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Rose Men's Health Resource

Men: Test Your Knowledge Of Women's Health.

Instructions: please answer the following questions as best you can and then submit your answers. The correct answers will follow.

1. If a woman misses her period, it may mean:

    she's pregnant
    she's under stress
    she's engaging in overstrenuous exercise
    any of the above.

2. When a women enters menopause...

    she qualifies for senior citizen discounts
    her ovaries have stopped functioning
    she has increased levels of estrogen in her body, which explains her behavior
    she can't enjoy sex anymore

3. When should a woman have a Pap Smear?

    only if symptoms, such as unusual vaginal discharge, develop
    once a year
    once every two years
    once every five years

4. Hysterectomy

    is major surgery
    is advisable for women over age 40
    causes instant menopause
    ends sexual responsiveness

5. The leading killer of women in the U.S. is

    AIDS
    breast cancer
    all cancers combined
    heart disease

6. A woman who has multiple sexual partners over her lifetime has increased risk of

    developing cervical cancer
    contracting human papillomavirus
    getting P.I.D. (pelvic inflammatory disease)
    all of the above

7. To help ensure early detection of breast cancer, and thus increase a woman's chances of survival, she should:

    have regular mammograms after age 40
    see her doctor for an annual breast exam
    practice monthly breast self-exams
    all of the above

8. Hormone replacement therapy after menopause:

    increases the risk of heart attack
    causes hot flashes
    protects against osteoporosis
    promotes vaginal dryness

9. The cancer that kills more women each year than any other.

    ovarian
    breast
    cervical
    lung

10. All women should douche regularly, especially if they think they might have an infection.

    true false

11. A woman can't get pregnant while she's having her period.

    true false

12. As a woman gets older, her chance of developing breast cancer decreases.

    true false

13. The average life expectancy, at birth, of a woman in the U.S. today is 75 years.

    true false

14. About 1,600 teenage girls start smoking each day.

    true false

The foregoing is provided as a public service, compliments of:

THE ROSE MEN'S HEALTH RESOURCE
at Rose Medical Center
4567 E. Ninth Avenue, Suite 020
Denver, Colorado 80220 USA (303) 320-ROSE(7673)

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