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How many Americans live with an STI?
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65 million
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When were germs discovered?
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The late 1800s
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It is easier for which gender (in the heterosexual sense) to catch in illness?
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The female
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Are bacterial STIs curable or incurable?
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Curable
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Are viral STIs curable or incurable?
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Incurable
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True or False: In some cases, viral infections can go away on their own
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True
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Another name for Pubic Lice is
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Crabs
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Pubic lice may be treated with
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over the counter shampoo
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An infection of the skin that involves invisible mites
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Scabies
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What are the symptoms and treatment for scabies?
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Rash and Itching, Over the counter cream
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Another name for Gonorrhea is
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The Clap
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Gonorrhea can only survive-
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In the body's mucous membranes
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What is the 2nd most reported STI in the US?
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Gonorrhea
385,000 cases .1% of the population |
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What is the most common site of a Gonorrhea infection for a woman?
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The Cervix
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Within 2 to 5 days, Gonorrhea symptoms include:
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Pus filled discharge, painful urination, abnormal bleeding (women)
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How is Gonorrhea diagnosed?
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By examining discharge beneath a microscope, or sometimes urine samples
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Treatment for Gonorrhea
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Antibiotics
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This STI will lead to joint pain and swelling if left untreated. Lesions and Sterility may also occur.
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Gonorrhea
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Where does Syphilis bacteria live?
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Mucous membranes
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How is syphilis primarily transmitted?
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Through small tears in the skin during sex
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How many stages does Syphilis have?
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3
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During Stage 1 of Syphilis (2-6 wks after infection):
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- Reddish-brown “chanchres” (sores) appear on penis, vulva, cervix, anus, mouth, lips
Painles and heals in 3 to 8 weeks |
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Syphilis - Stage 2 (if untreated)
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Very visible rash throughout skin
Lymph glands in groin, armpit, neck become tender and swollen. Flu-like symptoms (headache, fever, fatigue) |
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Syphilis Stage 3
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- All symptoms go into remission after one year
- Person feels ok - After one year,, no longer infection - But causes nerological damagae and commonly fatal |
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How is Syphilis diagnosed?
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Sample of a lesion, blood test
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How is syphilis treated?
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Easily with one injection of anti-biotics if within one year, after that more difficult
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What is the most commonly reported STI in the US?
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Chlamydia
Potentially up to 1% of the population |
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How can Chlamydia be spread?
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Sex, fingers transmitting bacteria to other body parts
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75% of women with Chlamydia
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have no symptoms
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50% of men with Chlamydia
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have no symptoms
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40% of women with untreated Chlamydia will
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contract Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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20% of women with this disease are infertile, symptoms include chronic pelvic pain, lower back, fever, nausea, headaching
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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Pregnancy issues related with Chlamydia include:
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Ectopic Pregnancy, Chlamydia Conjunctivitis
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inflammation of mucous membranes that line inner eyelids
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Chlamyda Conjunctivitis
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Chlamydia is treated with
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Antibiotics
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Bacterial vaginosis , - Trichomoniasis, and Yeast infections
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Are vaginal infections that it is possible to contract independent of sexual activity
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease can be caused by
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Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and multiple causes unrelated to sex.
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Symptoms of PID
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none, or lower abdominal pain, pelvic pain, vag discharge, painful urination.
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There is no real test other than identifying symptoms for
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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HSV-1 (Herpes) is also known as
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Cold sores :0
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60% of people have this viral infection...
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HSV-1
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HSV-2 infects
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25% of women, 15% of men
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HSV-2 can be diagnosed by
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Visible sores, blood test
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What is the world's most common STI?
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HPV
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How do you test for HPV
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DNA test
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There are over __ types of HPV
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100
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__ Types of HPV affect genitals
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30
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HPV CAN be transmitted through
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Towels and Clothing! :O
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What percent of women will be infected with HPV by age 50?
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80%
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70% of cervical cancers are caused by
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HPV
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90% of genital/anal warts are caused by
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HPV
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For most people with HPV, symptoms
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will not occur at all
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How long does it take for an HPV infection to clear up?
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2 years
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HPV is usually found through a
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annual pap smear
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How long does it take cervical cancer to grow?
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15-20 years
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At what age is the HPV vaccine recommended for girls?
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9
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How long is the vaccine against HPV effective?
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5 years
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Hepatitis A (HAV) is transmitted by:
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Oral-Fecal Contact
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Hepatitis B (HBV) is transmitted through
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exchange of bodily fluids
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Hepatitis C (HCV) is transmitted through
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Contaminated blood
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HAV and HBV symptoms:
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None, or flu like symptoms and yellowing of the whites of the eyes
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Chronic or repeated infections with HBV and HCV especially HCV can cause
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Cirrhosis of liver, cancer of liver
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How do you treat HAV?
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There is no treatment, it clears up in a few weeks.
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What is the treatment for HBV?
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Possibly no treatment necessary except persists for months, antiviral drugs otherwise
Rest, healthy, drink fluids, clears up |
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What is the treatment for HCV?
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nothing again but 20-25& will need combo of antiviral drugs
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For which type(s) of Hepatitis are there a vaccine?
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HAV, HBV
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There is a similar strain of this disease in African non-human primates
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HIV
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HIV was probably crossed over to humans by
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poorly cooked "bush meat"
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The primary means of HIV transmission for men is:
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1.Male/Male sex
2. Infected Syringes |
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The primary means of HIV transmission for women is:
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1. Having Sex with HIV+ Men
2. Syringes |
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The primary transmission of HIV in subsaharan Africa/Asia is
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Allegedly Heterosexual Sex
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The two most susceptible groups to HIV are
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Recipients of Anal Sex, Women having vaginal sex
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Women are more susceptible to disease because
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Semen contains higher "viral load" than vaginal fluid, and vaginal tissue is more susceptible to tears.
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How much more likely is it that a woman would become infected with HIV during anal sex?
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10 times
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Can you contract HIV from Oral Sex?
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Yes but it is very, very rare. Probably open cut/sore in mouth.
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What are the initial symptoms of HIV?
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Flu symptoms
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Later HIV symptoms include
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Night sweats, weight loss, chronic fatigue, diarrhea, cough, headache.
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If HIV is left untreated for over 2 years...
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Pneumonia, Salmonella, Encephalitis, Various Cancers- Kaposi Sarcoma in men
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What do anti-retroviral drugs do?
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Block proliferation of virus causing AIDS
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Treatment for HIV
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Highly active anti-retro viral therapy/ drug cocktail. Effective but complicated.
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How many deaths were due to AIDS in 2000?
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15,000
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Sexual dysfunctions in which people have persistent or recurrent lack of sexual desire or aversion to sexual contact
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Sexual Desire Disorders
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Sexual dysfunctions in which people persistently fail to become adequately sexually aroused to engage in or sustain sexual intercourse
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Sexual Arousal Disorders
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Sexual dysfunctions in which people persistently or recurrently have difficulty reaching orgasm or reach orgasm more rapidly than they would like, despite attaining a level of sexual stimulation of sufficient intensity that normally results in orgasm
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Orgasmic Disorders
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Sexual dysfunctions in which people persistently or recurrently experience pain during sex
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Sexual Pain Disorders
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A sexual dysfunction characterized by persistent or recurrent pain during intercourse
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Dyspareunia
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A sexual dysfunction characterized by involuntary contraction of the muscles surrounding the vaginal barrel, preventing penile penetration or rendering penetration painful
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Vaginismus
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Engorgement of blood vessels with blood which swells the genitals and breasts during sexual arousal
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Vasocongestion
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Persistent difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection sufficient to allow the man to engage in/complete intercourse
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Male erectile disorder
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Anxiety concerning one's ability to perform behaviors, especially behaviors that may be evaluated by other people
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Performance Anxiety
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Never having reached orgasm
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Anorgasmic
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A role usually takenon because of performance anxiety in which people observe, rather than fully participate in, their sexual encounters.
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Spectator Role
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A sexual dysfunction in which ejaculation occurs with minimal sexual stimulation and before the partners desire it
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Premature Ejaculation
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A gynelogical condition characterized by vulval pain, particularly chronic burning, irritation and soreness.
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Vulvodynia
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An approach to explaining dysfunctions that refers to the interactions of biological, psychological, and social/cultural factors
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Biopsychosocial Model
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An endocrine disorder that reduces the output of testosterone
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Hypogonadism
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Swelling, erection
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Tumescence
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Technique of evaluating men with penile disorder in a sleep center.
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Nocturnal Penile Tumescence
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Exercises during which sex partners take turns giving and receiving pleasurable stimulations in nongenital areas of the body
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Sensate Focus Exercises
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