Lecture 6: Sexual History

Question 1

Who can be considered a life partner?

Answer 1

Spouse: Husband/wife
Partner: girlfriend/boyfriend
Friends

Question 2

What are the 5 Ps?

Answer 2

Partners
Practices
Prevention of Pregnancy
Protection about STI
Past History of STI

Question 3

What information are you asking about when talking about partners?

Answer 3

How many (sexual) partners has the patient had in the past “x” amount of months?

Is it possible that the partner had sex with other people while in a relationship with the patient?

Question 4

What information are you asking about when talking about practices?

Answer 4

At risk for STI

• can ask about vaginal/anal/oral sex
• ask about condom use

Question 5

What information are you asking about when talking about pregnancy prevention?

Answer 5

Ask what they are doing….

Lesbians might also need contraception

Question 6

What is a WSW?

Answer 6

Women who have sex with women

-can still have sex with men

Question 7

What information are you asking about when talking about past history from STI?

Answer 7

Have you ever had an STI?
Have your partners had an STI?
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