Sexuality, Reproduction & Menopause Continuing Medical Education Program

INSTRUCTIONS

To obtain the 1.5 CME credits for Volume 4 No. 1, May 2006, please follow these instructions.

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1.Read the articles listed for CME credit in Sexuality, Reproduction & Menopause.

2.Visit www.asrm.org and click on SRM EXAMS.

3.Print out the exam page

4.Make a copy of your completed exam before sending to ASRM for your records.

5.Fax completed exam with credit card informationOR

6.Mail completed exam with check to:CME Department/SRM Exam, American Society for Reproductive Medicine1209 Montgomery Highway, Birmingham, AL 35216(205) 978-5000 phone / (205) 978-5005 fax

7.You must achieve at least a 70% passing score. Your corrected exam and documentation will be mailed to you.

8.Your exam must be received by ASRM by August 15, 2006.

Learning Objectives: After reading the designated articles published in Sexuality, Reproduction & Menopause, participants of the Sexuality, Reproduction & Menopause Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program should be able to:

Target Audience: This activity is designed for all physicians with a fundamental interest and knowledge in reproductive medicine and women's health, residents, researchers, clinicians, and educators alike.

Needs Assessment: As healthcare and technology continue to advance, there is a need to provide physicians and other health care professionals with opportunities to access and review information of relevance to their practice in new ways. This activity is designed to allow professionals to study alone at the time of their choice.

Credit/Accreditation Information: The American Society for Reproductive Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine designates the Sexuality, Reproduction & Menopause CME Program a maximum of 6 per year (1.5 each issue) AMA PRA category 1 credits.™ Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Editorial Staff Disclosures: The editorial staff has disclosed the following relationships: Procter & Gamble–Speakers' Bureau, Lil Drug Store–Consultant, and LMS Medical Systems–Consultant.

Instructions: Program participants should answer the questions on the examination answer sheet found at ASRM's website: www.asrm.org. The program is provided at a cost of $5 per examination for members and $10 per examination for non-members. The participant should retain a copy of the examination. A 70% passing score must be achieved in order to earn CME credit. Documentation of satisfactory completion, the correct answers, and a course evaluation form will be mailed within 2 months of receipt of tests.

For additional information, contact the CME Department at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 1209 Montgomery Highway, Birmingham, Alabama 35216 (Telephone: 205-978-5000; Fax 205-978-5005; email: asrm@asrm.org). Visit the ASRM website: www.asrm.org.

LESSON 1 

Pregnancy and motherhood: The biological clock 

Arthur Leader, MD, FRCSC

Lesson objective: To discuss the relationship between age and fertility.

1.Increasing maternal age is associated with all of the following except:

a.decreased fertility rate

b.increased spontaneous abortion rate

c.decreased risk of aneuploidy

d.increased risk of maternal medical complications of pregnancy

2.Which of the following is reflective of decreased ovarian reserve:

a.D3FSH < 10 mIU/mL

b.high antral follicle count

c.low ovarian volume

d.high inhibin B

LESSON 2 

Surviving cancer, saving fertility: The promise of cryopreservation 

Rony T. Abdallah, MD

Suheil J. Muasher, MD, FACOG

Lesson objective: To review the options for fertility preservation in young cancer patients.

1.Currently, the only proven method of fertility preservation in postmenarchal females is:

a.oocyte cryopreservation

b.ovarian tissue cryopreservation

c.embryo cryopreservation

d.pharmacologic ovarian suppression with GnRH agonist

2.The risk of ovarian failure following cancer therapy depends on:

a.the dose of radiation

b.the patient's age

c.the class of chemotherpeutic agent used

d.all of the above

LESSON 3 

Why we lose interest in sex: Do neurosteroids play a role? 

Steven R. King, PhD

Dolores J. Lamb, PhD, HCLD

Lesson objective: To review the possible role of neurosteroids in libido.

1.Potential side effects of androgen treatment in women include all of the following except:

a.hirsutism

b.acne

c.adverse lipid effects

d.renal insufficiency

e.deepening of the voice

2.Which of the following factors affect libido:

a.hormone levels

b.psychological factors

c.prescription medications

d.relationship issues

e.all of the above

LESSON 4 

Impact of sperm donor information on parents and children 

Joanna E. Scheib, PhD

Alice Ruby, MPH, MPPM

Lesson objective: To discuss the impact of disclosure on donor-conceived children and their parents.

1.Research indicates that children who learn about their donor origins respond:

a.positively

b.negatively

c.neutrally or positively

d.neutrally or negatively

2.Donor-conceived youths want information about their donors because they:

a.are looking for a parental figure in the donor

b.want to complete their sense of identity

c.want the donor to pay for college

d.want to know the donor's medical rather than psychosocial profile

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