Healthy Hormone Module 2

1. Which of the following helps heal tissue under the skin?

a) Vitamin C

b) Castor oil packs

c) Dry skin brushing

d) Omega 3

2. Which statements are true?

a) Luteinizing hormone is release in the follicular phase

b) Women never have symptoms in the follicular phase

c) Issues in the luteal phase are set up in the follicular phase

d) None of the statements are true

3. Testosterone in women

a) Rises twice in a monthly cycle

b) Rises once in a monthly cycle

c) Stays steady during the month

d) Does not have a role in women’s fertility

4. Which of the following can help with PMS:

a) Vitamin C

b) B vitamins

c) Licorice

d) All of the above

5. During the menstrual phase

a) PMS symptoms get worse

b) Women may have increased intuition

c) Estrogen levels do not decrease

d) Women have a lot of energy

6. When charting a cycle

a) It only needs to be done when the woman ovulates

b) Temperature is the best indicator for ovulation

c) Cervical mucus is egg-white like in the luteal phase

d) None of the above

e) All of the above

7. Which of the following is true?

a) A long luteal phase is a sign of an estrogen/progesterone imbalance

b) Too much insulin can cause low FSH

c) Low and high estrogen can affect ovulation

d) A and C

e) B and C

8. Caffeine can be a factor in fertility

a) By affecting dopamine levels

b) By causing stress to the adrenals

c) By putting stress on the liver

d) A and B

e) B and C

9. Stress plays a role in fertility by

a) Increasing the thickness of the endometrium

b) By supporting the increase in LH

c) By increasing prolactin levels

d) Bu causing pituitary tumours

10. Which of the following is true?

a) Low fat dairy products are associated with ovulation issues

b) Lactobacillus bacteria increases vaginosis

c) Too much folic acid causes neural tube defects

d) None of the above are true

11. In the first trimester:

a) Women should gain 25 pounds

b) Stretch marks start to appear

c) The baby is the most vulnerable to toxins

d) The woman starts experiencing backaches

12. Morning sickness may be caused by

a) Too much bile secretion

b) High T4 levels

c) Deficiency of B6

d) All of the above

e) None of the above

13. Women with hypertension may be at risk for

a) PCOS

b) Preeclampsia

c) Gestational Diabetes

d) Hemorrhoids

14. Softening of the stomach muscle:

a) Causes liver issues

b) Is due to low progesterone

c) Causes heartburn and gas

d) Speeds up transit time

15. For gestational diabetes:

a) Women need to walk to lower blood sugar

b) Women need to drink more caffeine to improve circulation

c) Women need to be concerned about developing muscle aches

d) Women need to consume 3 solid meals every day

16. The truth about estrogen dominance:

a) Is that we are exposed to too many estrogenic chemicals

b) We are producing too much estrogen

c) There is no such thing as estrogen dominance

d) We are failing to detox out excess estrogen

17. The main phase II pathway for estrogen is

a) Sulfation

b) Methylation

c) Glutathione Conjugation

d) Glucuronidation

18. Which of the following is true?

a) Only the liver is involved with producing estrone

b) CYP1B1 helps convert estrogen to 4-hydroxyestrone

c) 16-hydroxyestrone can be converted to estriol

d) All of the above are true

e) None of the above are true

19. Aromatase

a) Is an enzyme that converts testosterone to estrogen

b) Helps regulate the production of progesterone

c) Is an important liver enzyme

d) Aids in intestinal healing

20: Which of the following is true?

a) Phytoestrogens can improve the conversion of estrogen to 2-hydroxyestrone

b) Liver work should always be done first

c) Phytoestrogens cannot lock onto estrogen receptor sites

d) Xenoestrogens are key players in hormone issues