A Patient Who Is Older Than 35 Years May Have

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient who is older than 35 years may have difficulty achieving pregnancy because

• A) prepregnancy medical attention is lacking.
• B) personal risk behaviors influence fertility.
• C) contraceptives have been used for an extended period of time.
• D) the ovaries may be affected by the normal aging process.

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Definitions:

Sex-linked Recessive Disorders

Genetic disorders that are carried on the sex chromosomes, typically the X chromosome, and are expressed in the phenotype only when a dominant allele is not present.

Down Syndrome

A genetic disorder caused by the presence of an extra chromosome 21, characterized by physical growth delays, characteristic facial features, and mild to moderate intellectual disability.

Down Syndrome

A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21, characterized by distinct physical features and intellectual disability.

Dominant Inheritance

A pattern of inheritance where a single copy of a dominant allele on one chromosome is enough to produce the phenotype.