Reproductive Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections Quiz

Vasectomy involves cutting or blocking the tubes that carry sperm from the testicles.

STIs are primarily transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse.

Gonorrhea is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Using condoms correctly and consistently during sexual intercourse can significantly reduce the risk of STI transmission.

Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

Night blindness is not a symptom of chlamydia; typical symptoms include genital discharge and burning during urination.

HPV vaccination helps prevent cervical cancer, genital warts, and other HPV-related diseases.

PrEP involves taking antiretroviral drugs before potential exposure to HIV to prevent infection.

Untreated chlamydia and gonorrhea can lead to PID, which can cause infertility and chronic pelvic pain in women.

HIV can be transmitted from an HIV-positive mother to her child during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding.

The window period is the time after HIV infection when a person tests negative because HIV antibodies have not yet been produced at detectable levels.

Seroconversion is the period during which HIV antibodies develop and become detectable in the blood after initial infection.

ART helps suppress HIV replication, reducing the viral load in the body and allowing the immune system to recover by increasing CD4 cell counts.

The window period is the time after HIV exposure when a person may be infected but tests may not yet detect the virus; it typically ranges from 3 to 12 weeks.