LCCW Gynecology Examination with
Verified Questions and Answers
3 subtypes of estrogen - Correct Answer E1- Estrange
E2- Estradiol
E3- Estriol
Which subtype of estrogen is secreted by the ovaries and adipose tissue? - Correct
Answer Estrange (E1)
Which subtype is estrogen is secreted by the ovaries and the adrenal gland? - Correct
Answer Estradiol (E2)
Which subtype of estrogen is made by the placenta? - Correct Answer Estriol (E3)
Least abundant of the types of estrogens - Correct Answer Estrange (E1)
Which subtype of estrogen is evident during pregnancy and found in placental tissue? -
Correct Answer Estrange (E1)
This is the hormone that prepares the uterus for conception by increasing the thickness
of the endometrium - Correct Answer Estradiol (E2)
Most abundant of the forms of estrogen - Correct Answer Estradiol (E2)
Only produced in significant amounts during pregnancy - Correct Answer Estriol (E3)
The only estrogen your body makes after menopause - Correct Answer Estrange (E1)
The most common subtype of estrogen in the women of childbearing age - Correct
Answer Estradiol (E2)
The main estrogen during pregnancy - Correct Answer Estriol (E3)
Puberty normally begins between ____ years old - Correct Answer 8-14
In the first endocrine event of puberty, the hypothalamus synthesized ____, which
reaches the pituitary gland causing it to release ___ & ___, stimulating the ovaries to
grow and more estrogen and progesterone are produced. - Correct Answer Gnarl
(gonadotropin-releasing hormone); LH & FSH hormone
, First menstruation is called ___ - Correct Answer Menarche
(typically occurs 2 years after the beginning of the breast buds)
The prepubertal uterus is ____ shaped, with the neck and isthmus accounting for up to
two-third of the uterine volume: then, with the production of estrogens, it becomes ____
shaped, with the uterine body increasing in length and thickness proportionately more
than the cervix - Correct Answer tear dropped; pear
After menarche is at what age? - Correct Answer 35 years old
The peak of fertility is at what age? - Correct Answer 27 years old
35-45+ years old is considered ____ - Correct Answer "advanced maternal age"
Ceasing of menstruation - Correct Answer Menopause
Over time what hormones are decreased with menopause? - Correct Answer
progesterone
testosterone
mostly estrogen
It is thought that the ____ your start puberty the ___ your will start menopause -
Correct Answer earlier; earlier
Ovaries starts to produce less and less _____ & ____ with menopause - Correct
Answer hormones & eggs
3 stages of menopause - Correct Answer Pre Menopause
Menopause
Post Menopause
Phase I pre menopause is referred to as ___ - Correct Answer per menopause
Per menopause starts anywhere from ___to __years old and last how long? - Correct
Answer 35-50; 2-8 years
S/S Per menopause - Correct Answer changes in periods
becoming irregular
sometimes more painful
During Per menopause, the woman's estrogen levels ____ making ____ spikes less
likely, but there is still enough estrogen to stimulate ____ - Correct Answer decrease;
LH; endometrial growth
In Phase II-Menopause, what is the duration of no periods - Correct Answer after 6
months-1 year
Verified Questions and Answers
3 subtypes of estrogen - Correct Answer E1- Estrange
E2- Estradiol
E3- Estriol
Which subtype of estrogen is secreted by the ovaries and adipose tissue? - Correct
Answer Estrange (E1)
Which subtype is estrogen is secreted by the ovaries and the adrenal gland? - Correct
Answer Estradiol (E2)
Which subtype of estrogen is made by the placenta? - Correct Answer Estriol (E3)
Least abundant of the types of estrogens - Correct Answer Estrange (E1)
Which subtype of estrogen is evident during pregnancy and found in placental tissue? -
Correct Answer Estrange (E1)
This is the hormone that prepares the uterus for conception by increasing the thickness
of the endometrium - Correct Answer Estradiol (E2)
Most abundant of the forms of estrogen - Correct Answer Estradiol (E2)
Only produced in significant amounts during pregnancy - Correct Answer Estriol (E3)
The only estrogen your body makes after menopause - Correct Answer Estrange (E1)
The most common subtype of estrogen in the women of childbearing age - Correct
Answer Estradiol (E2)
The main estrogen during pregnancy - Correct Answer Estriol (E3)
Puberty normally begins between ____ years old - Correct Answer 8-14
In the first endocrine event of puberty, the hypothalamus synthesized ____, which
reaches the pituitary gland causing it to release ___ & ___, stimulating the ovaries to
grow and more estrogen and progesterone are produced. - Correct Answer Gnarl
(gonadotropin-releasing hormone); LH & FSH hormone
, First menstruation is called ___ - Correct Answer Menarche
(typically occurs 2 years after the beginning of the breast buds)
The prepubertal uterus is ____ shaped, with the neck and isthmus accounting for up to
two-third of the uterine volume: then, with the production of estrogens, it becomes ____
shaped, with the uterine body increasing in length and thickness proportionately more
than the cervix - Correct Answer tear dropped; pear
After menarche is at what age? - Correct Answer 35 years old
The peak of fertility is at what age? - Correct Answer 27 years old
35-45+ years old is considered ____ - Correct Answer "advanced maternal age"
Ceasing of menstruation - Correct Answer Menopause
Over time what hormones are decreased with menopause? - Correct Answer
progesterone
testosterone
mostly estrogen
It is thought that the ____ your start puberty the ___ your will start menopause -
Correct Answer earlier; earlier
Ovaries starts to produce less and less _____ & ____ with menopause - Correct
Answer hormones & eggs
3 stages of menopause - Correct Answer Pre Menopause
Menopause
Post Menopause
Phase I pre menopause is referred to as ___ - Correct Answer per menopause
Per menopause starts anywhere from ___to __years old and last how long? - Correct
Answer 35-50; 2-8 years
S/S Per menopause - Correct Answer changes in periods
becoming irregular
sometimes more painful
During Per menopause, the woman's estrogen levels ____ making ____ spikes less
likely, but there is still enough estrogen to stimulate ____ - Correct Answer decrease;
LH; endometrial growth
In Phase II-Menopause, what is the duration of no periods - Correct Answer after 6
months-1 year
