HOSA Pathophysiology: Reproductive
System Questions and Answers.
Chlamydia - Answer Definition:
an STD that causes urethritis in men and urethritis and cervicitis in women
Etiology:
-Chlamydia trichromatic (intracellular bacterium) that is transferred via sexual act
Gonorrhea - Answer Definition:
STD that is the second most commonly reported disease in the US of the genitourinary tract
Etiology:
-Neisseria gonorrhoeae that is transferred via sexual act or childbirth
-developing drug resistance
Trichomoniasis - Answer Definition:
STD that is a protozoal infection of the lower genitourinary tract (vaginal in women, urethral in
men)
Etiology:
-Trichomonas vaginalis bacteria via sexual contact
-incubation period of 5-28 days
Genital Herpes - Answer Definition:
STD that is incurable, recurrent infection of the genitals with ulcerations spread from skin to skin
contact, causing painful sores
Etiology:
-HSV-1 or more commonly HSV-2 viral infection spread to 1-6 adults between the ages of 14-49
via fluids with sexual contact
-women and blacks are more likely to be infected
-increases risk of getting AIDS
Genital Warts (Condylomata Acuminata) - Answer Definition:
an STD with genital infection that causes cauliflower-like growth that may itch or burn and
appear several weeks or months after contact via sexual intercourse
Etiology:
-human papillomavirus (HPV) virus is the cause of warts that infects epithelial cells
-incubation period of 1-6 months
, -HPV cancer and coinfection with HIV can cause major trouble
Syphilis - Answer Definition:
a chronic, systemic, STD that consists of 4 stages
Etiology:
-caused by infection with the T. pallidum spirochete virus through sexual contact of other direct
contact with lesions or fluids
-highly contagious when a chancre (sore-type lesion) appears
-male-to-male intercourse is linked to a rising rate in men
Chancroid - Answer Definition:
an STD with a soft chancre that is a bacterial infection of the genitalia that causes a necrotizing
ulceration and lymphadenopathy
Etiology:
-bacterium Haemophilis ducreyi
Hepatitis B - Answer Definition:
An STD (CH 8.)
Erectile Dysfunction/Impotence - Answer Definition:
a consistent inability to achieve or maintain penile erections
Etiology:
-anything that obstructs the nerve response to the penis when veins are compressing during
arousal alters the blood flow
-psychological basis in depression, guilt, or sexual fear all have rooted cause
-medical conditions that restrict blood flow (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and
hypercholesterolemia) where drugs can treat hypertension
Male and Female Infertility - Answer Definition:
involuntary inability to conceive
Etiology:
-males: insufficient number or mobility of sperm, the presence of an STD, infection, blockage in
the genitourinary tract, genetic conditions structural anomalies, or the presence of a varicocele
-females: STDs, ovulatory dysfunction (failure to ovulate), blocked fallopian tubes, congenital
structural, chromosomal disorders, scar tissue, tumors, endometriosis, antisperm antibodies,
medications, or psychological distress
System Questions and Answers.
Chlamydia - Answer Definition:
an STD that causes urethritis in men and urethritis and cervicitis in women
Etiology:
-Chlamydia trichromatic (intracellular bacterium) that is transferred via sexual act
Gonorrhea - Answer Definition:
STD that is the second most commonly reported disease in the US of the genitourinary tract
Etiology:
-Neisseria gonorrhoeae that is transferred via sexual act or childbirth
-developing drug resistance
Trichomoniasis - Answer Definition:
STD that is a protozoal infection of the lower genitourinary tract (vaginal in women, urethral in
men)
Etiology:
-Trichomonas vaginalis bacteria via sexual contact
-incubation period of 5-28 days
Genital Herpes - Answer Definition:
STD that is incurable, recurrent infection of the genitals with ulcerations spread from skin to skin
contact, causing painful sores
Etiology:
-HSV-1 or more commonly HSV-2 viral infection spread to 1-6 adults between the ages of 14-49
via fluids with sexual contact
-women and blacks are more likely to be infected
-increases risk of getting AIDS
Genital Warts (Condylomata Acuminata) - Answer Definition:
an STD with genital infection that causes cauliflower-like growth that may itch or burn and
appear several weeks or months after contact via sexual intercourse
Etiology:
-human papillomavirus (HPV) virus is the cause of warts that infects epithelial cells
-incubation period of 1-6 months
, -HPV cancer and coinfection with HIV can cause major trouble
Syphilis - Answer Definition:
a chronic, systemic, STD that consists of 4 stages
Etiology:
-caused by infection with the T. pallidum spirochete virus through sexual contact of other direct
contact with lesions or fluids
-highly contagious when a chancre (sore-type lesion) appears
-male-to-male intercourse is linked to a rising rate in men
Chancroid - Answer Definition:
an STD with a soft chancre that is a bacterial infection of the genitalia that causes a necrotizing
ulceration and lymphadenopathy
Etiology:
-bacterium Haemophilis ducreyi
Hepatitis B - Answer Definition:
An STD (CH 8.)
Erectile Dysfunction/Impotence - Answer Definition:
a consistent inability to achieve or maintain penile erections
Etiology:
-anything that obstructs the nerve response to the penis when veins are compressing during
arousal alters the blood flow
-psychological basis in depression, guilt, or sexual fear all have rooted cause
-medical conditions that restrict blood flow (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and
hypercholesterolemia) where drugs can treat hypertension
Male and Female Infertility - Answer Definition:
involuntary inability to conceive
Etiology:
-males: insufficient number or mobility of sperm, the presence of an STD, infection, blockage in
the genitourinary tract, genetic conditions structural anomalies, or the presence of a varicocele
-females: STDs, ovulatory dysfunction (failure to ovulate), blocked fallopian tubes, congenital
structural, chromosomal disorders, scar tissue, tumors, endometriosis, antisperm antibodies,
medications, or psychological distress
