Question 1

A postmenopausal woman is placed on a drug that inhibits aromatase. This treatment will decrease serum levels of which hormone?

Accepted Answer

A)  androstenedione 
B)  estrone 
C)  follicle-stimulating hormone 
D)  progesterone 
E)  dehydroepiandrosterone 
A)  androstenedione 
B)  estrone 
C)  follicle-stimulating hormone 
D)  progesterone 
E)  dehydroepiandrosterone B

Question 2

Administration of a progestin causes which effect on pulses of gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased amplitude of pulses 
B)  decreased frequency of pulses 
C)  increased frequency and amplitude of pulses 
D)  decreased frequency and amplitude of pulses 
E)  increased frequency and decreased amplitude of pulses 
A)  decreased amplitude of pulses 
B)  decreased frequency of pulses 
C)  increased frequency and amplitude of pulses 
D)  decreased frequency and amplitude of pulses 
E)  increased frequency and decreased amplitude of pulses B

Question 3

The use of low-dose estrogen and progestin oral contraceptives has been associated with a reduced incidence of which cancers?

Accepted Answer

A)  ovarian and breast 
B)  breast and uterine 
C)  ovarian and uterine 
D)  breast, ovarian, and uterine 
E)  cervical and breast 
A)  ovarian and breast 
B)  breast and uterine 
C)  ovarian and uterine 
D)  breast, ovarian, and uterine 
E)  cervical and breast C

Question 4

An increased incidence of which adverse effect is associated with transdermal administration of ethinyl estradiol and norelgestromin?

Accepted Answer

A)  venous thromboembolism 
B)  ectopic pregnancy 
C)  hypoglycemia 
D)  irregular menses 
E)  hirsutism 
A)  venous thromboembolism 
B)  ectopic pregnancy 
C)  hypoglycemia 
D)  irregular menses 
E)  hirsutism

Exam 34: Drugs Affecting Fertility and Reproduction

A postmenopausal woman is placed on a drug that inhibits aromatase. This treatment will decrease serum levels of which hormone?

Administration of a progestin causes which effect on pulses of gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion?

The use of low-dose estrogen and progestin oral contraceptives has been associated with a reduced incidence of which cancers?

An increased incidence of which adverse effect is associated with transdermal administration of ethinyl estradiol and norelgestromin?

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