Reproductive Problems Flashcards
pregnancy has not occurred after at least 1 year of engaging in unprotected coitus
SUBFERTILITY
there have been no previous conceptions
PRIMARY SUBFERTILITY
there has been a previous viable pregnancy but the couple is unable to conceive at present, couple with previous pregnancy such as miscarriage or ectopic
SECONDARY SUBFERTILITY
inability to conceive due to a known condition (mullerian agenesis) absence of a uterus
STERILITY
semen enter bladder instead emerging through penis during orgasm
RETROGADE EJACULATION
common causes of male infertility
ABNORMAL SPERM PRODUCTION
PROBLEMS WITH THE DELIVERY OF SPERM
OVEREXPOSURE TO CERTAIN CHEMICALS
DAMAGE RELATED TO CANCER AND ITS TREATMENT
common causes of female infertility
PRIMARY OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY
PELVID ADHESIONS
THYROID PROBLEMS
CANCER AND ITS TREATMENT
diagnostic tests for men with infertility
SEMEN ANALYSIS
HORMONE TESTING
TRANSRECTAL AND SCROTAL ULTRASOUND
GENETIC TESTING
TESTICULAR BIOPSY
diagnostic tests for women with infertility
OVULATION TESTING
IMAGING TESTS
OVARIAN RESERVE TESTING
problem with sexual desire or response
MEN - erectile dysfunction and premature or delayed ejaculation
WOMEN - include spasms of the vagina and pain with sexual intercourse
BOTH - include problems with sexual desire or response
SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
infection of the female reproductive organs
PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
diseases that are spread through sexual contact with an infected partner (anal, oral, or vaginal sex)
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE OR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION
STD chain of infection
AGENT:
Bacteria - Syphilis
Viruses - AIDS
RESERVOIR:
Human Body
PLACE OF ENTRY OR EXIT:
Male or Female Organ
ROUTE OF TRANSMISSION:
Sexual Intercourse
SUSCEPTIBLE HOST:
Those who involved with sexual contact with infected person
STD caused by small organism called trichomonas vaginalis it is the most common curable STD in young sexually active women
TRICHOMONIASIS
yeast infections, thrush or moniliasis
CANDIDIASIS
easily spread because it often causes no symptoms and may be unknowingly passed to sexual partners
CHLAMYDIA
causes fibrous tissue overgrowth called genital warts on the external vulva, vagina, or cervix (associated with the development of cervical cancer later in life
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS
contagious disease transmitted most often through sexual contact with an infected person it may also be spread by contact with infected bodily fluids, so that a mother could pass on the infection to her newborn during childbirth
GONORRHEA
a highly contagious disease spread primarily by sexual activity including oral, vaginal, and anal sex
SYPHILIS
common and highly contagious infection usually spread through sex the virus is also spread by skin to skin contact, entering through a break in the skin or mucous membrane
GENITAL HERPES
mild infection of the vagina caused by bacteria normally there are a lot of good bacteria and some bad bacteria in the vagina the good types help control the growth of the bad types it is an inflammation that results from the overgrowth of one of several types of bacteria normally present in vagina, upsetting the natural balance of vaginal bacteria
BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS
enlargement of the veins within the scrotum it is similar to a varicose vein that can occur in the leg it is one of the most common cause of low sperm production and decreased sperm quality
VARICOCELE
