Chapter 11

Question 1

What are the ABC’s of safer sex?

Answer 1

A Is for Abstain
B Is for Be Faithful
C Is for Condoms

Question 2

What factors increase the risk of STIs in younger people?

Answer 2

Feelings of invulnerability

Multiple partners

Failure to use condoms

Substance abuse

Question 3

How are STIs spread?

Answer 3

Blood
Vaginal fluids
Semen
Other bodily fluids: saliva, urine, feces, and breast milk

Question 4

How are STIs transmitted?

Answer 4

Direct sexual contact

Sharing contaminated needles

Maternal transfer

Question 5

Describe HPV.

Answer 5

Causes genital warts that can obstruct the urethra, vagina, and anus.

Question 6

Describe the complications of HPV.

Answer 6

1. increased risk of cancers of the cervix, vulva, and penis
2. enlargement and spread of warts leading to the obstruction of the urethra, vagina, and anus.

Question 7

Describe herpes simplex.

Answer 7

It is small painful red bumps to the genital or mouth region – they can become painful blisters that rupture to form wet, open sores.

Question 8

What are the signs and symptoms of Chlamydia in women? In men?

Answer 8

Women-
Abdominal pain
Abnormal vaginal discharge with a foul odor
Low-grade fever

Men-
Pain or burning while urinating
Pus or watery or milky discharge from the penis
Swollen or tender testicles

Question 9

Describe PID.

Answer 9

Inflammation of the internal female genital tract, characterized by abdominal pain, fever, and tenderness of the cervix.

Question 10

What are the long-term complications of PID?

Answer 10

Scarring and obstruction of the fallopian tubes, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pelvic pain.

Question 11

What are the signs and symptoms of gonorrhea in women? In men?

Answer 11

Symptoms in men: thick, yellow-white pus from the penis.

Symptoms in women: usually asymptomatic but may experience discharge or burning when urinating.

Question 12

What are the complications of gonorrhea in women? In men?

Answer 12

Complications in women:
Sterility
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Threat to newborn

Complications in men:
Urinary obstruction
Sterility

Question 13

List the stages of syphilis. Describe what happens in each stage.

Answer 13

Primary Syphilis – chancre (open sore) where the bacteria entered the body

Secondary Syphilis – skin rash

Latent Syphilis – asymptomatic

Tertiary Syphilis – heart and brain damage

Question 14

Describe pubic lice.

Answer 14

Pubic lice (or “crabs”) are usually found in the pubic hair, but it can migrate to other hairy areas of the body.

Question 15

What is HIV?

Answer 15

Virus that causes a spectrum of health problems, changes in the immune system

Question 16

What is AIDS?

Answer 16

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: final stages of HIV infection

Question 17

HIV lives in what types of body fluid?

Answer 17

HIV can live in blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.

Question 18

What are the symptoms of HIV?

Answer 18

Typical signs as the immune system weakens, include fatigue, fever, night sweats, skin rashes, and unexplained weight loss.