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Sexually Transmitted Diseases(STDS)
Sexually Transmitted Infections(STIS)(front of card) |
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| infectious diseases spread from person to person through sexual contact(back of card) |
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| occurrences of diseases in which many people in the same place at the same time are infected. |
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| the deliberate decision to avoid harmful behaviors including sexual activity before marriage and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs |
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| Human papillomavirus(HPV) |
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| a virus that can cause genital warts or asymptomatic infection |
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| a bacterial infection that affects the reproductive organs of both males and females |
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| An std caused by the herpes simplex virus(HSV) |
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| a bacterial STD that usually affects mucous membranes |
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| an STD caused by a microscopic protozoan that results in infections of the vagina, urethra, and bladder |
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| an STD that attacks many parts of the body and is caused by a small bacterium called a spirochete |
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| a disease in which the immune system of the patient is weakened |
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| human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) |
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| A virus that attacks the immune system |
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| infections that occur in individuals who do not have healthy immune systems |
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| a period of time during which a person infected with HIV has no symptoms |
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| the stage in which a person infected with HIV has symptoms as a result of a severe drop in immune cells |
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| a test that screens for the presence of HIV antibodies in the blood |
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| is the most common confirmation test for HIV in the US |
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| a global outbreak of infectious disease |
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| ductless-or tubeless-organs or groups of cells that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
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| chemical substances that are produced in glands and help regulate many of your body's functions |
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| regulates and controls the activities of all of the endocrine glands |
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| glands that help the body recover from stress and respond to emergencies |
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| the system of organs involved in producing offspring |
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| the male reprocuctive cells |
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| small glands that produce sperm |
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| a tube-shaped organ that extends from the trunk of the body just above the testes |
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| a thick fluid containing sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive system |
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| as sperm move through the vas deferns they are combined with nourishing fluid produced by the seminal vesicals |
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| Prostate gland, Cowpers glands |
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| secretions from the prostate gland and cowper's glands combine with the sperm-containing fluid to form semen |
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| the passageway through which both semen and urine leave the male body |
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| tubes that extend from each epididymis to the urethra |
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| a larger coiled tube where sperm mature and are stored |
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| female reproductive cells |
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| a hollow, muscular, pear-shaped organ inside a female's body |
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| female sex glands that store the ova and produce female sex hormones |
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| the process of releasing a mature ovum into the fallopian tube each month |
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| a pair of tubes with fingerlike projections that draw in the ovum |
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| a muscular, elastic passageway that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body |
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| protects and nourishes a developing fetus |
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| the shedding of the uterine lining |
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| union of a male sperm cell and a female egg |
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| the cluster of cells that develop between the third and eight weeks of pregnancy |
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| the zygote attaches to the uterine wall |
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| thin, fluid-filled membrane that surrounds and protects the developing embryo |
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| thin, fluid-filled membrane that surrounds and protects the developing embryo |
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| a ropelike structure that connects the embryo and the mother's placenta |
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| a thick, blood-rich tissue that lines the walls of the uterus during pregnancy and nourishes the embryo |
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| the final stage of pregnancy in which the uterus contracts and pushes the baby out of the mother's body |
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| steps that a pregnangt female can take to progvide for her health and the health of her baby |
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| a facility in which women with low-risk pregnancies can deliver their babies in a homelike setteing |
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| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome(FAS) |
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| a group of alcohol-related birth defects that includes both physical and mental problems |
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| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome(FAS) |
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| a group of alcohol-related birth defects that includes both physical and mental problems |
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| the spontaneous expulsion of a fetus that occurs before the twentieth week of a pregnancy |
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| a dead fetus expelled from the body after the twentieth week |
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