Female Reproductive Anatomy

Question 1

Bartholin Gland

Answer 1

releases lubricant

Question 2

Episiotemy

Answer 2

surgery on perineum

Question 3

Endomeriosis

Answer 3

uterus lining that doesn’t shed grows on other parts of female reproductive system.

Question 4

Ernest Gratenburg

Answer 4

discovered G spot

Question 5

FSH and LH

Answer 5

set menstrual cycle in motion

Question 6

the 3 hymens

Answer 6

Imperforate - completely covers
microperforate - almost covers
septate - band goes across making 2 holes

Question 7

implantation bleeding

Answer 7

6-12 days after conception

Question 8

epididymus

Answer 8

20 foot long tube on top of testes. stores sperm and gives to vas deferens. alive and mobile. take 6 weeks to develop sperm.

Question 9

prostate

Answer 9

surrounds urethra and makes milky substance that keeps sperm alive and mobile

Question 10

gonorrhea

Answer 10

Symptoms in men include yellow-white discharge, and painful urination. symptoms in women include discharge and burning sensation. Can lead to sterility in women and PID. Overall, can develop into blood borne infection arthritis, attacks heart muscles and lining, and sterility. diagnosis includes analysis of male’s urethra, female’s cervix, and the throat and anus.

Question 11

HSV1-2/herpes

Answer 11

blisters on skin/mucus membranes. transmission happens with close contact with with mucus membranes or abraded skin. symptoms include cluster of blistery sores, inability to urinate if sores swell and block urethra, and itching/pain in infected area. no cure, just treatment like Acyclovir

Question 12

Trichomoniasis

Answer 12

common STI caused by protozoan parasite. most can’t tell they’re infected. women infected in lower genital tract (vulva, vagina, cervix, urethra). men infected in urethra.q

Question 13

HPV/genital warts

Answer 13

most common STI infection in US. 20 million americans. Most don’t know they’re infected. cauliflower growth in genital and/or rectal areas. no cure, only removal of warts. can lead to cancer

Question 14

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)

Answer 14

casual contact doesn’t spread HIV. only needles, and sexual, vaginal, oral, and anal. HIV can live in blood, semen, vaginal fluid, and breast milk. symptoms include swollen lymph nodes, fever chills, night sweats, diarrhea, weight loss, coughing and shortness of breath, fatigue, skin sores, blurred vision and headaches, and development of other infections like pneumonia. 3-6 months for body to develop antibodies, so negative results may be false depending on timing. diagnosis dependent on CD4 count of less than 200 cells per cubic mm of blood. no cure. therapies include HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapies).

Question 15

Bacterial vaginosis

Answer 15

imbalance of good and bad bacteria found in vagina. transmitted via sex but also excessive douching and sitting in baths.

Question 16

Candidiasis (yeast infection)

Answer 16

fungal infection.

Question 17

Pubic lice and scabies

Answer 17

pubic lice lead to itching, and scratching leads to sores. scabies caused by mites that borrow in skin and leave eggs. both treated with permethrin cream and lindane shampoo.

Question 18

PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)

Answer 18

complication of STIs that leads to inflammation of women’s fallopian tubes or uterus. complications include infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pelvic pain.

Question 19

Chlamydia

Answer 19

Most widespread bacteria STI in US. 4% US people have it. 75% of those who have it have mild or no symptoms. Symptoms in men include pus, milky discharge, fever, swollen testicles and rectal inflammation. Symptoms in women include yellow discharge, painful intercourse and urination, abdominal pain, bleeding between periods. can lead to sterility if untreated.

Question 20

Syphilis

Answer 20

4 stages; 1 sores, then disappear, 2 rash appears, then disappears, 3 no symptoms, but bacteria invades organs, including heart and brain. 2-4 years recurring infections and lesions in skin and mucous membranes, 4 tertiary. irreversible symptoms, damage to CNS and CVS. Cure is penicillin.