Author Question: Which of the following people would be the best candidate for use of an intrauterine device (IUD)? ... (Read 23 times)

mp14 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Which of the following people would be the best candidate for use of an intrauterine device (IUD)?

a. A woman in a mutually monogamous, stable relationship
b. A single woman who is actively dating
c. A woman who cannot afford oral contraceptives
d. A woman with a prior history of pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 2

A woman who has been using oral contraceptives for 2 years asks the health care provider how long she can continue to use this form of birth control. What response should the health care pro-vider give?

a. Healthy, nonsmoking women can use oral contraception until age 25.
b. Healthy, nonsmoking women can use oral contraception until age 30.
c. Healthy, nonsmoking women can use oral contraception until age 40.
d. Healthy, nonsmoking women can use oral contraception until age 50.

Viet Thy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The IUD is most appropriate as a safe and effective contraceptive for the population of women who are in a mutually monogamous, stable relationship and who are not at high risk for infection.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Healthy, nonsmoking women can continue to use oral contraceptives without increased risk of cardiovascular disease until the age of 50 years. Oral contraceptives should not be used by women who smoke after age 35, owing to marked increase in risk for cardiovascular disease.