Human Sexuality Exam 3

Normal

Media portrayals of sexual content is seen as

Sexual script theory

Schemas that guide how people understand and behave in sexual situations, shaped by a range in social factors

The media

_____ plays a significant role in shaping social scripts regarding sexual activity

Sexual scripts

Male partner as initiator, female as passive roles, hookup culture, and dating scenarios are all examples of _____

Not universial, do

Sexual scripts are _____. They (do/do not) vary significantly across individuals

Prophylaxis

Measures taken to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted infections and HIV

Contraception

Measures taken to prevent pregnancy

Prophylaxis

Mediations (PrEP/PEP) and condoms are forms of _____

Contraception

Birth control, condoms, IUDs, and permanent sterilization are forms of _____

Infection

Infectious agent/pathogen

Disease

Impact on body/symptoms

STI’s

Infectious agents that can be transmitted through sexual contact

Oral, genital, anal

Ways that STI’s can be transmitted through sexual contact include _____, _____, and _____

True

T/F. Other infectious agents that are not STI’s can also be transmitted during sexual contact.

Young adults, people living in large communal residences

The highest STI transmission rates are in _____ and _____

Chylamydia trachomatis

The disease chlamydia has the infectious agent _____

Oral, anal, vaginal sexual contact, and indirect contact to mucus membranes

Chylamydia can be trasmitted through _____

Chlamydia

Asymptomatic response is common, discharge, painful urination, pelvic pain, pain at infection site if untreated, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and blindness from trachoma (chronic conjunctivitis) are all symptoms of _____

Antibiotics

The treatment for chlamydia is _____

Bacterial infection

Chylamydia is considered a _____

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus)

The disease gonorrhea has the infectious agent _____

Contact with infected mucous membranes of genitals, anus, and throat

Gonorrhea can be trasmitted through _____

Gonorrhea

Penile discharge and cervix inflammation, but female system largely asymptomatic are all symptoms of _____

Gonorrhea

If _____ is left untreated, then reproductive tract infection and damage is possible. In rare cases can enter the bloodstream and cause lesions, arthritis, or organ damage

Antibiotics, antibiotic resistant

The treatment for gonorrhea is _____, however some strains are becoming _____

Bacterial infection

Gonorrhea is considered a _____

Non-gonococcus infectious agents, allergic reactions to vaginal secretions, other irritants (soaps, vaginal products)

The disease nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) has the infectious agents _____, _____, and _____.

Penile contact with vagina

Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) can be trasmitted through _____

Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)

Penile discharge and cervix inflammation possible, but female system largely asymptomatic are all symptoms of _____

It generally resolves in 2-3 months, antibiotics

The treatment for nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) is _____ or _____

Bacterial infection

Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) is considered a _____