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63 Cards in this Set
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Which is curable and which is not curable bacterial STI's or viral STI's
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Bacterial =curable
viral = incurable |
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Who is most likely to be affected
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women
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Most new cases pop up in what age group
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15-24
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What group is targeted for STIs
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minority groups
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Behavior Factors Contributing to STI Transmission
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-Beginning sexual activity at an early age
-Multiple sex partners -High-risk sex partners who have multiple partners -High risk sexual behavior paying for sex, one-night stands -Incorrect and inconsistent condom use -Substance abuse -Lack of knowledge about STIs |
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Social Factors Contributing to STI Transmission
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-Poverty, low status, or social networks where high-risk behavior is common
-Sex workers, adolescents, migrant workers, incarcerated persons -Access to health care -Secrecy and moral conflict about sexuality |
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Biological Factors Contributing to STI Transmission
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-Most STIs have no visible symptoms
-Resistance to treatment -Lack of cure -Other factors : douching, immature cervix, and uncircumcised penis |
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Consequences of STIs
Women, men, and infants affected Presence of STIs increases HIV risk Untreated STIs have serious consequences Infertility/ sterility Untreated Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) causes 15% of women’s infertility Ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage |
-Women, men, and infants affected
-Presence of STIs increases HIV risk -Untreated STIs have serious consequences -Infertility/ sterility -Untreated Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) causes 15% of women’s infertility -Ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage |
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What STI is responsible for 80% of women's tubal infertility
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Chlamydia
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What STI has little to no symptoms
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Chlamydia
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75 % of infected women and half of infected men have no symptoms of
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chlamydia
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Symptoms of chlamydia in women
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-unusual vaginal discharge
-bleeding after intercourse -bleeding between menstrual periods -abdominal or pelvic pain |
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Symptoms of chlamydia in men
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-discharge from the penis
-burning with urination -swollen or painful testicles |
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How many americans contract gonorrhea a year
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250,000
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Gonorrhea symptoms
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-discharge
-frequent urination -burning when they urinate -pain in the abdomen, sometimes accompanied by fever and chills -pain during sex -a discharge from the penis which is thick, creamy and yellow-green -pain or swelling of the testicles |
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Syphilis is treated with
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penicillin
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The first sign of syphilis is
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a sore
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A sypyhilis sore is called
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chancre
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Syphilis is most easily spread by
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chancre
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Urinary tract infections are caused by
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several differnt bacteria
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Most UTI arise from one type of bacteria
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E. Coli
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UTI bacteria begins growing in the
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urethra
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Vaginitis affects ___ amount of women during lifetime
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3/4
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Vaginitis makes intercourse
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painful
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Bacterial vaginosis is caused by an
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overabundance of gardnerella bacteria
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Symptoms of Bacterial vaginosis
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-itching white discharge
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Men carry bacteria
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asymptomatically
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Symptoms of herpes
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small sores or blisters that hurt
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HPV can cause
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genital warts
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Most people with HPV
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have no symptoms
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Hepatitis A is a
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food borne illness
vaccine availible |
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Hepatitis B is contracted through
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-blood
-body fluids -IV drug use -vaccine availible |
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Hepatitis C has no
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-vaccine availible
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Symptoms of Viral hepatitis
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-tiredness
-loss of appetitie -nausea -abdominal discomfort -dark urine -clay colored bowel movements -yellowing of the skin and eyes |
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pubic lice is also known as
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crabs
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parasites can be transmitted
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-non sexually
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symptoms of HIV infection and AIDS
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-persisten fatigue
-fever, chills, night sweats -unexplained weight loss -swollen lymph nodes -pink, red purple blotches -persistent dry cough -white spots in mouth -memory loss -depression -abdominal cramping -persisten diarrhea -abnormal pap smears |
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Time from HV infection to AIDS ranges from
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a few months to 17 years
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Early phase of HIV
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flu like symptoms
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Intermediate phase
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T cells decrease 200-500 mL of blood
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Advanced phase
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T cells drop to under 200 virus i detectable in blood, Person with AIDS dies from opportunistic disease
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Worldwide ___ many people have been infected with HIV
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36 million
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___ people are infected with HIV every year
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5 million
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How many are infected in the U.S.
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900,000
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Sub saharan africa has ___ people infected
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29 million
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STIs increase the likelihood of HIV infection ____ to ____ times
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2,5
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What percent of the gay community has aids
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55
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Half of new infections of HIV are people ages
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13-24
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Couples have a ___ percent chance of pregnancy if no contraception is used
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90
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How many pregnancies in the us are unintended
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half
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male controlled methods account for ____ percent of reversible contraceptive use
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38
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contraception is
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birth control that works specifically to preven conception
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theoretical effectiveness
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consistent and correct usage
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user effectiveness
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incorporates use but is not consistent
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oral contraceptives contain
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-progestin and estrogen
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how do contraceptives work
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-suppress ovulation
-thicken cervical mucous -thin the lining of the uterus -slow the rate of ovum transport |
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What are two methods of delivering hormones through absorption
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-contraceptive patch
-vaginal ring |
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Injectable contraceptives
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-depo provera
-lunelle |
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diaphragm and cervical cap both cover the
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-cervix
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fertility awareness methods
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-calendar rhythm method
-basal body temperature method -cervical mucus method -symptothermal method |
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types of women sterilization
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-laparoscopy
-minilaparotomy -culpotomy -culdoscopy -hysterectomy |
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Emergency contraception has to be taken within
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72 hours
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Emergency contraception contains
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concentrated doses of progestin and estrogen
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