STIs in adolescents and adults Flashcards
How are STDs spread?
vaginal
anal
oral sex
T/F If you already have an STD, such as syphilis, it is easier to transmit HIV or other STDs.
True.
Who is most at risk for an STD?
Young age (15-35) MSM Minorities urban areas Lower SES Hx of prior STDs Multiple partners, new partners, casual partners, inconsistent condom use, earlier age at sexual debut
Why are MSM more likely to have STDs?
stigma & discrimination sexual acts larger disease pool substance use mental health
Which STDs have a high increase in % in NV right now?
gonorrhea jumped a lot
always a lot of chlamydia
jump in syphilis
Aside from HIV, which STD do people struggle with hearing they have?
Herpes
Yikes, can’t open PPT & she went over a lot of disease symptoms. Here’s a review I got from Web MD.
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What are the symptoms of Chlamydia?
Abnormal vaginal discharge Dysuria Pain with sexual intercourse Pruritis Abdominal pain w/ fever Men: penile discharge, dysuria, pain & swelling in testicles
Treatment for Chlamydia?
Azithromycin or doxycycline
What are the symptoms of gonorrhea?
Greenish-yellow discharge from the vagina Pelvic pain Dysuria Conjunctivitis Bleeding Vulvitis Throat burning (oral sex) Swollen glands in throat
What are the symptoms of herpes?
Can be silent
Or blisters, ulcers
Flu-like symptoms
**treated with antiviral meds
What are the symptoms of syphilis? Early or primary
Painless ulcer that heals w/o a scar (chancre)
Symptoms of secondary stage of syphilis?
Palms of hands & soles of feet copper penny rosy rash Warts on groin White patches in mouth Swollen lymph nodes Weight loss
Latent syphilis symptoms?
Infection is dormant—no symptoms
What can happen during tertiary syphilis?
Gummas, neurological, cardiac complications
