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II. Introduction and Literature Review HIV attacks T cells, reducing the body’s ability to fight off infections. A person with the virus is more susceptible to infection and has a harder time fighting them off. Often an infected person will show little to no signs of infection for years. If left untreated, HIV can develop into Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). A person with AIDS has an immune system so badly damaged, that they become vulnerable to opportunistic infections. If the…

Sex is a big topic to discuss especially when talking about it with teens. Most parents would hope their kids will wait till marriage or when they are an adult who understand and is ready for it. When teens come of age it's time for them to hear the ‘birds and the bees’ talk. It may be embarrassing for them to talk about sex with their parents and also getting insight on how their parents were when they were young and fun. Students need sex ed to learn about sexual transmitted diseases, the…

Gonorrhea is a relatively common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. The culprit of this infection is Neisseria Gonorrheae, a type of bacteria that thrives in moist, warm environments (Gonorrhea). It is this quality of N.Gonorrheae that makes the reproductive tract prime real estate for infection. Health care professionals working with sexually active people need to be especially thorough in their exams and education to ensure that Gonorrhea does not spread. As the phrase…

A sexually transmitted infection (STI) can be either bacterial or viral it is contracted most often through sexual activity. This essay will focus on gonorrhea, a bacterial STI but mainly on its causes, ways of transmission, the symptoms for both males and females, the way it is diagnosed and treated and effective prevention methods. (Rathus, Nevid, Fishner-Rathus, Mckay, 2016, p.356). Gonorrhea is a highly common bacterial STI it is caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae, it can only…

Assignment #2 Structural violence is the idea that some people are more disadvantaged or predisposed to harm than others due to the effects of social structures. It is often subtle or invisible and no individual or culture is the sole cause of the phenomenon (Farmer, 1999: 79). In his book Infections and Inequalities, Dr. Paul Farmer sheds light on the structural violence that contributes to the distribution of disease in Haiti and Peru. He highlights that one main consequence of structural…

Prohibiting Abortion This solution has been introduced and supported by many people. By carrying out this solution, abortion would be banned altogether, making it completely illegal to get an abortion. As was stated earlier, many amendments and initiatives have been introduced in Colorado to ban abortion (Tenser, 2014). There are a few main arguments for banning abortion. These arguments include the idea that abortion is the act of killing a child and that abortions cause psychological damage…

lavish cover art, fantastic illustrations and action packed stories for the public. Although entertaining, the majority of the population that bought these publications thought very little of them; they used and discarded pulp fiction like a dirty condom. It was not quality art. However, a few disturbed individuals observed that, although these pulps are NOT masterpieces they deserve recognition as a form of modern art. I admit, I am one of these individuals, I have an…

Studies show that transgender sex workers often feel pressured into not using a condom if offered more money which makes them highly vulnerable to HIV. In New York City, from 2007-2011, there were 191 new diagnoses of HIV infection among transgender people, 99% were transgender women. Over half of newly diagnosed transgender women…

effect of sex work, but the environment is hindered as well. Low level prostitutes make the area unpleasant. Since they do stuff in cars and cheap places rather than expensive hotel rooms, they don’t always have access to bathrooms so they litter condoms, and urinate in gutters. This impacts those who live in the area because they are left to look and clean up the prostitutes messes (Prostitution). To some, prostitution is viewed as a hindrance while others believe the problem can be…

contraceptive would not be so blatantly obvious. The Pill provided independence for women in openly sexual relationships as they didn’t need a man to keep the diaphragm at his residence to hide it from their families. They didn’t even depend on a man to use a condom. The Pill provided a woman private control over the fate of her sexual interactions. Even after the Pill was placed on the market, women participating in casual sex were seen as ruinous for their family name and stigmatized as…