Early Options: Module 3 Counseling for Medical Abortion

Early Options - A Provider's Guide to Medical Abortion

We strongly urge you to print out these CME Post-Test Questions before starting this module to help guide you through the material. You will have the opportunity to answer the questions on-line at the end of each module.

1. Which of the following features is common to both medical abortion and vacuum aspiration?

A. Number of visits

B. Predictability of time to completion

C. High success rate

D. Invasiveness

2. Which of the following statements describes the goals of abortion counseling?

A. Ensure the woman has considered her options and knows that whatever decision she makes is her choice.

B. Educate and prepare the woman for what to expect.

C. Empathize and provide support to the woman.

D. All of the above

3. Women choose medical abortion over vacuum aspiration for all of the following reasons except:

A. Desire to avoid surgery

B. Perception of medical abortion as better or easier

C. No need to interact with a health care provider

D. Perception of medical abortion as more natural

4. Which of the following is a challenge specific to medical abortion counseling?

A. Patients must understand the need for a vacuum aspiration if the medical procedure fails.

B. Success depends on the woman's active participation throughout the process.

C. Follow-up is critical to confirm complete abortion.

D. All of the above

5. Which of the following statements does not accurately describe the side effects of medical abortion?

A. The side effects of medical abortion are frequently debilitating.

B. Nausea is the most common gastrointestinal side effect.

C. Pain typically peaks after administration of misoprostol.

D. Fatigue is fairly common on the day the pregnancy is expelled.

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