STIs Flashcards
Reportable STD’s
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Spyhilis
AIDs
Change tampons every ___
4 hours
Genital Herpes s/s
itching, tingling, dysuria
What is genial herpes?
Blisters on or around the genitals or rectum
Blisters break, leaving tender ulcers(sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur
Pap smear
Don’t DOUCHE
Don’t have sex 48 hrs before
What is HPV
Human papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types.
More than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted, and they can infect the genital area of men and women including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), or anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, or rectum
How do people get genital HPV?
genital contact
HPV s/s
genital warts
Worst HPV strands
HPV 16
HPV 18
What does a Pap Test do?
primary cancer-screening tolol for cervical cancer or precancerous changes
Is there a cure for HPV?
NO CURE
What is gonorrhea?
sexually transmittted bacterial infection
Gonorrhea in men
dysuria and penile dischage
gonorrhea in women
change in vaginal discharge , urinary frequency, or dysuria
What is Chlamydial Infection?
C. trachomatis is an intracellular bacterium and the causative agent of genital chlamydial infections that invade the columnar epithelial tissues in the reproductive tract and cause clinical manifestations similar to those of gonorrheal infections.