Testicular and Cervical Cancer
Testicular cancer is rather rare and not said to be deadly , as long as it is treated. Scientists have been trying to understand how and why testicular cancer is caused but no causes have been found. Testicular cancer can run in the family, if a baby is born with un-descended testicles then the baby is more likely to get testicular cancer and if the testicles are twisted this can lead to testicular cancer. The symptoms for testicular cancer include; swellings, pain in the lower pelvic region, a lump and sometimes nausea. The treatment for testicular cancer include; the removal of the testical, and chemotherapy can be done.Another cancer is known as cervical cancer, which is very common in women. A strand of the virus known as HPV (Human Papiloma Virus) is a major cause for cervical cancer. This virus can be passed from a male to a female, even if the male has no symptoms. HPV can be gotten if sexual contact is done with someone who has HPV. There may be no symptoms of HPV or in some cases genital warts can appear. There is a vaccine that helps prevent the two stands of the cervical cancer which is known as Gardasil, which is obtained over a time period of 6 months.
Tobacco
The following was information gathered at http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp
as you can see from reading this i do not agree with there information
Why Quit?
stated by the website provided smokeing can cause many health risk, i do not know what to beleive because there are no specifics for what can go wrong for different things that are being smoked. the site dose not tell if it is talking about ciggerets or cigars or other forms of smokeing products. it states that smokeing also causes other things including cancer of the mouth, voice box (larynx), throat (pharynx), esophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, cervix, stomach, and some leukemias. once again it dosnt state what the research was done on. smokeing is said to cause premature wrinkling of the skin, bad breath, bad smelling clothing, and bad smelling hair. this is opinionated because some people enjoy the smell of smoke. it is also said to be the most common cause of blindness in the elderly. it is also said that smokers are twice as likly to die of a heart attack. Women over 35 who smoke and use birth control pills are in a high-risk group for heart attack, stroke, and blood clots of the legs. Based on data collected in the late 1990s, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that adult male smokers lost an average of 13.2 years of life and female smokers lost 14.5 years of life because of smoking, smokeing what we do not know because the website dose not state what the person was smokeing. no matter how long you smoke for if you stop smokeing then you will increase your health. these are quoted things from the site that will happen if you quit
Quitting smoking has major and immediate health benefits for men and women of all ages. Benefits apply to people with and without smoking-related disease.
Former smokers live longer than continuing smokers.
Quitting smoking decreases the risk of lung cancer, other cancers, heart attack, stroke, and chronic lung disease.
Women who stop smoking before pregnancy or during the first 3 to 4 months of pregnancy reduce their risk of having a low birth weight baby to that of women who never smoked.
The health benefits of quitting smoking far exceed any risks from the less than 10 pound weight gain or any adverse psychological effects that may follow quitting.
What Are the Benefits Over Time?
20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate and blood pressure drops.
12 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lung function increases.
1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.
1 year after quitting: The excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's.
5 years after quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker 5 to 15 years after quitting.
10 years after quitting: The lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker's. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas decrease.
15 years after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker's.
Visible and Immediate Rewards of Quitting
Premature wrinkling of the skin, Bad breath, Stained teeth, Gum disease, Bad smelling clothes and hair, Yellow fingernails, will change if you stop smokeing.
the immediate things that you will notice are, Food tastes better. Your sense of smell returns to normal Ordinary activities no longer leave you out of breath (for example, climbing stairs or light housework)
Contraseptives.
there are many kids of contraseptives. theres both male and female condoms. there are spermicides that kill sperm(make the vagina a hostil place) the spermicide can come in the form of creams jellies and foam. anotehr form that can be used is the spunge, it forms a berrier that sperm cant get through.Some prescription contraceptives are the pill, its taken once a day every day at roughly the same time. the patch, is placed on the body and releases hormones this last for one moth switching between periods. the ring, is inserted in the vagina and last for one month. the shot, can be done eather monthy or every three months. diaphrams, is a cervical sheild which look like little trampolines.
planned parrent hood says that parents whould talk more with there childeren, for many this is not confortable and that makes what planned parent hood a good thing. for those who cant talk to there parents verry easily they can talk to the professinals at palnned and seek help if its needed.
contraseptives should be made available to anyone who is pretiapateing in sexual acts. even if the said person cant become pregnate say there is some really young couple that shouldnt be haveing sex in the first place, but they are even though they cant get pregnate allowing them to use contraseptives at a young age would make safe sex a habbit instead of a nussence.
STI,s
Genital Herpes
It is an infection caused by Herpes simplex virus. You can get it by sexual or skin to skin contact with someone who has it. The symptoms are painful sores and swollen glands. You can find out if you have it by a medical exam or a blood test. It is treated by medications that help with outbreaks, but it can't be cured. If it is not taken care of you can have bad outbreaks of sores, it can spread to other people, and from a mother to her child during birth.
Genital Warts
It is an infection from Human Papilloma Virus. You can get it by sexual or skin to skin contact with someone who has it. The symptoms are small cauliflower like bumps that grown in and around the genitals. You can know if you have it by getting a medical exam, or women can get a PAP test. There is no cure for it, but the warts that grow can be removed. If you don't take care of it the warts can spread, it can cause cervical cancer in women, it can be passed from a mother to her child during birth, and it can spread during sex.
Pubic Lice "crabs"
It is a parasite that lives in pubic hair. You can get it by sexual or skin to skin contact with someone who has it or by sharing towels, bedding, clothes... The symptoms are itching, lice eggs in pubic hair, and small dots of blood on underwear. You can find out if you have it by a medical exam. It is treated by a spacial shampoo. It may lead to a bacterial infection, it can spread to other people, and the symptoms will get steadily worse it you don't take care of it.
Chlamydia
It is a bacterial infection. You can get it by sexual with someone who has it. The symptoms for women are pelvic pain, vaginal discharge, and bleeding after intercourse. For men the symptoms are painful urination, and discharge from the penis. You can find out if you have it by a urine test or a discharge sample. It is treated with antibiotics. If you don't take care of it, it can lead to severe infections, infertility, getting passed from a mother to child during birth, and spread to sexual partners.
Gonorrhea
It is a bacterial infection. You can get it by sexual contact with someone who has it. The symptoms for women are pelvic pain, vaginal discharge, sore throat, fever, and blood/pus from the anus. The symptoms for men are painful urination, discharge, blood/pus from the anus, and sore throat. You can find out it you have it from a urine test. It it treated with antibiotics. If you don’t take care of it, it can lead to infertility, passing from a mother to child during birth, heart trouble, and skin issues.
Syphilis
It is a bacterial infection. You can get it from sex with someone who has it. The symptoms are sores on the mouth, penis, vagina, and anus. You can find out if you have it by an exam of the sores or a blood test. It is treated by antibiotics and possibly hospitalization. If you don’t take care of it, it can lead to rash, fever, hair loss, aches, sore throat, damage to heart/brain, damage to a fetus, and death.
HIV/Aids
It is a virus that damages the immune system. You can get it from sex with an infected person, breast mild, blood to blood contact, and sharing contaminated needles. The symptoms are fever, chills, weight loss, diarrhea, cough, fatigue, swollen glands, white spots in mouth, and blotches on skin. You can find out if you have it by a blood test of and orasure test. It is treated with a variety of medicines. If you don’t take care of it, it can lead to life threatening illnesses, it can spread from a mother to her children during birth, and it can spread to other people.
It is an infection caused by Herpes simplex virus. You can get it by sexual or skin to skin contact with someone who has it. The symptoms are painful sores and swollen glands. You can find out if you have it by a medical exam or a blood test. It is treated by medications that help with outbreaks, but it can't be cured. If it is not taken care of you can have bad outbreaks of sores, it can spread to other people, and from a mother to her child during birth.
Genital Warts
It is an infection from Human Papilloma Virus. You can get it by sexual or skin to skin contact with someone who has it. The symptoms are small cauliflower like bumps that grown in and around the genitals. You can know if you have it by getting a medical exam, or women can get a PAP test. There is no cure for it, but the warts that grow can be removed. If you don't take care of it the warts can spread, it can cause cervical cancer in women, it can be passed from a mother to her child during birth, and it can spread during sex.
Pubic Lice "crabs"
It is a parasite that lives in pubic hair. You can get it by sexual or skin to skin contact with someone who has it or by sharing towels, bedding, clothes... The symptoms are itching, lice eggs in pubic hair, and small dots of blood on underwear. You can find out if you have it by a medical exam. It is treated by a spacial shampoo. It may lead to a bacterial infection, it can spread to other people, and the symptoms will get steadily worse it you don't take care of it.
Chlamydia
It is a bacterial infection. You can get it by sexual with someone who has it. The symptoms for women are pelvic pain, vaginal discharge, and bleeding after intercourse. For men the symptoms are painful urination, and discharge from the penis. You can find out if you have it by a urine test or a discharge sample. It is treated with antibiotics. If you don't take care of it, it can lead to severe infections, infertility, getting passed from a mother to child during birth, and spread to sexual partners.
Gonorrhea
It is a bacterial infection. You can get it by sexual contact with someone who has it. The symptoms for women are pelvic pain, vaginal discharge, sore throat, fever, and blood/pus from the anus. The symptoms for men are painful urination, discharge, blood/pus from the anus, and sore throat. You can find out it you have it from a urine test. It it treated with antibiotics. If you don’t take care of it, it can lead to infertility, passing from a mother to child during birth, heart trouble, and skin issues.
Syphilis
It is a bacterial infection. You can get it from sex with someone who has it. The symptoms are sores on the mouth, penis, vagina, and anus. You can find out if you have it by an exam of the sores or a blood test. It is treated by antibiotics and possibly hospitalization. If you don’t take care of it, it can lead to rash, fever, hair loss, aches, sore throat, damage to heart/brain, damage to a fetus, and death.
HIV/Aids
It is a virus that damages the immune system. You can get it from sex with an infected person, breast mild, blood to blood contact, and sharing contaminated needles. The symptoms are fever, chills, weight loss, diarrhea, cough, fatigue, swollen glands, white spots in mouth, and blotches on skin. You can find out if you have it by a blood test of and orasure test. It is treated with a variety of medicines. If you don’t take care of it, it can lead to life threatening illnesses, it can spread from a mother to her children during birth, and it can spread to other people.
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Missing STI assignment and don't forget to post the contraceptive assignment on 10/11.
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