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Analyzing Sexual Health Case Studies/STI prevention...

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KINE 120 Sexual Health Case Studies – Assignment Instructions: Please answer each question in complete sentences. Please indicate what resources (including the textbook) that you used to help you answer the questions. ● Resources: the textbook, CDC website (https://www.cdc.gov/hpv/parents/vaccine-for-hpv.html)

CASE STUDY 1: Brian is a 19-year-old college male. He is sexually active for the first time in a heterosexual relationship. His partner has had two previous sexual partners – one male and one female. Brian and his partner engage in touching and oral sex. They have not had other types of sex. Is Brian at risk for an STI? Why or why not? ● Bryan is most certainly at risk for an STI. Although he is not having sexual intercourse with his girlfriend, he is still susceptible to contracting an STI because anyone who engages in any sexual contact is at risk. Additionally, the CDC asserts that young adults (ages 15-24) make up ¼ of the sexually active population, and account for half of the new STI diagnoses each year. Because Bryan is 18 years old, and he is a member of this group, he is at a high risk for contracting a sexually transmitted infection. Name two methods of contraception Brian could use to help prevent contracting an STI. ● Two methods of contraception that Bryan could use to help prevent himself from contracting an STI include: abstinence or male condoms.

CASE STUDY 2: John and Jane are in a long-term, monogamous relationship. They have both had previous sexual relationships. So, before beginning sexual activity, they are both tested for STIs. Jane and John both receive negative STI tests. They are ready to become sexually active with each other but would like to prevent Jane from becoming pregnant. What are two methods of contraception that John and Jane could use to help prevent pregnancy? Describe how these two methods work. ● Male Condom: External condoms, also known as male condoms, are usually worn on the penis. Male condoms are a barrier method, meaning they form a physical barrier

between two partners to prevent direct contact. ● Oral Contraception: Oral contraceptives or birth control pills are a hormonal method that deliver estrogen and progestin (synthetic progesterone). Hormonal methods help prevent pregnancy by suppressing ovulation. Ovulation is suppressed, and as a backup preventive method, cervical mucus is thickened to help prevent the sperm from reaching the egg. To maximize the effectiveness of birth control pills, they should be taken at the same time every day.

CASE STUDY 3: Amy is a 30-year-old college graduate. She is in a mutually monogamous marriage. She and her husband have been trying to conceive a child for over a year, but have not been successful. Both she and her husband had previous sexual partners before the marriage. Neither Amy nor her husband has symptoms of an STI, but neither has been tested. If either partner has an STI, could their ability to conceive (or fertility) be affected? If so, how? If either partner has an STI, their ability to conceive may very well be affected. Many STI’s are asymptomatic, so it is possible that Amy or her husband have an STI that has not been treated. If they have not been tested, but do have an STI, infertility could be the reason behind why they are unable to conceive due to infertility being a long term complication of untreated STI’s. Fast forward 15 years. Amy and her husband were eventually able to conceive and now have a 12-year-old daughter. At this girl’s annual doctor visit, she is offered an HPV vaccine. With your group, discuss the positive and negative aspects of this vaccine. Determine a group decision on whether or not the daughter should receive the vaccine OR explain why your group was unable to agree on a decision. ● The benefits of Amy getting the HPV vaccine at her age outweigh the few risks. Some of the greatest advantages Amy getting the HPV vaccine at her annual’s doctor visit, include, but are not limited to: ○ Lower risk of contracting HPV - Girls and boys have the best protection when they receive all doses as recommended before they are exposed to HPV. ■ In fact. the CDC website claims that adults over the age of 26 receive less benefits from getting the HPV vaccine because many of them have already been exposed to the virus. ○ Reduced risk of developing certain HPV-associated cancers such as cervical and rectal...