclosporine (Restasis)
C) diethylstilbestrol (Stilbestrol)
D) bromocriptine (Parlodel)

Question 23

The trade name of an intrauterine form of progestin is:

A) Rifadin
B) Dilantin
C) Tegretol
D) Progestasert

Question 24

Progestin-only contraceptives have a failure rate that is:

A) slightly higher than with the use of coitus interruptus
B) slightly higher than the combination agents
C) slightly lower than the combination agents
D) much higher than with the use of condoms

Question 25

The milk ejection (letdown) reflex in nursing mothers is promoted by:

A) contraceptive hormones
B) progestins
C) oxytocic drugs
D) uterine relaxants

Question 26

Oxytocin is marketed under the trade name:

A) Progestasert
B) Pitocin
C) Estrogen
D) Progesterone

Question 27

Oxytocin should NOT be used in patients with significant cephalopelvic disproportion, which is when:

A) the fetus cannot be delivered without position conversion
B) delivery has caused cerebral hemorrhage
C) the fetal head is too large to pass through the mother's pelvis
D) the mother has had a previous cesarean section

Question 28

Uterine relaxants are which type of agonists?

A) Alpha- or beta-adrenergic
B) Beta-adrenergic
C) Alpha-adrenergic
D) None of the above

Question 29

Estrogen therapy may be used in males. However, all the following are adverse effects of this therapy in men except:

A) changes in libido
B) loss of facial or body hair
C) feminization
D) sex organ atrophy

Question 30

Oral contraceptives stop ovulation by causing the pituitary to stop secreting:

A) androgens
B) prolactin (Prl)
C) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
D) luteinizing hormone (LH)