Adichie, Gender Roles, and Feminism:According to Adichie, how do traditional gender roles hurt women AND men?According to Adichie and theories in this class, how does feminism help men and women?

There was no such thing as “then” when there was no time. Augustine, Confessions, Book XI, Chapter 13, Paragraph 15    

A biomaterial exhibits both ordered and disordered regions within its structure. How would this material most appropriately be classified? A. Fully crystalline due to presence of repeating lattice regionsB. Fully amorphous due to absence of uniform structural orderC. Semicrystalline due to coexistence of ordered and random domainsD. Polycrystalline due to multiple grains with identical orientation

A fifty-four-year-old requests systemic hormone therapy for hot flashes. Her history includes estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer treated two years ago. Which management is most appropriate? 

A fifty-five-year-old has microscopic hematuria on urinalysis repeated on two occasions. She has no dysuria, flank pain, or fever. Which next step is most appropriate? 

A thirty-three-year-old asks how to reduce her risk of cervical cancer. She has had inconsistent screening in the past and is unsure about vaccine status. Which counseling approach is most appropriate?

A twenty-seven-year-old presents to clinic with lower abdominal pain and light vaginal spotting. Her last menstrual period was approximately six weeks ago. A urine pregnancy test performed in clinic is positive. She reports mild dizziness but no shoulder pain. Vital signs are stable. Which diagnosis must be prioritized in the evaluation?

A twenty-one-year-old reports cramping pain during menses that interferes with school. Pelvic examination is normal and pregnancy test is negative.  Which initial management is most appropriate? 

A twenty-seven-year-old presents six weeks postpartum. She reports fatigue and poor sleep but denies fever or heavy bleeding. She is breastfeeding and wants to avoid pregnancy for at least one year. What is the most appropriate priority for today’s visit?

A forty-nine-year-old reports ten months without menses and new hot flashes. She has no headaches or galactorrhea and denies pregnancy risk. Vital signs are normal. She is anxious and wants to be sure nothing important is missed. She asks if there is anything that should be done today rather than waiting until the next visit. Which is the most appropriate next step?