MCSA Nursing Students Are Beginning a Rotation at a Women's

question 115

Multiple Choice

MCSA Nursing students are beginning a rotation at a women's health centre and have been asked to teach a young client on the use of a birth control pill for contraception, The client asks the student how the "pill" works. What is the best response of the student?

• A) " Small amounts of testosterone are used in the pill to inhibit ovulation."
• B) " Small doses of hormones inhibit release of other hormones from the pituitary necessary for ovulation to occur."
• C) " The hormones do not necessarily prevent conception but do not allow implantation in the uterus to occur.
• D) " Luteneizing and follicle stimulating hormones are given early in the cycle to shut down the production of estrogen and progesterone needed for conception.

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