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HW - Ch 12 & 13 B
TEST: 5/8 - Chapters 10-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gynecology | branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the female reproductive organs and breasts |
| obstetrics | branch of medicine that manages the health of a woman and her fetus during pregnancy and childbirth |
| puerperium | which is the period of adjustment after childbirth during which the reproductive organs of the mother return to their normal, nonpregnant state. lasts 6-8 weeks and ends with the first ovulation and return of normal menstruation |
| physician who simultaneously practices these specialties | OB/GYN |
| endometrial tissue develops into | implants, lesions or growths that can cause epain, infertility and other problems |
| pelvic inflammatory disease | inflammation of the uterus |
| pathogens | disease producing organisms |
| breast cancer | carcinoma in the breast |
| nulliparous | woman who has never had children |
| menarche | late onset of menopause or had an early onset |
| atresia | congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening, such as the vagina |
| choriocarcinoma | malignant neoplasm of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregnancy |
| dyspareunia | occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse |
| brachy | short |
| therapy | treatment |
| epi | above, upon |
| spadias | slit, fissure |
| STI | sexually transmitted infections |
| STD | sexually transmitted diseases |
| gonorrhea | caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrheae |
| Most common symptoms of gonorrhea | dysuria and white discharge (leukorrhea) |
| gonorrhea left untreated | cystitis and arthritis |
| chlamydia | caused by the bacterium chlamydia trachomatis, the most prevalent and one of the most damaging STIs in the US |
| silent disease | chlamydias nickname |
| symptoms in males for chlamydia | whitish discharge from the penis, epididymitis can cause pain and swelling in the scrotum |
| symptoms in women for chlamydia | mucopurulent discharge and inflammation of the cervix uteri (cervicitis). During birth process, it can spread to the newborn baby and cause junctivitis or pneumonia. |
| syphilis | less common but more serious than the two. caused by the bacterium treponema pallidum. if left untreated, syphilis may become a chronic, infectious multisystemic disease |
| primary syphilis | a painless sore called chancre appears 3-90 days after exposure |
| secondary syphilis | a baby rash that commonly occurs on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet appears 4-10 weeks after exposure |
| tertiary syphilis | develops 3-15 years after exposure when the disease spreads throughout the body, especially in the nervous and cardiovascular systems |
| with treatment of syphilis | very effective |
| without treatment of syphilis | becomes life threatening, causing blindness, stroke, mental disorders and eventually, death. |
| genital herpes | causes red, blister like, painful lesions in the genital area that closely resemble fever blisters or cold sores that appear on the lips and around the mouth |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| Viral shedding in men | lesions appear on the glans, foreskin, or penile shaft |
| viral shedding in females | lesions appear in the vaginal area, buttocks and thighs. may spread to the baby during birth. rare but may lead to infant death |
| genital warts | are caused by one or more of the many different HPV strains |
| genital warts in males | lesions commonly appear on the penis or around the rectum |
| genital warts in females | lesions commonly appear on the vulva, in the vagina or on the cervix |
| trichomoniasis | caused by protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis |
| symptoms in males for trichomoniasis | irritation inside the penis, mild discharge or slight burning during urination or ejaculation |
| symptoms in women for trichomoniasis | causes vaginitis, urethritis and cystitis with discomfort during urination or intercourse. often a frothy, yellow-green vaginal discharge with a strong odor and irritation or itching of the vulva |
| radical prostatectomy | for malignancy confined only to the prostate, surgery that removes the entire prostate, seminal vesicles and surrounding lymph nodes provides the best treatment option |
| androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) | important in the management of the disease |
| bilateral orchiectomy, castration | blocks testosterone but is permanent and irreversible and many men opt for drug therapy |
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