At which stage of the ovarian cycle does ovulation occur

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1. At which stage of the ovarian cycle does ovulation occur?

A. Just before the formation of a corpus luteum

B. Just before estrogen starts to increase rapidly

C. Just after progesterone peaks

2. Which of the following statements are true concerning benign prostatic hyperplasia?

A. BPH is more common in middle age than old or young age

B. BPH involves an increase in cell number that can lead to narrowing of the urethra

C. Both of the above

3. Which of the following treatments would be the BEST for a male with BPH?

A. Brachytherapy

B. Androgen deprivation therapy

C. TURP

4. A 56-year-old female is experiencing a poor urinary stream, increased urinary frequency, nocturia, and sometimes has painful micturition. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

A. Prostate cancer

B. Benign prostatic hypertrophy

C. Neither of the above

5. A 45-year-old female mother of 6 children is complaining of heavy and extremely painful periods. Assessment reveals that the patient did not start having this problem until after the birth of her sixth child. Which of the following is most likely?

A. Endometriosis

B. Endometrial cancer

C. Adenomyosis

6. Why does multiparity protect against type 1 endometrial cancer?

A. During pregnancy, uterine hormones turn on the PTEN gene

B. Intense placental production of progestins protects against endometrial cancer

C. Development of a fetus takes the majority of nutrients away from any developing cancers

7. After recruitment of a follicle in the ovarian cycle, levels of FSH drop due to the amount of estrogen that is being produced. What is the importance of this change?

A. This inhibits the development of multiple follicles at one time

B. This enables LH to continue cell layering around the oocyte before ovulation takes place

C. This stimulates the onset of menses

8. A rapid rise in progesterone is seen after ovulation, why?

A. Thecal cells now have access to steroidnogenesis and can make mass amounts of progesterone

B. Vascular access to granulosa cells allows for LDL uptake and steroidogenesis within the granulosa cells

C. Neither of the above

9. Thecal cells function to do what?

A. Express LH receptors which stimulate the cell to increase LDL aborption

B. Express FSH and LH receptors, which then increase the absorption of estrogen

10. When treating breast cancer, this nonsteroidal antiestrogen drug binds to estrogen receptors and blocks the effects of estrogens on the growth of malignant cells in the breast. Which of the following drugs is this?

A. Herceptin

B. Tamoxifen

C. Anti-BRCA

11. Which of the following patients would be at greatest risk for development of endometrial cancer?

A. 25-year-old female with diabetes mellitus

B. 45-year-old female who is nulliparous

C. 32-year-old female with PCOS

12. Which of the following is MOST likely to be recommended to a patient who learns that they have a BRCA1 mutation?

A. Get a mammogram

B. Take contraceptives

C. Take aromatase inhibitors

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