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exam 3 Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 dimensional components for evaluating a sexual problem?

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Duration, Context, frequency

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_____________ is a lifelong problem is one that has existed for all of a person’s sexual life. An acquired problem is one that is occurring now, but was not present at some point in a person’s sexual past.

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Lifelong or Acquired

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______________ is a generalized problem happens in all contexts. A situation problem happens in some situations and not in others (ex. a man who cannot achieve an erection with his partner, but can while masturbating).

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Generalized or Situational

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___________ is a total sexual problem occurs every time in a given situation. A partial problem occurs sometimes in a given situation, but occurs often enough to cause distress.

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Partial or Total

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____________ is when the spinal cord or other nerve damage may interfere with sexual responding.

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Neurological

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____________ is when hormonal imbalances such as a reduction in testosterone in men or woman may cause arousal difficulties

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Hormonal

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_____________ is when problems with the circulatory system can cause sexual dysfunction. Adequate blood flow to sexual organs is necessary for sexual responding. Poor blood
flow to sexual organs can be the first sign of heart disease.

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Vascular

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___________ is when alcohol and other drugs tend to disrupt sexual responding. These drugs may lower inhibitions so that people are more likely to engage in sexual behaviors. Alcohol reduces blood flow to the genitals and prevent erection of the penis or the clitoris. Young people tend to be able to overcome these problems, but older people have more difficulty doing so

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Use and Abuse of Alcohol and other Recreational Drugs

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______________ is when antidepressant drugs can reduce sexual excitement and can inhibit orgasm.

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SSRIs

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___________ is loss of desire and/or arousal are common when there is a loss of trust in a relationship.

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Loss of trust

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__________ is when couples must communicate their needs, desires, and expectations to one another. Not doing this usually leads to a gradual loss of sexual intimacy between partners.

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Poor communication

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Anger makes sexual responding physiologically difficult. Anger also causes psychological distance.

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Anger and resentment

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Unstated expectations cause problems between lovers.

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Conflicting Sexual Expectations

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Low self-esteem leads to a lack of self-respect and a feeling that the person is not worthy of receiving pleasure. Not respecting your partner leads to not caring about their needs.

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Lack of respect

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15
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Sexual satisfaction is increased within a loving relationship. No longer loving your partner decreases sexual desire.

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Loss of love

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16
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What are the three common treatments for solving sexual problems?

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Sensate focus, Masturbation, Communication

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17
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What was the Tuskegee experiment?

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It was when penicillin was a cure for syphilis for the African American men in Alabama.

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18
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What were some of the figures for the STI pandemic?

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20 million new cases per year in the United States. More than 50% of all new cases are
among 18-24 year olds.
At least 6 million new cases of HPV each year.
$16 billion dollars in associated health care costs. (NASA currently receives about $19
billion in funding.)

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19
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_____________ is when a disease is present, but has no symptoms. When STIs are asymptomatic, people are less likely to seek treatment and more likely to pass on infection. For this reason, periodic medical exams are by professionals.

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Asymptomatic

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20
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How does substance abuse impacts STI infection rates?

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Because drug abusers tend to have more sexual partners than other people. These sexual partners also tend to be drug abusers who have more sexual partners. This means that all involved are more likely to suffer from STIs.

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What theory is when people who are intoxicated on alcohol focus on immediate good-feeling activities and tend to discount long-term consequences of their behavior.

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Alcohol Myopia Theory

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22
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__________ STI’s are incurable but treatable.

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Viral

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23
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painful sores and blisters, like cold sores, that occur in the genital or anal area. Many people experience flulike symptoms during their first symptoms. What are these symptoms of?

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Herpes

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24
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_________ spreads through vaginal, anal, or oral sex

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Herpes

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25
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_________ is the best treatment for herpes.

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Antiherpetics

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26
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Visible warts on the penis, vagina, or anus are the symptoms of __________.

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HPV

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27
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___________ spread from genital to genital contact but can be spread through anal or oral contact. Sometimes the virus can be spread to the mouth or
throat

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HPV

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28
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What is the treatment for HPV?

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Pap smear test or they go away on their own

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29
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Symptoms included appetite reduction, fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, darkening of the urine, rash, and joint pain.

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Hepatitis B

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30
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is spread through direct contact with blood products (blood,

semen, vaginal fluid, and rarely saliva)

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Hepatitis

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31
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What is the treatment for hepatitis?

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vaccine

32
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What is the symptom for HIV?

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basically a common cold

33
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___________ is found in semen, vaginal fluid, blood, and breast milk. For transmission to occur, one of these four fluids from an HIV positive person must enter the blood stream of another person through a port of entry.

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HIV

34
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What treatment is used for HIV?

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there is none

35
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_____________ include cloudy discharge, pelvic pain, irregular periods, discomfort during urination, increased pain during menstruation, men may wake to find their urethra is sealed with dried drainage, and irritation of the vaginal or anal areas.

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Chlamydia

36
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How does chlamydia get around?

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Vaginal, anal, or oral sex.

37
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What is the treatment for chlamydia?

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swab test

38
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__________ is a painful burning sensations during urination or bowel movement and a cloudy discharge from the penis or anus.

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Gonorrehea

39
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How does Gonorrehea get around?

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Vaginal, anal, and oral sex.

40
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What is the treatment for Gonorrehea?

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Swab test

41
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bacterium, Treponema Pallidum and can be

detected by blood test.

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syphylis

42
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How does syphilis get around?

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Vaginal, anal, and oral sex.

43
Q

Syphilis is visual during the ________ and ________ stages is possible.

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Primary secondary

44
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___________ is painful chancre with ulcerates the skin

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Chancroid

45
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How does Chancroid get around?

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Vaginal anal or oral sex

46
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How is Chancroid treated?

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diagnosed with verification by health workers

47
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lower abdominal sensitivity and pain, pain during intercourse, irregular periods, cervical discharges and tenderness, fever, nausea, and vomiting.

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PID

48
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How does PID get around?

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infections which go untreated and migrate up the reproductive tract to the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries

49
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How is PID treatable?

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antibiotics

50
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__________ STIs are incurable, but treatable

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Viral

51
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____________ is when a series of symptoms that signal that an outbreak is on its way

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Prodromal symptoms

52
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____________ is the release of virus particles.

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Viral shedding

53
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___________ is the only STI the can be spread by kissing.

A

herpes

54
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What strain of Hepatitis is an STI?

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Hepatitis B

55
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___________ is a diseases that take advantage of a weakened immune system.

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Opportunistic Infections

56
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__________ is a type of virus that uses its RNA to invade and destroy the DNA of a host cell and then copy the virus’s DNA into the host cell’s DNA

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Retrovirus

57
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_____________ is a bacterial infection only recently classified as an STI. It may be noted by arthritic swelling in various joints.

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Mycoplasma Genitalium

58
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What is the treatment for Mycoplasma Genitalium?

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Azithromycin.

59
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yellow or green discharge in women along with genital irritation, pain with urination, and a foul smell

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trichomoniasis

60
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Whats the treatment for trichomoniasis?

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anti fungal medication

61
Q

Which STI can be prevented by vaccine?

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HPV

62
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What is the percentage of unplanned pregnancies in the United States?

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49%

63
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____________ the first menstrual period signally that a woman is physically capable of reproduction.

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Menarche

64
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__________ is when the zygote is formed, this hormone is released by the ovum and a change in the surface of the ovum prevents further sperm from penetrating

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hCG

65
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__________ when the separate sperm and ovum become one when the first sperm penetrates the ovum (we have a winner)

A

Zygote

66
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_____________ is when the developing child begins to appear distinctly human, the name is changed from embryo to fetus.

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Fetus

67
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__________ is the name for the first time a pregnant woman feels her fetus move.

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Quickening

68
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____________ is when a zygote attaches somewhere other than the uterus like the ovary or fallopian tube, the child cannot mature without harming or killing the mother.

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Ectopic pregnancy

69
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_____________ are outside agents such as toxins, microbes, chemicals, or radiation
that affect the developing fetus and cause fetal abnormalities.

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Teratogens

70
Q

_____________ involve invasive procedures where a vacuum is inserted into the uterus.

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Surgical abortions

71
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______________ involve taking a medication to terminate pregnancy.

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Medical abortions

72
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What are the 2 different type of surgical abortions?

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Vaccume aspiration, Dilation and Evacuation

73
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This is the longest stage of labor. During this stage the muscles of the uterus contract in sequence (like the esophagus does when you swallow) pushing the baby toward the cervix. The cervix dilates to allow passage of the fetus. The fetus is usually positioned head down facing the mother’s spine. With a first birth, this stage of
labor usually lasts 12 to 14 hours.

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Stage 1 labor

74
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This stage begins when the baby crowns (becomes visible at the entrance to the vagina. The muscles of the abdomen begin to contract along with the uterus giving the woman more of a feeling of control. The passage of the head is usually the most painful moment and the rest of the body follows more easily.

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Stage 2 labor

75
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This is the time, following birth, that the placenta is expelled with the umbilical cord attached. This is the time that doctors will examine the placenta to be sure everything is normal.

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Stage 3 labor

76
Q

___________ is the score of 1-10 for the health of the Neonate (newborn baby)

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APGAR

77
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How long is it recommended to wait to have sex after birth?

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6 weeks

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