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1
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List 3 different ways that you may be infected w an STI

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  • unprotected sex (anal, vaginal, oral)
  • exchange of vaginal fluid, semen, or blood
  • a mother can pass an STI to her baby during birth (fungal STIs can’t)
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2
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List the 5 STIs that are curable

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  • trichomoniasis
  • pubic lice/scabies
  • chlamydia
  • gonorrhea
  • syphilis
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3
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List the 4 STIs that are incurable

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  • HPV/genital warts
  • genital herpes (HSV)
  • HIV/AIDS
  • hepatitis B
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4
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The only 100% effective method of birth control

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Abstinence

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5
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Infertility

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The inability to have children

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6
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Can STIs be transmitted if your partner wears a condom

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Yes

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7
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Are all STIs cause by bacteria curable?

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No

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8
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How does abstinence work

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Choosing not to engage in sexual intercourse or sex of any kind

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9
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How does a male condom work(3)

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  • a soft disposable sheath that fits over the erect penis
  • physical barrier acts to prevent direct genital contact and the exchange of genital fluids
  • a new condom is used for each act of intercourse
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10
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Effectiveness of a make condom

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85-98%

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11
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How does a female condominium work (3)

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  • a soft, disposable, polyurethane sheath
  • places in the vagina before vaginal intercourse
  • lines the vagina and prevents direct genital contact and exchange of bodily fluids
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12
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Effectiveness of female condoms

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79-95%

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13
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How do birth control pills work?

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  • one pill is taken every day at the same time (comes in packs of 21 or 28)
  • prevents the ovaries from releasing an egg
  • thickens cervical mucus so sperm can’t pass through
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14
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Effectiveness of birth control

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92-99.7%

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15
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What do u need to do to use birth control pills?

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Requires a prescription from a doctor.

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16
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Why should someone choose to use birth control?

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  • effective
  • regular periods
  • less menstrual cramping
  • less acne
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17
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Effectiveness of a diaphragm

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84-94%

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18
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Why should someone choose to use a diaphragm?

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  • contains no hormones
  • can be used by breastfeeding women
  • protection from some STIs
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19
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Effectiveness of a diaphragm

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84-94%

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20
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Why should someone choose to use a cervical cap?

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  • breast feeding
  • no hormones
  • some protection against STIs
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21
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Effectiveness of a cervical cap

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68-91%

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22
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Transdermal patch (evra patch)/vaginal ring effectiveness

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92-99.7%

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23
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Why should someone choose to use a vaginal ring?

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  • effective
  • once a month contraception
  • more regular period
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24
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why should someone choose to use a transdermal patch?

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  • make period more regular
  • decreases cramping
  • effective and reversible
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25
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Effectiveness of a Depo-Provera (injection)

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97-99.7%

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26
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Why should someone choose to use a Depo-Provera?

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  • effective and reversible
  • no estrogen
  • only 4 times per year
  • breastfeeding women approved
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27
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How does the “morning after pill” work?

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  • an emergency dose of certain birth control hormones that prevents the sperm from meeting the egg
  • first pill must be taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse and second pill is taken within 12 hours of the first
  • it is for emergencies only - not as a regular method
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28
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Effectiveness of the “morning after pill”

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~75%

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29
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Why should someone choose to use the “morning after pill”?

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-good back up if condom breaks or in extreme circumstances (e.g. rape)

30
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Effectiveness of an intrauterine device (IUD)

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99.2-99.4%

31
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Why should someone choose to use an IUD?

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  • effective and long lasting

- does not contain estrogen

32
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Effectiveness of male sterilisation (vasectomy)

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99.9%

33
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Effectiveness of female sterilisation (tubes tied)

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99.5%

34
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Why is the effectiveness of female sterilisation lower than male sterilisation?

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Getting your tubes tied is a more complicated procedure than a vasectomy.

35
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Why should someone choose to have a vasectomy?

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-if you don’t want children (difficult to have reversed)

36
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Why should someone choose to have their tubes tied?

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-if you don’t want children (permanent and difficult to have reversed)

37
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What is abstinence?

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choosing to not have intercourse of any kind

38
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What is a male condom?

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A soft disposable sheath that fits over the erect penis

39
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What is a female condom?

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A soft polyurethane sheath that is placed in the vagina before vaginal intercourse, it lines the vagina and prevents direct genital contact

40
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What is a diaphragm?

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A latex dome with a flexible steel ring around its edge that is positioned in the vagina, over the cervix blocking the entry to the uterus

41
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What is a cervical cap?

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The cervical cap is a thimble shaped silicone cap that fits over the cervix blocking the entry to the uterus

42
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What is an intrauterine device (IUD)?

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A T-shaped device that contains copper and sits inside the uterus and prevents the sperm from fertilising the egg

43
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What is male sterilisation (a vasectomy)?

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A surgical procedure to permanently close or block the vas deferens so no sperm is released in the man’s ejaculate so the egg cannot be fertilised

44
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What is female sterilisation (tubes tied)?

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a surgical procedure to permanently close or block the fallopian tubes

45
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What is a transdermal patch (evra patch)?

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A small patch placed on the skin, two hormones (estrogen and progestin) are released slowly and absorbed by the skin

46
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What is a vaginal ring?

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The ring is inserted into the vagina where it stays for 3 weeks (then one week w/o) and prevents the ovary from releasing an egg and thickens cervical mucus so sperm can’t pass through it

47
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What is a Depo-Provera?

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An injection that is given 4 times per year to prevent the ovary from releasing an egg and thickens the cervical mucus making it difficult for sperm to get through

48
Q

Is the release of testosterone a male or female change or both?

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Male

49
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Is the development of an adams apple a male or female change or both?

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Male

50
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Is a lower voice a male or female change or both

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Male

51
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Is chest hair and facial hair a male or female change or both?

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Male

52
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Is muscle mass a male or female change or both?

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Male

53
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Puberty begins with…

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the release of sex hormones (chemical change), as these hormones increase in concentration the physical changes occur

54
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Is pubic hair a female or male change or both?

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Both

55
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Is acne a female or male change or both?

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Both

56
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Is height a female or male change or both?

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Both

57
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Is the release of estrogen and progesterone a female or male change or both?

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Female

58
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Is chest growth and the widening of the hips a female or male change or both?

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Female

59
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What kind of STI is chlamydia

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Bacterial infection

60
Q

What kind of STI is gonorrhea

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Bacterial infection

61
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What kind of STI is syphilis

A

Bacterial infection

62
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What kind of infection is HPV/genital warts

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Viral infection

63
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What kind of infection is herpes

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Viral infection

64
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What kind of STI is HIV/AIDS

A

Viral infection

65
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What kind of infection is hepatitis B

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Viral infection

66
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What kind of STI is trichomoniasis

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Fungal infection

67
Q

What kind of STI is pubic lice/scabies

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Fungal infection

68
Q

Someone is experiencing the symptom of burning urination, what STIs might they have?

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Chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, trichomoniasis

69
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Someone is experiencing the symptom of abnormal discharge, what STI might they have?

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Chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis,

70
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What are the STIs that people may have but don’t always have symptoms

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Chlamydia, HPV/genital warts, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B

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