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81. By definition, _______ has arrived if a woman has not had a menstrual period for one year.  a. perimenopause b. menopause c. the refractory period d. the plateau phase 82. The average age of menopause is ______ years of age.   a. 44 b. 47 c. 51 d. 55 83. Which of the following is FALSE regarding menopause?    a. Menopause is followed by the perimenopause phase. b. By definition, menopause has arrived if a woman has not had a menstrual period for one year. c. The average age of menopause is 51 years of age. d. Some women enter menopause in their 30s, while others menstruate throughout their 50s. 84. Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding assisted reproductive technology (ART)?    a. ART is responsible for about one percent of births in the United States. b. Couples who use in vitro fertilization have a higher probability of having twins. c. Couples who use in vitro fertilization have a higher probability of genetic modification and fetal malformations. d. All of these statements are true. 85. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE regarding infertility?    a. The majority of healthy young couples who failed to get pregnant after a year of trying did successfully conceive during the following year. b. Surgery can open blocked fallopian tubes in women and repair varicose veins in the testes of men, which kill sperm by raising tissue temperatures. c. Abnormal cervical mucus can be bypassed simply by injecting processed semen from a partner or donor into the uterus. d. All of these statements are true. 86. _________ refers to a range of techniques for overcoming infertility by handling oocytes and sperm in the laboratory.    a. Assisted reproductive technology b. Genome processing c. Cloning d. Stem cell research 87. In the procedure known as_________, the woman is given a drug that causes multiple oocytes to mature. The eggs are then surgically removed and mixed with sperm in a Petri dish. Some of the embryos that are dividing normally are later placed directly into the woman’s uterus. a. gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) b. zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) c. intracytoplasmic sperm injection (VCSI) d. in vitro fertilization (IVF) 88. Judith and John are a couple who are trying to conceive a child using an assisted reproductive technique known as _________, in which Judith will be given a drug that causes multiple oocytes to mature. Her eggs will then be surgically removed and mixed with John’s sperm in a Petri dish. Some of the embryos that are dividing normally will later be placed directly into Judith’s uterus. a. gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) b. zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) c. intracytoplasmic sperm injection (VCSI) d. in vitro fertilization (IVF) 89. Which of the following is FALSE regarding assisted reproductive technology? a. The chance of having a live delivery using in vitro fertilization is higher than the chance of a reproductively healthy couple conceiving and carrying a pregnancy to term in any given month. b. In vitro fertilization (IVF) cost $12,400 a cycle in 2004. c. Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) is the technique preferred by religious and ethnic groups that oppose fertilization outside the woman’s body. d. Using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (VCSI), one man who survived testicular cancer experienced the birth of his son 21 years after his sperm were frozen. 90. During the procedure known as_________, a physician surgically removes eggs and places them back into the fallopian tube with sperm. a. gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) b. zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) c. intracytoplasmic sperm injection (VCSI) d. in vitro fertilization (IVF)