Name: ______________________
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Ch. 10 – Contraception
Ch. 10 – Contraception
1. Rate birth control methods from most to least effective.
2. Discuss when you should use a backup method of birth control.
3. Discuss Seasonale and Depo-Provera, what they are and how they are different from
regular birth control pills.
4. Discuss the vaginal ring and the transdermal patch, and what makes them effective
contraceptives.
5. What medications reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives?
6. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of condoms.
7. What factors contribute to the effectiveness of IUD’s?
8. Discuss what the acronym PAINS stands for in relation to IUD’s.
9. When is the best time to purchase emergency contraception?
Name: ______________________
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Ch. 11. Conceiving children
Ch. 11 – Conceiving Children
1. When does women’s fertility peak?
2. Discuss IVF, GIFT, ICSI and ZIFT procedures. Which would be best if the quality
and quantity of semen was poor?
3. What symptoms may indicate a woman is pregnant?
4. How early can you detect pregnancy after conception?
5. Discuss the changes in a woman’s sexual interest over the nine months of pregnancy
and for several months after the birth.
6. How long can you continue intercourse over the nine months of pregnancy?
7. Discuss the three stages of labor and childbirth and what occours in each stage.
8. When can you resume intercourse after childbirth?
Name: ______________________
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Ch. 12 – Childhood and Adolescence
Ch. 12 – Childhood and Adolescence
1. Discuss the effect of early infant masturbatory behavior for boys and girls.
2. Discuss why a person may have difficulty establishing physically intimate
relationships.
3. How would you deal with your child masturbating in the living room while watching
TV?
4. Discuss the beginning of puberty and early menstruation for young girls.
5. Discuss the advantages of adolescent masturbation.
6. Discuss the different male and female reasons for first intercourse.
7. Discuss the meaning of adolescent same sex behavior in relation to true
homosexuality.
8. Discuss teen pregnancy in the U.S. including how many sexually active adolescents
become pregnant each year and how many pregnancies end in live births.
Name: ______________________
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Ch. 13 – Adult years
Ch. 13 – Adult years
1. Discuss the relationship between cohabitation and the chances of divorce if the couple
decides to get married.
2. Historically, how has marriage been functional for society?
3. What are John Gottman’s four predictors of marital dissatisfaction?
4. What are some of the best predictors of marital satisfaction?
5. How do partners in a good marriage see its effect on them personally?
6. What factors are associated with marital sexual satisfaction?
7. Discuss the effects extramarital affairs can have on a marriage.
8. What are some of the reasons for the high divorce rate in the U.S.?
9. Emotions after a divorce are similar to what?
10. What factors can influence sexual activity in later years?
Name: ______________________
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Ch. 14 – Sexual Difficulties
Ch. 14 – Sexual Difficulties
1. How common are sexual difficulties?
2. Discuss the symptoms and treatment for the following sexual difficulties:
1. Sexual aversion disorder
2. Hypoactive sexual desire
3. Male orgasmic disorder
4. Male arousal disorder
5. Pelvic inflammatory disease
6. Vaginismus
7. Dyspareunia
8. Vaginitis
9. Peyronie’s disease
10. Endometriosis
3. What are some ways of increasing the possibility of orgasm for women?
4. Bill has premature ejaculation. What sexual position should he avoid?
5. Discuss types of penile implants and which one seems to be the most satisfying.
6. What sexual problem is generally considered the most difficult to treat?