If a woman keeps track of her menstrual cycles and finds that the shortest was 24 days and the longest was 32 days, what is the fertile (unsafe) period to avoid sexual intercourse according to the calendar method?

•             Question 1          If a woman keeps track of her menstrual cycles and finds that the shortest was 24 days and the longest was 32 days, what is the fertile (unsafe) period to avoid sexual intercourse according to the calendar method?                                 

                day 14 plus or minus 2

                day 6 to day 21

                day 7 to day 22

                day 20 to day 28

•             Question 2         

                Considering all factors, if you have multiple sexual partners (over time or at the same time) the best type of birth control for you is probably                                          

                the condom

                the pill

                the IUD

                sterilization

•             Question 3          Douching (washing out the contents of the vagina) as a means of birth control is                              

                relatively effective if done within 20 minutes after sexual intercourse

                safe and very effective

                relatively effective if a woman is not menstruating

                very unreliable

•             Question 4          Plan B emergency contraception can be used to prevent pregnancy when taken within ________ days of unprotected intercourse.                                            

                1

                2

                3

                7

•             Question 5          Because many men do not withdraw before orgasm, ___________ is a relatively ineffective method of contraception.                                           

                a condom

                rhythm

                coitus interruptus

                douching

•             Question 6          A diaphragm works as a birth control device by                                 

                not allowing sperm to enter the vagina

                not allowing sperm to enter the uterus

                not allowing a fertilized egg to implant

                killing sperm

•             Question 7          The biggest deterrent to new contraceptive methods in the United States is                      

                lack of technology

                lack of research

                product-liability problems

                the small market for such products

•             Question 8          IUDs work as birth control primarily by preventing                                           

                fertilization

                implantation

                ovulation

                all of the above

•             Question 9          Among the following, the most effective type of birth control is the                                       

pill

                condom

                spermicides

                diaphragm

•             Question 10        Spermicides work as contraception by                                  

                preventing ovulation

                preventing implantation

                killing sperm

                all of the above