Complementary Terms

Question 0

artificial insemination

Answer 0

introduction of semen into the vagina by artificial means

Question 1

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Answer 1

(AIDS)
disease that affects the body’s immune system, transmitted by exchange of body fluid during the sexual act, reuse of contaminated needles, or receiving contaminated blood transfusions.

Question 4

azoospermia

Answer 4

lack of live sperm in the semen

Question 5

chlamydia

Answer 5

a sexually transmitted disease, sometimes referred to as a silent STD because many people are not aware they have the disease. Symptoms that occur when the disease becomes serious are painful urination and discharge from the penis in men and genital itching, vaginal discharge, and bleeding between menstrual periods in women. The causative agents is C. trachomatis.

Question 6

coitus

Answer 6

(copulation)

sexual intercourse between male and female.

Question 7

condom

Answer 7

cover for the penis worn during coitus to prevent conception and the spread of sexually transmitted disease.

Question 8

ejaculation

Answer 8

ejection of semen from the male urethra

Question 9

genital herpes

Answer 9

(herpes simplex virus)

sexually transmitted disease caused by Herpesvirus hominis type 2

Question 10

gonads

Answer 10

male and female sex glands

Question 11

gonorrheaa

Answer 11

contagious, inflammatory sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterial organism that affects the mucous membranes of the genitourinary system

Question 12

heterosexual

Answer 12

person who is attracted to member of the opposite sex

Question 13

homosexual

Answer 13

person who is attracted to a member of the same sex

Question 14

human immunodeficiency virus

Answer 14

(HIV)
a type of retrovirus that causes AIDS. HIV infects T-helper cells of the immune system, allowing for opportunistic infections such as candidiasis, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, tuberculosis, and Kaposi sarcoma

Question 15

human papillomavirus

Answer 15

(HPV) (venereal warts)

a prevalent sexually transmitted disease causing benign or cancerous growths in male and female genitals.

Question 16

puberty

Answer 16

period when secondary sex characteristics develop and the ability to reproduce sexually begins

Question 17

sexually transmitted disease

Answer 17

(STD) (venereal disease) (STI)

diseases, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and genital herpes, transmitted during sexual contact.

Question 18

sterilization

Answer 18

process that renders an individual unable to produce offspring

Question 19

syphilis

Answer 19

chronic infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, which usually is transmitted by sexual contact, may be acquired in utero, or (less often) contracted through direct contact with infected tissue, If untreated, the infection quickly becomes systemic with widespread dissemination of the bacterium.

Question 20

trichomoniasis

Answer 20

a sexually transmitted disease caused by a one-cell organism, Trichomonas. It infects the genitourinary tract. Men may be asymptomatic or may develop urethritis, an enlarged prostate gland or epididymitis. Women have vaginal itching, dysuria, and vaginal or urethral discharge.

Question 21

infertility

Answer 21

reduced or absent ability to produce offspring

Question 22

orgasm

Answer 22

climax of sexual stimulation