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Question: Use of the combined oral contraceptive pill is associated with
An increase in the risk of benign ovarian cysts
  True   False
An increased risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  True   False
An increased risk of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  True   False
An increased risk of venous thrombo-embolism
  True   False


Question: Use of the combined oral contraceptive pill is associated with unacceptable health risks (UKMEC 4) in the following circumstances
A 45 year old woman with BMI of 23 kg/m2
  True   False
A healthy 45 year old woman
  True   False
A 23 year old woman with grand-mal epilepsy
  True   False
A 23 year old woman who had a DVT 12 months ago
  True   False


Question: In a woman undergoing laparoscopic sterilisation, the following are associated with an increased risk of regret
Age over 40 years
  True   False
Nulliparity
  True   False
Sterilisation performed at the time of surgical termination of pregnancy
  True   False
Sterilisation performed over 5 years after last pregnancy
  True   False


Question: When counselling a patient who requests sterilisation, the doctor should
Not proceed with the operation until the partner has also attended the clinic
  True   False
Advise women to use effective contraception until the date of sterilisation
  True   False
Explain that the procedure is permanent and irreversible
  True   False
Provide information on alternative methods of long-term reversible contraception
  True   False


Question: The following are recognised complications of surgical termination of pregnancy
Retained products of conception T
  True   False
Molar pregnancy F
  True   False
Increased risk of ectopic pregnancy F
  True   False
Endometritis T
  True   False


Question: With respect to post-partum haemorrhage (PPH)
Secondary PPH refers to PPH for which there is an underlying cause
  True   False
Primary PPH does not occur following caesarean section
  True   False
Secondary PPH is usually caused by infection or retained products of conception
  True   False
Primary PPH is blood loss over 500ml from the genital tract within 24 hours of birth
  True   False


Question: With respect to post-partum haemorrhage (PPH)
Primary PPH refers to bleeding for which there is no underlying cause
  True   False
Blood loss of 300ml 4 days after delivery should not be classified as PPH
  True   False
Uterine atony is the commonest cause of secondary PPH
  True   False
Maternal clotting disorders are the commonest cause of primary PPH
  True   False


Question: The following are risk factors for first trimester miscarriage
Well controlled insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
  True   False
Family history of first trimester miscarriage
  True   False
Previous first trimester miscarriage
  True   False
Treated hypothyroidism
  True   False


Question: The following are associated with miscarriage
Fetal structural anomalies
  True   False
Cervical ectropion
  True   False
Cervical incompetence
  True   False
Fetal chromosomal anomalies
  True   False


Question: With respect to miscarriage
Threatened miscarriage is one in which there is no vaginal bleeding but the pregnancy is found to be non-viable on ultrasound scan
  True   False
Inevitable miscarriage is one in which all products of conception have been expelled
  True   False
Incomplete miscarriage is one in which there are products of conception within the uterine cavity
  True   False
Septic miscarriage is a miscarriage caused by infection
  True   False


Question: The following are recognised surgical treatments for urodynamic stress incontinence
Urethral dilatation
  True   False
Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT)
  True   False
Augmentation cystoplasty
  True   False
Colposuspension
  True   False


Question: Detrusor over activity
Accounts for 10% of urinary incontinence in women
  True   False
Cannot be diagnosed without urodynamic investigations
  True   False
Is caused by recurrent urinary tract infection
  True   False
Can occur in women with urodynamic stress incontinence
  True   False


Question: The following are effective interventions in a healthy 35 year old woman complaining of urinary frequency, urgency and urge incontinence and no other symptoms
Treatment with doloxetine
  True   False
Bladder drill
  True   False
Reducing fluid and caffeine intake
  True   False
Pelvic floor physiotherapy
  True   False


Question: Criteria for the diagnosis of the polycystic ovary syndrome include
Raised serum androgen levels
  True   False
Normal serum prolactin levels
  True   False
BMI over 30
  True   False
Infertility
  True   False


Question: The following are recognized long-term consequences of the polycystic ovary syndrome
Increased risk of gestational diabetes
  True   False
Increased risk of cardiovascular disease
  True   False
Increased risk of cervical cancer
  True   False
Increased risk of endometrial cancer
  True   False


Question: Rubella
Is mainly transmitted by sexual intercourse
  True   False
Has an incubation period of 2-3 months
  True   False
Vaccination results in life-long immunity
  True   False
Is a DNA virus
  True   False


Question: A healthy 30 year old woman develops chickenpox 2 days after vaginal delivery
The neonate is not at risk because of antibodies acquired from the mother
  True   False
The woman should be re-admitted to hospital
  True   False
Varicella zoster immune globulin should be administered to the neonate
  True   False
The neonate should be observed for signs of chickenpox for 7 days after maternal rash
  True   False


Question: The following drugs are terratogenic
Progesterone-only contraceptive pill
  True   False
Methyldopa
  True   False
Carbimazole
  True   False
Zidovudine
  True   False


Question: With respect to diabetes mellitus and glucose metabolism in pregnancy
Fetal hyperglycaemia causes beta cell hypoplasia
  True   False
Hyperglycaemia is associated with lactic acidosis
  True   False
Fasting blood glucose levels are higher in pregnancy compared to non-pregnant
  True   False
Maternal hyperglycaemia leads to fetal hyperglycaemia
  True   False


Question: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is characteristically associated with
Neonatal hyperglycaemia
  True   False
An increased risk of neonatal jaundice
  True   False
An increased risk of neonatal anaemia
  True   False
An increased risk of neonatal hypercalcaemia
  True   False