Flashcards in Sexual behaviour Deck (6)
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1
Q
Define: unsafe sexual behaviour
A
sexual acts in which bodily fluids such as sperm, vaginal fluids, saliva or blood are exchanged between 2 people through oral, vaginal or anal intercourse
2
Q
What diseases must be reported to government data bases by professionals?
A
chlamydia and syphilis
3
Q
What happens in chlamydia is untreated?
A
can lead to secondary infections and infertility.
4
Q
what happens if syphilis is untreated?
A
may progress to a final stage in which complications can occur to the brain and heart, leading to death.
5
Q
in what groups is syphilis most common in?
A
Indigenous Australians, men having sex with each other
6
Q
what can unsafe sexual behaviour lead to?
A
STI’s eg gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis and HIV/AIDS