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Just how much do you know about your health? Do you know what the leading cause of death for all women is? Are you more at risk of a hip fracture than a man? Test your knowledge about women's health issues by answering the questions below. Click on the correct answer for each question to find out if you're right. There is also a link to learn more about the topic.

1. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for all women:
   1. True
   2. False
   
   
   
2. In general, a woman should have a Pap smear if she is sexually active and has a cervix, at least every 3 years:
   1. True
   2. False
   
   
   
3. Pregnant women with diabetes are at greater risk for:
   1. Preeclampsia (or pregnancy-induced hypertension)
   2. Cesarean section
   3. Infections
   4. All of the above
   
   
   
4. How many servings of fruits and vegetables are recommended to eat every day?
   1. Three
   2. Four
   3. Five
   4. Six
   5. Seven
   
   
   
5. Women have higher hospitalization and death rates due to asthma than men:
   1. True
   2. False
   
   
   
6. Breast cancer causes more deaths than lung cancer in women:
   1. True
   2. False
   
   
   
7. Women do not need to take folic acid until after they find out they are pregnant:
   1. True
   2. False
   
   
   
8. Women have a lower risk than men for having hip fractures:
   1. True
   2. False
   
   
   
9. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as the act of committing physical violence against a spouse:
   1. True
   2. False
   
   
   
10. The leading cause of workplace injury for women is musculoskeletal injuries:
    1. True
    2. False
    
    
    
11. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) results in mental and physical problems that are usually outgrown by puberty:
    1. True
    2. False
    
    
    
12. Approximately 30 percent of new cases of HIV infection in the United States are among women:
    1. True
    2. False
    
    
    
13. Toxoplasmosis is an infection that causes little or no problems in pregnant women, fetuses, or newborns:
    1. True
    2. False

1. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for all women - False. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in women. Heart disease was responsible for approximately 373,600 deaths in women in 1999. Breast cancer caused about 41,000 deaths in women the same year. You can lower your risk for heart disease by getting regular exercise, maintaining a healthy body weight, quitting smoking, and eating a nutritious diet. The other leading causes of death for women are cancer, stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, and diabetes. For more information, visit the Heart Center.

2. In general, a woman should have a Pap smear if she is sexually active and has a cervix, at least every 3 years - True. A pap test is a routine screening test used to detect cervical cancer and cervical changes that could lead to cervical cancer. Through early detection and treatment, cervical cancer can be prevented. Women are encouraged to have a test done every 3 years. Your health care provider may determine that testing may need to be done more frequently, based on your sexual and medical history. For more information, visit the MedicineNet.com Pap Smear Center.