,Chlamydia S/S - CORRECT ANSWERS-Most common STI in US. major cause of
sterility and leading cause of PID
Often asymptomatic
men--> urethritis, thin water discharge with burning and itching, scrotal swelling
women--> urethritis, cervicitis, dysuria, yellow vaginal discharge with burning/itching,
abdo pain, and dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
Gonorrhea - CORRECT ANSWERS-2nd most common STI; infxn of urinary tract.
asymptomatic, purulent discharge, dysuria
Males: prostatitis, epididymitits.
Females: PID and infertility, conjunctivitis in neonates
Trichomoniasis s/s - CORRECT ANSWERS-Protozoal infxn--vaginal in women and
urethral in men.
- asymptomatic
- urethritis, dysuria and itching, women: discharge
Chlamydia treatment and prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS-Treatment: Azithromycin
and other antibiotics
Prevention: Safe sex and absitnence
Gonorrhea treatment and prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS-Treatment: Antibacterial
drugs (penicillin or ceftriaxone + doxycycline) Some drug-resistant strains Retest for
eradication
-Ophthalmia neonatorum prevented by prophylactic treatment of eyes of all newborns
within 1 hour
-Required by law in U.S.
, Trichomoniasis treatment - CORRECT ANSWERS-Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Gonorrhea prognosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Good with prompt diagnosis and
treatment.
chlamydia prognosis - CORRECT ANSWERS--good with early treatment
-if untreated: PID, infertility in females; epididymitis in males, sterility in both
endometriosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-a condition in which patches of endometrial
tissue escape the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity
Endometriosis Signs and Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWERS-Dysmenorrhea with pain
in lower back and vagina.
Infertility
Severity of pain is not indicative of extent of the disease.
Dyspareunia, dysuria, and sometimes painful defecation.
breast cancer prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS-diet, exercise, maintaining healthy
body weight, pregnancy and breastfeeding decisions, routine screenings--esp for
women with a family history
Hormones and Menstrual Cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS-- After menses, FSH is
secreted and causes ovarian follicle to mature. The follicle secretes estrogen, which
thickens uterine lining.
•Mid-way through the cycle, LH levels greatly increase and cause ovulation
•The ovarian follicle increases progesterone production to help the uterus to prepare for
a potential implantation of a fertilized ovum.
•If no fertilization, estrogen and progesterone levels drop and the uterine lining
degenerates, resulting in menstruation.
Cancer of the prostate - CORRECT ANSWERS-Leading cancer in older males; A hard
area on the prostate or hard, fixed, irregular nodules on the prostate suggest cancer.
The median sulcus may not be palpable.
S/S of prostate cancer - CORRECT ANSWERS-initally asymptomatic.
urinary obstuction-blood in urine or semen, painful ejaculation
symptoms are similar to BPH
sterility and leading cause of PID
Often asymptomatic
men--> urethritis, thin water discharge with burning and itching, scrotal swelling
women--> urethritis, cervicitis, dysuria, yellow vaginal discharge with burning/itching,
abdo pain, and dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
Gonorrhea - CORRECT ANSWERS-2nd most common STI; infxn of urinary tract.
asymptomatic, purulent discharge, dysuria
Males: prostatitis, epididymitits.
Females: PID and infertility, conjunctivitis in neonates
Trichomoniasis s/s - CORRECT ANSWERS-Protozoal infxn--vaginal in women and
urethral in men.
- asymptomatic
- urethritis, dysuria and itching, women: discharge
Chlamydia treatment and prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS-Treatment: Azithromycin
and other antibiotics
Prevention: Safe sex and absitnence
Gonorrhea treatment and prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS-Treatment: Antibacterial
drugs (penicillin or ceftriaxone + doxycycline) Some drug-resistant strains Retest for
eradication
-Ophthalmia neonatorum prevented by prophylactic treatment of eyes of all newborns
within 1 hour
-Required by law in U.S.
, Trichomoniasis treatment - CORRECT ANSWERS-Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Gonorrhea prognosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-Good with prompt diagnosis and
treatment.
chlamydia prognosis - CORRECT ANSWERS--good with early treatment
-if untreated: PID, infertility in females; epididymitis in males, sterility in both
endometriosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-a condition in which patches of endometrial
tissue escape the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity
Endometriosis Signs and Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWERS-Dysmenorrhea with pain
in lower back and vagina.
Infertility
Severity of pain is not indicative of extent of the disease.
Dyspareunia, dysuria, and sometimes painful defecation.
breast cancer prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS-diet, exercise, maintaining healthy
body weight, pregnancy and breastfeeding decisions, routine screenings--esp for
women with a family history
Hormones and Menstrual Cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS-- After menses, FSH is
secreted and causes ovarian follicle to mature. The follicle secretes estrogen, which
thickens uterine lining.
•Mid-way through the cycle, LH levels greatly increase and cause ovulation
•The ovarian follicle increases progesterone production to help the uterus to prepare for
a potential implantation of a fertilized ovum.
•If no fertilization, estrogen and progesterone levels drop and the uterine lining
degenerates, resulting in menstruation.
Cancer of the prostate - CORRECT ANSWERS-Leading cancer in older males; A hard
area on the prostate or hard, fixed, irregular nodules on the prostate suggest cancer.
The median sulcus may not be palpable.
S/S of prostate cancer - CORRECT ANSWERS-initally asymptomatic.
urinary obstuction-blood in urine or semen, painful ejaculation
symptoms are similar to BPH
