Sexual health Flashcards
Emergency contraception < 72 hours
Levonelle (levonorgestrel)`
Emergency contraception < 120 hours
EllaOne (ulipristal)
Emergency contraception >5d and up to 5d after likely ovulation date
Copper coil
Candida albicans symptoms
Discharge (white, cottage cheese) + superficial dyspareunia
Candidiasis diagnosis
High-vaginal charcoal swab (pH <4.5)
Candidiasis diagnosis management
Clotrimazole pessary in pregnancy or fluconazole
Trichomonas vaginalis symptoms
Discharge (yellow/green, frothy with musty odor), strawberry cervix
Trichomonas vaginalis investigation
High-vaginal charcoal swab (pH >4.5)
Trichomonas vaginalis treatment
Metronidazole
Bacterial Vaginosis pathogen
Gardnerella vaginalis (clue cells)
BV symptoms
Discharge (white, thin, homogenous with fishy odor)
BV treatment
Metronidazole
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) causes
CT, NG, or Mycoplasma genitalium
Pelvic inflammatory disease symptoms
Discharge, pelvic pain, deep dyspareunia, oligomenorrhea, intermenstrual bleeding, post-coital bleeding
Pelvic inflammatory diagnosis
Double or triple swabs + bimanual exam
Pelvic inflammatory management
Doxycycline or ofloxacin + metronidazole + ceftriaxone IM stat
Chancroid pathogen
Haemophilus ducreyi
Chancroid symptoms
Papule → pustule → painful ulcer, inguinal lymphadenopathy
Chancroid management
Azithromycin
Anogenital Warts pathogens
HPV-6, HPV-11
Anogenital Warts management
Podophyllotoxin cream or cryotherapy
Syphilis pathogen:
Treponema pallidum
Syphilis symptoms
1° - Painless ulcer; 2° - Rash, general lymphadenopathy, tingling
Syphilis treatment
Benzathine benzylpenicillin IM stat
Complications of benzathine benzypenicillin in syphilis treatment
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction
Herpes pathogen
HSV-1, HSV-2
Herpes symptoms
Painful ulcer, dysuria, pyrexia, inguinal lymphadenopathy
Herpes treatment
Aciclovir until birth via C section (if in pregnancy)
How are herpes and syphilis diagnosed
Swab ulcers for PCR
How are chlamydia and NG diagnosed
Endocervical / first pass urine NAAT
Neisseria gonorrhoea treatment
Azithromycin + Ceftriaxone
Neisseria gonorrhoea complications
PID (with Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome), Bartholin’s abscess, urethral strictures; Urethral strictures, septic arthritis
Chlamydia treatment
Azithromycin or doxycycline
Symptoms of chlamydia or NG
Asymptomatic (mainly), discharge, dysuria, cervicitis, bleeding, pelvic pain
What causes chancroid
Haemophilus ducreyi
Symptoms of chancroid
Painful genital ulcers which leak pus
How do chancroid sores progress
Sores / ulcers spread and join into larger sores
1st line chlamydia management
PO doxycycline
1st line gonorrhoea management
IM ceftriaxone
1st line syphylis management
IM benzathine penicillin
1st line herpes management
PO aciclovir
1st line trichomonas vaginalis management
PO metronidazole
Common STIs and their 1st line management
Chlamydia - PO doxycycline
NG - IM ceftriaxone
Syphylis - IM benzathine penicillin
Chancroid - PO azithromycin
Herpes - PO aciclovir
Trichomonas vaginalis - PO metronidazole
Which buzzword indicates presence of trichomonas vaginalis
“Strawberry cervix”
Risk factors for testicular cancer
White, subfertility, cryptorchidism, Kleinefelters, mumps, FHx
Name the 2 types of testicular cancer and which one has a better prognosis
Seminoma (better prognosis) and Non-seminoma germ cell tumour (NSGCT)
Tumour markers in seminoma and NSGCT
Seminoma = LDH, NSGCT = AFP
Epididymorchitis signs on examination
Erythema, warmth, scrotal sac involvement; Prehn’s sign
Which type of swab is needed for NAAT in women?
Vulvo-vaginal swab
Causative organism of syphylis
Treponema Pallidum
How may a male present with chlamydia
Mainly asymptomatic; dysuria, urethral discharge, epididymo-orchitis, reactive arthritis, testicular pain
Which zone of the prostate is primarily affected in prostate cancer?
Peripheral zone
What scoring system is used in prostate cancer?
Gleason score
How is the Gleason score calculated?
The two most common tumour patterns across all samples are graded based on their differentiation
The sum of the two grades is the Gleason score
Which 2 serological markers are used initially in hepatitis B screening?
HBsAg and anti-HBc / hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B core antibody
Symptom progression of lymphogranuloma venereum
Painless genital pustule → ulcer → painful inguinal lymphadenopathy → proctocolitis