Sexuality Flashcards
Oocytes
Cell that will develop into eggs
Gonad
Produces cells essential to reproduction
Adrenarche
Development of secondary sex characteristics in both sexes
Thelarche
Development of breast tissue
Aspermia
No sperm
Oligospermia
< 20 mil/mL
Cystocele
Bladder herniated into anterior vagina
Rectocele
Rectum herniated into vagina
Culdoscopy
Inspecting pouch behind the uterus for fluid or blood
Bicornuate uterus
Lips
Gynecomastia
Developing fem attributes in a male
Menorrhagia
Heavy menstrual cycle
> 80mL per cycle
Metrorrhagia
Bleeding between cycles
Can be from starting oral contraception, infection, and early year menstruation
Menopause
Cessation of cycle
40-55
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Biological gender
Chromosomal identity
Gender identity
Inner sense of gender
Gender role
Exhibited gender
Transsexual
Biologically one
Identifies as another
Voyeurism
Sexual pleasure through looking at another
Ed
Inability to hold an erection for penetration
Premature ejaculation
Before vaginal contact or partners satisfaction
Vaginismus
Involuntary contraction of vaginal outlet preventing sex
Dyspareunia
Painful sex
Contraception
Preventing production
Natural family planning
Abstinence during fertile period
25-85% success
Fertile days
Days most likely to get pregnant
Fertility awareness
Detecting when a woman is fertile
Abstinence
Refraining from sex
Bbt
Basal body temperature
Falls 0.5 day before ovulation
Rises 1 degree during ovulation
Coitus interruptus
Pulling out
Transdermal contraception
Slowly release estrogen and progesterone.
3 weeks on
1 off for cycle
Applied to triceps, abdomen, buttocks, or upper torso (not breasts)
Spermicide
Product that kills sperm
Vaginal ring
Surrounds cervix and releases estrogen and progesterone
3:1
Intrauterine device
Not common. Thought to lead to inflammation preventing implantation
Inserted before sex/after menses
5-10 years
Barrier methods
Gels, creams, suppositories, and sponges put in vagina
Diaphragm
Rubber disk over cervix
Fitted by physician and checked with weight/preg change
Cervical cap
Rubber hat over the cervix
Condom
Male and female
Prevent STI
Vasectomy
Ductus deferens snipped and cauterized
Fluid but no sperm
99.5% effective but needs 6 months
Tubal ligation
Interstitial Tubes tied. Prevent ovum and sperm travel.
Cut and cauteried
Elective termination
Abortion
Hermaphrodite
Both male and female reproductive tracts
Testosterone present but Müllerian duct not suppressed
Pseudohermaphrodites
External appearance of some external features but only one set
Cryptorchidism
Failure of testes to descend
Hydrocele
Undescended testes and scrotum filled with fluid
Varicocele
Enlargement of veins to the spermatic cord
Can cause sub fertility
Orchiectomy
Removal of testes
Mittelschmerz
Pain in lower quadrants from a drop of blood or follicular fluid into the abdominal cavity
Marks ovulation
Anovulatory
No ovulation. Usually early in menstrual years
Endometriosis
Abnormal growth of cells in the culdesac, uterine ligaments, or ovaries
Amenorrhea
Absence of period
Excessive exercise, low body weight, and pregnancy
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Disorder including anxiety, fatigue, bloating, headache, appetite disturbance, irrationality, and depression
Occurs in luteal phase
Toxic shock syndrome
Staph usually from tampons
Vulvovaginitis
Infection and inflammation of vulva or vagina
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Infection starting at end of menstruation of repro tract above cervix usually caused by std
If severe or prolonged, usually strep or ecoli
Fibrocystic breast disease
Movable Fluid filled cysts form in breast connective tissue that change with cycle
Late adolescent-45
Sexually transmitted infections
Sexual contact with a partner
Little immunity gained through repeat exposure
Orchiopexy
Moving an undescended teste and permanently fix it there after 6-12 months
Precocious development
Secondary sex characteristics before 8-9 caused by early gonadotropin release, tumors, pituitary trauma. More common in girls
Delayed puberty
Secondary sex characteristics not present at 14 or 15
Balanitis
Inflammation of glans and prepuce
Phimosis and paraphimosis
Can not pull foreskin back.
Torsion
Twisted spermatic cord
Female circumcision
Removal of the clitoris
Imperforate hymen
Detected after menses with obstructed flow
Accessory nipples
Occur along mammary lines. May grow bigger during puberty.
Breast hypertrophy
Excessive breast development even after progesterone levels have risen.
Breast hypoplasia
Due to reduced amount of fatty tissue
Fat necrosis
Fatty layer necrosis due to trauma leaving firm lump
Fibroadenoma
Fibrotic and glandular tumors caused by estrogen stimulation. Firm, rubbery, or hard
Candidiasis
Yeast infection
Common with oral contraception, pregnancy, sex, antibiotics, moisture, tight clothing
Trichomoniasis
Protozoan taking 4-20 days to present
Bacterial vaginosis
Gardnerella causes discharge, fishlike odor
Chlamydia
1-5 week incubation
Gonorrhea usually tested at the same time
50-75% asymptomatic
Transdermal need to knows:
Not applied on top of creams, lotions, make up
Remove if loosened and start cycle over
Increased adherence since 3x a month
Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstruation
Amenorrhea
Absence of flow from pregnancy or excessive prolactin
Toxic shock syndrome
Infection caused by Staph entering through damaged vaginal walls
HPV
Genital warts
Fibrous tissue overgrowth
Herpes
Skin to skin or mucous membrane contact
3-14 day incubation
4 viruses
Gonorrhea
2-7 days incubation
Must be reported to state
Adolescents name partners
Untreated becomes systemic
Syphilis
10-90 day incubation
Spread by active lesion
Reported to public health
Chancre
Lesion of syphilis
Types of IUD
Hormonal or copper
Therapeutic insemination
Sperm placed at cervix
IvF
Fertilization in laboratory
