Infertility
Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Topic 28
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume III · Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Topic 28 · combined PDF page 437
Practice questions
- A 32-year-old patient has had routinely unprotected intercourse without conceiving for 13 months. Which statement best matches the supplied ACR definition of infertility?
- A 37-year-old patient reports 7 months of routinely unprotected intercourse without conception. According to the supplied ACR guideline, which is the best interpretation?
- A patient younger than 35 years has had 10 months of unprotected intercourse without conception. Which statement is most consistent with the supplied ACR guidance?
- A couple seeks infertility care. Which approach is most consistent with the supplied WHO good-practice statements?
- A couple has begun an infertility evaluation. Which assessment should be included for the male partner according to the supplied ICSM recommendations?
- Which set consists entirely of biological domains identified in the supplied review as possible contributors to female infertility?
- A patient with infertility has a known uterine cavity abnormality. Which statement best places this finding within the supplied evidence?
- Which mechanism is specifically associated with endometriosis in the supplied review of female infertility?
- A 38-year-old asks why reproductive potential may decline with age. Which explanation is supported by the supplied review?
- Which pair is identified in the supplied review as central to ovarian reserve assessment within a broader infertility workup?
- An imaging evaluation is being considered for a patient with infertility. Which group of structures is specifically highlighted in the supplied ACR guideline abstract as potentially involved?
- A patient with PCOS is being evaluated for infertility. Which broad pathophysiologic association is described in the supplied female infertility review?
- A man seeking fertility treatment has erectile dysfunction. Which management statement is supported by the supplied ICSM recommendations?
- A couple presents with low libido and difficulty consummating intercourse. Which approach best reflects the supplied ICSM recommendations?
- A male partner with infertility has an ejaculatory disorder. Which option is among the management approaches listed in the supplied ICSM recommendations?
- A man with premature ejaculation is prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and is trying to conceive. Which consideration is supported by the supplied recommendations?
- A man with hypogonadism wishes to father a child. Which advice is consistent with the supplied ICSM recommendations?
- For a man with hypogonadism who is seeking fertility, which group contains alternatives that the supplied ICSM recommendations say may be considered?
- A couple trying to conceive asks about lubricants. Which advice is supported by the supplied ICSM recommendations?
- A couple asks which risk-reduction topics are addressed in the supplied WHO infertility guideline. Which answer is most accurate?
- A patient with infertility asks whether current evidence supports taking antioxidant supplements for the male partner. Which response best reflects the supplied WHO guideline?
- A woman with epilepsy is considering assisted reproductive treatment. Which statement best reflects the supplied systematic review?
- A woman with epilepsy undergoing hormonal fertility treatment is taking lamotrigine. Which issue warrants particular attention according to the supplied systematic review?
- A study synthesis reports higher seminal and serum iron concentrations in infertile men than in fertile controls. Which conclusion is most defensible from the supplied meta-analysis?
- A clinician is planning a female infertility workup. Which statement best reflects the supplied review’s description of evaluation?
- A couple has completed infertility treatment. Which practice is specifically included among the WHO guideline’s general good-practice statements?
- A couple asks whether all infertility recommendations are based on high-certainty evidence. Which statement best reflects the supplied WHO guideline abstract?
- Which statement about male sexual dysfunction and infertility is supported by the supplied ICSM consensus recommendations?