Contraception and Family Planning — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: Which instrument is used to apply silastic bands to the fallopian tubes during laparoscopic sterilization?

Answer: Fallope ring applicator

Extra: The Fallope ring (silastic band) is a non-absorbable ring used for tubal occlusion during laparoscopic sterilization. The applicator uses a grasping forceps to pull a loop of the fallopian tube into an inner sleeve, and then a outer sleeve pushes the ring onto the base of the loop.

Flashcard 82: Mirena is an LNG-containing IUD and it has to be replaced every _____ years

Answer: 8

Flashcard 83: The major reason women discontinue the use of progestin-only contraceptives is _____

Answer: breakthrough bleeding.

Flashcard 84: The _____ method involves minimal excision of the tube and hence preserves the potential for tuboplasty.

Answer: Uchida

Flashcard 85: Removal of misplaced IUCD inside the uterine cavity is done by _____

Answer: Shirodkar's hook

Flashcard 86: _____ is a newer method of hysteroscopic sterilization

Answer: Essure

Flashcard 87: Recommended dose of Anti-D for first trimester abortion is _____ mcg and for 2nd and 3rd trimester abortions is _____ mcg in unsensitized Rh-negative females.

Answer: 50 mcg; 300 mcg

Flashcard 88: Essure blocks the fallopian tube permanently but requires a period of _____ months to be effective

Answer: 3

Flashcard 89: _____ cannula is used for menstrual aspiration

Answer: Karman's cannula