STIs

Question 1

Among guys that have sex with guys, what proportion of chlamydia/gonorrhea infections are detected exclusively at extra-genital sites?

Answer 1

65-70%

Question 2

The most common symptom of an STI

Answer 2

No symptoms at all

Question 3

Symptom of pain

W urination/bowel movements, sore throat, abdominal

Answer 3

Gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis, HIV

Question 4

Symptom of discharge

Genital or anus

Answer 4

Gonorrhea, chlamydia

Question 5

Skin lesions
Local vs generalized
Rash
Painful vs non-painful

Answer 5

Herpes, syphilis, HIV, gonorrhea, HPV

Question 6

Systemic

Flulike symptoms
Swollen lymph nodes

Answer 6

HIV, syphilis, hepatitis, herpes

Question 7

Why are infections increasing

Answer 7

Historical trends, easy transmission, “safer sex” practices to HIV, stigma and shame about sex being reluctant to talk about is

Question 8

How do you know if you have an infection

Answer 8

Swabs -> of lesions, oral, rectal, genital
Blood test -> serology, point-of-care, self-test

Question 9

When should you get tested

Answer 9

You have symptoms, your partner has symptoms, partner diagnosed with an STI, new sexual partners, partners have other partners

Question 10

Prevention

Answer 10

Condoms, PEP, PrEP, u=u, vaccination

Question 11

PEP

Answer 11

Post-exposure prophalaxis
Taking meds to control spread of HIV

Question 12

PrEP

Answer 12

Pre exposure prophylaxis
Taking pill everyday if at a risk of getting HIV

Question 13

Getakit

Answer 13

Automated clinical decision that recommends/provides sexual health

Question 14

No matter the STI, people who receive an STI diagnosis adapt quickly and easily to the news experiencing no negative psychological efects
True or false

Question 15

Chlamydia is the most common/prevalent bacterial STI in Canada
True or false

Question 16

HIV is the most common/prevalent viral STI in Canada
True or false

Question 17

Genital warts are associated with almost all cases of cervical cancer

Question 18

Of those who test positive for genital herpes, only a small percent report a history of herpes outbreaks; the great majority are asymptomatic and they also transmit the disease unknowingly
True or false

Question 19

Vaginitis is not transmitted by sexual contact
True or false

Question 20

Condoms offer little to no protection against HIV infection, as the virus may be transmitted by contact of the scrotum with other mucous membranes
True or false

Question 21

A dental dam is a piece of latex (or other appropriate material) that creates a barrier between the skin and a person’s mouth in oral-genital and oral-anal sex to protect against STIs
True or false

Question 22

When a person goes to be tested for STIs, the battery of tests performed covers all STIs in all possible areas of transmission
True or false

Question 23

A pap test is the same as an STI test
True or false

Question 24

A chancre is the first stage of gonorrhea
True or false

Question 25

Hepatitis B is treated with antibiotics
True or false

Question 26

Gonorrhea, if left untreated, can lead to infertility
True or false

Question 27

Genital herpes can be caused by HSV-1 (associated with cold sored on the mouth/lips) or HSV-2
True or false

Question 28

If an STI is not considered “a reportable disease”, there is no national Canadian data on its prevalence
True or false