Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Tenofovir Disoproxil, Pentamidine, Ectopic Pregnancy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

In canada, we use the term sti rather than std: std: refers to infections causing symptoms, sti: encompasses infections causing symptoms + asymptomatic infections. Sti causes: caused by bacteria, by viruses or by other organisms: bacterial infections: can be cured by antibiotics. Ex, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis: viral infections: can"t be cured (cid:523)symptoms can be treated to reduce them) In men: thin discharge, urination discomfort, ~gonorrhea symptoms (but gonorrhea has more pus-like discharge & painful urination) If poorly treated urethal damage, epididymitis, reiter"s syndrome: chlamydia is curable, treated with azithromycin or doxclycine, doesn"t respond to penicillin procitis (cid:523)in men who"ve had anal) If untreated/undiagnosed: baby born to infected mom. Prevention: safer sex (condom), screening (for both men & women, testing among all sexually active women 25- is recommended, anonymous self-testing. Spread by: skin-skin contact (mostly sexually transmitted: even oral sex high risk for oral cancers, ***especially cervical cancer risk. Some cause genital warts & cause cancer (high risk)