Author Question: A 24-year-old lactating woman asks about contraceptive options. The family planning clinic nurse ... (Read 109 times)

asan beg · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A 24-year-old lactating woman asks about contraceptive options. The family planning clinic nurse recommends an oral contraceptive formulated with which ingredients?

A.
Biphasic formulation
B.
Estrogen-progestin
C.
Progestin only
D.
Triphasic formulation

Question 2

The nurse understands that the genetic possibility of a woman having a male or a female child is based on the single sex chromosome provided by each parent (mother is XX, father is XY, and each contributes one chromosome).

Fill in the boxes below with the possibilities based on the single chromosome that is contributed by each parent in these four possible combinations. For the purpose of this exercise, the mother's chromosomes are designated X(m1) and X(m2), and the father's are designated X(f) and Y(f). The result of any XX chromosome pair yields a girl, and XY a boy.

1. Mother's sex chromosome _____
Father's sex chromosome _____
Child is a _____________
2. Mother's sex chromosome _____
Father's sex chromosome _____
Child is a _____________
3. Mother's sex chromosome _____
Father's sex chromosome _____
Child is a _____________
4. Mother's sex chromosome _____
Father's sex chromosome _____
Child is a _____________

yuyiding · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Low-dose progestin-only contraceptive pills are often referred to as the mini-pill because they contain no estrogen. The mini-pill may be used during breastfeeding because it does not interfere with milk production.

Answer to Question 2

ANS:
(Boxes can appear in any order)
Box 1:
Mother's sex chromosome X(m1)
Father's sex chromosome X(f)
Child is a girl

Box 2:
Mother's sex chromosome X(m1)
Father's sex chromosome Y(f)
Child is a boy

Box 3:
Mother's sex chromosome X(m2)
Father's sex chromosome X(f)
Child is a girl

Box 4:
Mother's sex chromosome X(m2)
Father's sex chromosome Y(f)
Child is a boy