Answers to "Test Yourself"

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1.  You should have a well woman exam every three years after you are over 18 or are sexually active.
False

2.  If you have had a hysterectomy, a well woman exam is unnecessary.
False

3.  Breast cancer can be inherited.
True

4.  Breast cancer can be caused by injury to the breast.
False

5. If you find a lump, discharge, rash, or dimpling in your breast, you should see a doctor immediately.
True

6. If you do a breast self-exam every month and don’t feel any lumps, there is no need to have a mammogram.
False

7. The Pill is safe for all women with mobility impairments who do not have heart disease.
False

8. When vaginal dryness makes sexual intercourse uncomfortable, lubricating the condom with Vaseline is one solution.
False

9. Using a diaphragm increases a woman’s risk for urinary tract infections.
True

10. Contraception is no longer necessary once hot flashes and irregular menstrual periods begin.
False

11. Women with disabilities have a lower frequency of sexually transmitted diseases than do other women.
False

12. A woman with a disability can have a sexually transmitted disease and have no symptoms.
True

13. Menopause is the only cause of flushing in women with disabilities.
False

14. Avoiding regular sexual intercourse after menopause will prevent painful vaginal ulcers.
False

15. Eating tofu can help decrease the number of hot flashes during menopause.
True

16. Monthly bleeding that lasts longer than two weeks is typical of the perimenopause, so seeing a doctor for it is unnecessary.
False

17.  Hysterectomy should be the first choice for treating persistent abnormal uterine bleeding for women with disabilities.
False

18.  A woman will not go through menopause if she is younger than age 40 when her ovaries and uterus are surgically removed.
False

19.  Hormone replacement therapy is not safe for any woman who uses a wheelchair.
False

20.  After menopause, the frequency of bladder infections decreases.
False

21. Since testosterone is a male hormone that women do not produce, menopausal women should not take it to increase sexual desire.
False

22. Your susceptibility to getting pressure sores and other skin problems may increase at menopause.
True

23. You cannot have osteoporosis unless you have had a fracture recently.
False

24. More women die from breast cancer each year than die from heart disease.
False

25. Taking estrogen alone without progesterone increases the risk of getting uterine cancer.
True