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What is a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)?
Pathogens that spred from one person to another during sexual contact.
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What is HPV?
- Its the most commam viral STI in the United States.
- It can have no symptons.
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What can be some symptons of HPV?
Genital Warts
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What is HIV?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, an incurable STI. It can lead to AIDS, which is a fatal disease.
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What does HIV do?
It attacks specific cells of the immune system, disabling the body's defenses against other pathogens. HIV infects the T cells.
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What is Syphilis?
A serious bacterial STI that progresses throught 3 distinct stages.
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Treatment for Syphilis?
It can be cured with antibiotics but any damage that is done is permenate.
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What is Hepatitis B and C?
A STI that attacks the liver.
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How is Hepatitis spread?
- By blood to blood contact.
- Ex : sharing needles.
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What is Trichomaniasis?
A STI caused by a protozan that infects the unrinary tract or vagina.
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Symptoms of Trichomoniasis?
- Male-painful urination, clear discharge.
- Female-itching, burning.
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Secondary Sex Characteristics?
Body Hair Appears, Pespriration increases, skin releases move oil, voice depends.
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What does the Endocrine Gland do?
It produces growth hormones that signal changes in other parts of the body.
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Toxic Shock Syndrome?
A rare condition that is caused by a bacterial infection by tampon use.
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Symptoms of TSS?
Fever and headache
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Factors that can affect the menstrual cycle?
- -amount of body fat
- -dieting
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Vasectomy?
Surgery for males incapable of reproductioin
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Etopic pregnancy?
blastocyst that go into the fallopian tubes instead of the uterus
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Premature birth?
A baby being born before 37 weeks?
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What does the bulbourethral gland do?
Its a glad that makes a fluid that protects sperm
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What do the ovaries do?
- -produce hormones
- -estrogen/progesterone
- -releases eggs
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