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NAPLEX: Contraception and Infertility

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Average number of days of a normal menstrual cycle
28 days
During which phase does menses occur
Follicular phase
What hormones are low when menses occurs
estrogen and progesterone
The surge of estrogen during the follicular phase causes what two hormones to increase
LH and FSH
What hormone triggers ovulation when is surges
LH
Which hormone is dominant during the luteal phase
Progesterone
How many mcg/day of folic acid should a woman take for preconception health?
400mcg/day
The only reversible contraceptive method that has a delay in return to fertility is
medroxyprogesterone injection
Hormonal contraceptives work by inhibiting..?
The production of LH and FSH, which prevents ovulation
Hormonal contraceptives also work by altering what to prevent sperm from penetrating the egg
Cervical mucus
The FDA requires what to be dispensed with oral contraceptives
Patient Package Insert (PPI)
This type of COC have the same dose of estorgen and progestin throughout the pill pack
Monophasic
This type(s) of pill packs mimic the estrogen and progesterone levels during the menstrual cycle
Biphasic, triphasic, and quadriphasic
The use of COCs to regulate menses is first-line treatment for
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
COC's are used as first line treatment for
endometriosis to reduce the symptoms of dysmenorrhea and heavy bleeding
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