REPRESENTATIVE DISEASES AND DISORDERS: Reproductive System

Question 1

Bacterial infection of the female pelvic organs; commonly caused by a vaginal or uterine infection with the bacteria
gonorrhea or chlamydia;

Answer 1

Pelvic inflammatory
disease (PID)

Question 2

Commonly known as STIs; spread by intimate sexual contact

Answer 2

Sexually Transmitted
Infections

Question 3

Inflammation of the urethra that is not caused by gonorrhea; can be caused by trauma, insertion of a nonsterile
catheter, or sexual contact

Answer 3

Nongonococcal urethritis

Question 4

Caused by Trichomonas, a protozoan commonly found in the vagina of women and in the urethra of
men;

Answer 4

Trichomoniasis

Question 5

Caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which attaches to the epithelial cells of the
vagina or male urethra and causes pus to form;

Answer 5

Gonorrhea

Question 6

Caused by herpes simplex 2 virus; characterized by lesions on the genitals that progress into blisterlike areas, making
urination, sitting, and walking painful;

Answer 6

Genital herpes

Question 7

Caused by a viral infection; very contagious; warts vary from separate, small growths to large, cauliflower-like clusters

Answer 7

Genital warts

Question 8

Caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum; can be spread by sexual contact; multiple
disease stages occur

Answer 8

Syphilis

Question 9

Caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which ultimately destroys the immune system

Answer 9

Acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS)