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Examination Questions - True or False
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Fraternal twins share one placenta.
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In women who have given birth before, the stages of labor last longer.
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Sperm cells and egg cells are roughly of equal size.
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Sperm cells come in one variety only (YY), egg cells come in two varieties (XY, XX).
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The sex of a child is determined during the process of implantation.
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6.
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A woman needs to have an orgasm in order to become pregnant.
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The expressions "birth control" and "contraception" have the same meaning.
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8.
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In male fetuses, the testicles normally descend into the scrotum in last months before birth.
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9.
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A missing period is a certain sign of pregnancy.
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10.
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The Rh factor is present in the blood of most people.
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11.
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In the last three months of pregnancy, a woman's sexual intercourse is harmful to the fetus.
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There is no such thing as a "false pregnancy".
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100 years ago, childbirth was just as safe an experience for mother and child as it is today.
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Doctors usually divide the process of childbirth into two stages.
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A woman can, on the same day, give birth to three children of which two are identical twins.
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Cutting the umbilical cord is mildly painful to the newborn child.
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Cutting the umbilical cord is mildly painful to the mother.
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Usually, babies are born with the head emerging first.
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It is quite normal for a woman to feel some sexual arousal while nursing her baby.
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At this time, there more contraceptive methods for women than for men.
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With diaphragms, one size fits all.
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The word "toxemia" refers to an infection due to an unsafe tampon.
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A woman experiences nausea ("morning sickness") mostly in the last trimester of pregnancy.
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Nausea ("morning sickness") is a reliable sign of pregnancy.
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One secondary spermatocyte divides and eventually grows into two sperm cells.
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One secondary oocyte divides and eventually grows into two egg cells.
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The growth of a zygote into a morula is called fragmentation.
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Identical twinning can begin only inside the Fallopian tube.
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The human embryo does not begin to assume human features before its second month.
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The amniotic sac breaks and is expelled in the third stage of labor.
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For a woman giving birth for the first time, the second stage of labor lasts ca. two hours.
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All contraceptives are equally effective.
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All contraceptives developed for women can safely be used by all women.
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A miscarriage during the last three months of pregnancy is called "stillbirth".
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A man can produce sperm cells throughout his life.
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The term "morula" refers to the fertilized egg before it begins its cell division
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37.
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The physicians of the school of Hippocrates performed abortions
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Anthony Comstock contributed to the development of the contraceptive pill
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Frank Colton contributed to the development of the contraceptive pill
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40.
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Rubber condoms were already available in the 18th century
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The term "zygote" refers to the growing cell cluster which implants itself in the uterine lining
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The term "zygote" refers to a cervical plug that blocks the access of sperm cells to the interior of the uterus.
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43.
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Eclampsia is a rare disease that can develop during pregnancy
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The first stage of labor usually lasts ca. 2 hours
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The second stage of labor usually lasts 4 hours.
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The term "breech presentation" refers to the mother's position on the delivery table while giving birth
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After birth, the uterus shrinks back to its previous size within 6 hours
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One hundred years ago, the world population was less than 2 billion
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Today the world population is over 6 billion
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Today, there are ca. 1, 5 billion women of childbearing age in the world
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51.
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The Hippocratic oath was not written by Hippocrates
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52.
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There are more abortions in the developed countries per year than in the developing countries.
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53.
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The American feminist Susan B. Anthony was opposed to abortion.
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54.
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The term "quickening" refers to the rising pulse rate during the second stage of labor.
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55.
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Most of a woman's weight gain during pregnancy is due to the growth of the placenta.
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