PDH Flashcards
What makes up a respectful relationship?
Accepting, respectful, safe, equal…
What’s sex and what is it made up of?
Made up of anatomical, chromosomal and hormonal - can change over lifetime, identified male, female or intersex at birth
What’s sexuality?
Sexual and romantic attraction to others - infinite ways to define a person’s sexuality
What’s sexually fluid?
Somone not fixed to an identity
What’s gender?
Inner sense of oneself – man, woman, neither, both, moving around inside and outside gender binary
What’s the meaning of LGBTQIA+?
Meaning - changed overtime & still change. + means anything other than lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual
What are gender pronouns and why is it important?
He, she, they. Important - feels really bad if misgendered, it’s like undermining them and people hate it.
What’s sexual activity?
Many forms of sexual activity - think carefully & talk to the other person beforehand. Should be enjoyable for both.
What’s consent?
When both agree to engage in sexual activity while not under influence of drugs, alcohol and not coerced
When is consent legal?
Only valid and legal when both are 16. One can say no and take away consent at anytime.
What’s FRIES
Freely given, reversible, informed, enthusiastic, specific
What’s reasonable person test?
Asking a reasonable person if they think a person’s response is reasonable or not or can they give consent or not
How does pregnancy happen?
Testes get into the uterus and find an egg. Turn the egg into implanted fertilized egg and it stays in the uterus for 10 months until a baby is born.
What are physical barriers
Prevents STI’s e.g. condom (male & female) and diaphragm
What are hormonal barriers?
Change hormones to prevent pregnancy e.g. vaginal ring, POP, the pill…
What is IUD & Emergency Contraception?
Such as hormonal IUD, copper IUD and ECP can immediately prevent pregnancy.
What are examples of natural & other contraception methods?
Such as sterilisation, withdrawal, abstinence and fertility awareness methods
What are the pros and cons of condoms?
Pro: Easily accessible, reduces risk of STI’s
Con: can break, non-reduce
What are the pros and cons of vaginal ring?
Pro: don’t need to take pill everyday
Con: might fall out, hard to put in and don’t prevent STI’s
What are the pros and cons of POP?
Pro: most women can take
Con: Don’t prevent STI’s
What are the pros and cons of Hormonal IUD?
Pro: last for 5 years
Con: wall of uterus can be damaged
What are the pros and cons of withdrawal?
Pro: cost-effective
Con: doesn’t prevent STI’s
What are the pros and cons of abstinence?
Pro: prevent STI’s
Con: may want to have sex
What are pap smears?
A medical test to look for any problems (cancer and precancer) with a girl’s cervix
What is HPV?
Human Papilloma Virus, most common type of STI’s. Usually have no symptoms and goes away by itself but some can cause serious illness
What’s UTI?
A bacterial infection, treatable with oral antibiotics and going to the bathroom after sex helps decrease the chance. It is not a type of STI’s
What’s thrush?
A very common infection when too much yeast grow in the bowel. It is easily treatable and the earlier the better. Not a type of STI’s
What’s Emergency Contraceptive Pill (ECP)?
Can use after having unwanted sex or didn’t use contraception methods. Take within 72 hours and prevent 85% unwanted pregnancies
When should you take another ECP?
If vomited within 2 hours of taking the pill then should take another one and should be the last option to choose
What are STI’s?
Sexually transmitted infection, quite common and can be life threatening or can cause infertility if is untreated. Do not put off, most are easy to cure and the earlier the better
What are some examples of STI’s?
Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Genital Herpes, HIV…
What is syphilis caused by and how to test and treat it?
Cause by bacteria, test with blood test and treat with antibiotic injections
What is chlamydia caused by and how to test and treat it?
Cause by bacteria, test with urine, swab test and treat with antibiotic - 1 dose a day
What is gonorrhoea caused by and how to test and treat it?
Cause by bacteria, test with urine, swab test and treat with antibiotic injections
What are the symptoms of syphilis?
Painless sore, fever, red rash, sore throat…different symptoms for different stages
What are the symptoms of syphilis?
Painless sore, fever, red rash, sore throat…different symptoms for different stages
What are the symptoms of chlamydia?
Painful urination, vaginal discharge for women, discharge from the penis in men
What are the symptoms of gonorrhoea?
Abnormal vaginal discharge, painful urination but mostly no symptoms
What is hymen?
A thin layer of skin that have little holes for menstrual flows and can be torn or stretched open with penetration. It’s found about half an inch inside the vagina.
What’s virginity?
When someone haven’t had their definition of sex before
What does it mean by losing your virginity?
It means when someone had their definition of sex for the first time, nothing is really lost
Why is virginity a damaging social construct?
- Excludes other experiences
- ‘Big deal’ about being the ‘last virgin’ left
- Violates women, right to privacy
- Can be upsetting to some women due to it being out of their control
What is pornography literacy
Printed to visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate sexual excitement.
What unrealistic expectations does porn create?
Everyone has different shapes and sizes. More hair in real life – doesn’t have hair in porn. Penis isn’t as long in real life. Sex and organs are made to look better/prettier
What challenges do unrealistic expectations create?
Create confusion when having sex as everyone is different and high expectations for others