Melissa Is 32 Years Old and Single

question 128

Multiple Choice

Melissa is 32 years old and single. She is career oriented and is happy in a long-term, monogamous relationship. Melissa and her partner have agreed that having children is not part of their future. Despite using a reliable form of contraception, Melissa finds out that she is 7-8 weeks pregnant. Melissa and her partner discuss the situation, and the decision is made to abort the pregnancy. If Melissa is typical of most women who have recently experienced an abortion, she will

• A) probably never recover emotionally from the experience.
• B) feel total relief because she is no longer pregnant.
• C) experience a mixture of feelings following the abortion procedure.
• D) be depressed for approximately six months.

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Definitions:

Prothrombinase

Prothrombinase is an enzyme complex that plays a crucial role in the blood coagulation process by converting prothrombin into thrombin, a key step in forming a blood clot.

Thrombin

A protein in the blood that triggers blood coagulation by transforming fibrinogen into fibrin.

Fibrinogen

A blood plasma protein that's converted into fibrin during blood clot formation to stop bleeding.

Activated Factor XII

A component of the blood clotting cascade that initiates the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation upon activation.