Author Question: At her 6-week postpartum checkup, a woman states, I am wondering about birth control. I used oral ... (Read 42 times)

Alainaaa8 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

At her 6-week postpartum checkup, a woman states, I am wondering about birth control. I used oral contraceptives before, and I'm breastfeeding now. Can I use the pill again? What is the nurse's best response?

a. You should know that oral contraceptives increase your milk production.
b. Oral contraceptives can be taken once lactation is well established.
c. You don't need to use any form of birth control as long as you are breastfeeding.
d. Oral contraceptives are contraindicated for the lactating woman.

Question 2

A 48-year-old woman tells the nurse, I missed my period last month. Am I in menopause? The nurse knows that at which point is a woman considered to be menopausal?

a. Her periods have stopped for 1 year.
b. Her periods have been irregular and light for 12 months.
c. She has symptoms of vasomotor instability.
d. She experiences symptoms of decreased estrogen, such as dyspareunia.

abro1885 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Oral contraceptives decrease breast milk production and are contraindicated until lactation is well established. Women who breastfeed their infants usually will not ovulate for 10 weeks and do not need contraception until that time.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
When a woman's menstrual periods have stopped for 1 year, she is considered menopausal.