Which statement by a newly delivered woman indicates that she knows what to expect about her menstrual activity after childbirth?
a. "My first menstrual cycle will be lighter than normal and then will get heavier every month thereafter."
b. "My first menstrual cycle will be heavier than normal and will return to my prepregnant volume within three or four cycles."
c. "I will not have a menstrual cycle for 6 months after childbirth."
d. "My first menstrual cycle will be heavier than normal and then will be light for several months after."
ANS: B
"My first menstrual cycle will be heavier than normal and will return to my prepregnant volume within three or four cycles" is an accurate statement and indicates her understanding of her expected menstrual activity. She can expect her first menstrual cycle to be heavier than normal (which occurs by 3 months after childbirth), and the volume of her subsequent cycles will return to prepregnant levels within three or four cycles.
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