Ms. Denise Ryan Lenihan

RULES:  

Respect will be maintained for all individuals of the class.  When I or a fellow classmate is speaking; it is important to listen.  All students will have an opportunity to speak.

REQUIREMENTS:

Presentation   (50 pts.)  (2)                                                                 

Articles are due on required dates.  Lateness will result in a grade deduction of one point for each day late.

4/6    Monday

         Female/Male Reproductive System

4/20  Monday

         STD's

4/27   Monday

          PRESENTATIONS: (50 points)

          Sexually Transmitted Infections/Diseases:

          Amanda A. - Vaginitis                             Genna L. - Hepatitis C

          Stephanie C. - Urinary Tract Infection      Rita Mc. - HIV/ARC

          Elizabeth C. - Trichomoniasis                  Morgan P. - AIDS

          Danielle C. - History                                Becky R. - Chlamydia

          Stephanie C. - Gonorrhea                        Casey R. - Genital Herpes

          Colleen D. - Genital Warts (HPV)            Sarah S. – Syphilis

                       (Human Papilloma Virus)

          Maria D. - Hepatitis A                             Olivia S. - Pelvic Inflamatory

                                                                                            Disease

          Jackie D. - Hepatitis B

     5/4 Monday

          PRESENTATIONS continued

          Substance Abuse

5/11   Monday

         PRESENTIONS: (50 points )

         Amanda A. - Ecstasy / Club Drug              Jackie D. -  Marijuana

         Stephanie C. - Inhalants                             Genna L. -  Alcohol

         Elizabeth C.- Rohypnol                              Rita Mc. - Cigarettes

         Danielle C. - Heroin                                   Morgan P. - GHB

                                                                              (Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid)   

         Stephanie C. - Cocaine, crack                    Becky R. - Special K (Ketamine)

           Colleen D. - (Methamphetamine) Ice          Casey - PCP(Phencyclidine)

         Maria D. - LSD                                         Sarah S. - Steriods 

                                                                         Olivia S. - Oxycodone

5/18 PRESENTATIONS continued

          (50 points)                                              

        Date Violence/Protection                                                                          

6/1   Monday

           Massage Therapy

        Herbal Natural Remedies

        Acupuncture

        Exercise 

        Reflexology

        Guided Imagery

        Meditation                                                                  

1.)   Sexual Health:
Your Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases, commonly called STDs, are diseases that are spread by having sex with someone who has an STD. You can get a sexually transmitted disease from sexual activity that involves the mouth, anus, vagina, or penis.

According to the American Social Health Organization, one out of four teens in the United States becomes infected with an STD each year and by the age of 25, half of all sexually active young adults will get an STD.

STDs are serious illnesses that require treatment. Some STDs, like AIDS, cannot be cured and are deadly. By learning more about STDs, you can find out ways to protect yourself from the following STDs.  

What Are the Symptoms of STDs?

Sometimes, there are no symptoms. If symptoms are present, they may include one or more of the following:

• Bumps, sores or warts near the mouth, anus, penis or vagina.
• Swelling or redness near the penis or vagina.
• Skin rash.
• Painful urination.
• Weight loss, loose stools, night sweats.
• Aches, pains, fever, and chills.
• Yellowing of the skin (jaundice).
• Discharge from the penis or vagina (Vaginal discharge may have an odor.)
• Bleeding from the vagina other than during a monthly period.
• Painful sex.
• Severe itching near the penis or vagina.

How Do I Know If I Have an STD?

Talk to your doctor. He or she can examine you and perform tests to determine if you have a sexually transmitted disease. If you think that you have an STD, it's important to see your doctor. Treatment can:

• Cure many STDs.
• Lessen the symptoms of STDs.
• Make it less likely that you will spread the disease.
• Help you to get healthy and stay healthy.

How Are STDs Treated?

Many STDs are treated with antibiotics.

If you are given an antibiotic to treat an STD, it's important that you take all of your medicine, even if the symptoms go away. Also, never take someone else's medicine to treat your illness. By doing so, you may make it more difficult to treat the infection. Likewise, you should not share your medicine with others.

How Can I Protect Myself From STDs?

Here are some basic steps that you can take to protect yourself from STDs:

To keep from contracting sexually transmitted:

• Consider that not having sex or sexual relations is the only sure way to prevent STDs.
• Use a latex condom every time you have sex. (If you use a lubricant, make sure it is water-based.)
• Limit your number of sexual partners. The more partners you have, the more likely you are to catch an STD.
• Practice monogamy. This means having sex with only one person. That person must also have sex with only you to reduce your risk.
• Choose your sex partners with care. Don't have sex with someone whom you suspect may have an STD.
• Get checked for STDs. Don't risk giving the infection to someone else.
• Don't use alcohol or drugs before you have sex. You may be less likely to use a condom if you are drunk or high.
• Know the signs and symptoms of STDs. Look for them in yourself and your sex partners.
• Learn about STDs. The more you know about STDs, the better you can protect yourself.
  

Sexual Health:
Chlamydia

Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. This infection is easily spread because it often causes no symptoms and may be unknowingly passed to sexual partners. In fact, about 75% of infections in women and 50% in men are without symptoms.

How Do I Know if I Have Chlamydia?

It is not easy to tell if you are infected with chlamydia since symptoms are not always apparent. But when they do occur, they are usually noticeable within 1-3 weeks of contact and can include the following:

Symptoms in Women

• Abnormal vaginal discharge that may have an odor
• Bleeding between periods
• Painful period
• Abdominal pain with fever
• Pain when having sex
• Itching or burning in or around the vagina
• Pain when urinating

Symptoms in Men

• Small amounts of clear or cloudy discharge from the tip of the penis
• Painful urination
• Burning and itching around the opening of the penis
• Pain and swelling around the testicles

How Is Chlamydia Diagnosed?

There are a few different tests your doctor can use to check for chlamydia. He or she will probably use a swab to take a sample from the urethra in men or from the cervix in women and then will send the specimen to a laboratory to be analyzed. There are also other tests which check a urine sample for the presence of the bacteria.

How Is Chlamydia Treated?

If you have chlamydia, your doctor will prescribe oral antibiotics, usually azithromycin (Zithromax) or doxycycline. Your doctor will also recommend your partner(s) be treated as well to prevent reinfection and further spread of the disease.

With treatment, the infection should clear up in about a week or two. It is important to finish all of your antibiotics even if you feel better.

Women with severe infection may require hospitalization, intravenous antibiotics (medicine given through a vein), and pain medicine.

After taking antibiotics, people should be retested to be sure the infection is cured. This is particularly important if you are unsure that your partner(s) obtained treatment. Do not have sex until you are sure both you and your partner no longer have the disease.

What Happens If I Don't Get Treated?

If you do not get treated for Chlamydia, you run the risk of several health problems.

• For women. If left untreated, the infection can cause pelvic inflammatory disease which can lead to damage of the fallopian tubes (the tubes connecting the ovaries to the uterus) or even cause infertility (the inability to have children), and untreated chlamydia infection could increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy (when the fertilized egg implants and develops outside the uterus.) Furthermore, chlamydia may cause premature births (giving birth too early) and the infection can be passed along from the mother to her child during childbirth, causing an eye infection, blindness or pneumonia in the newborn.

• For men. Chlamydia can cause a condition called nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) - an infection of the urethra (the tube by which men and women pass urine), epididymitis - an infection of the epididymis (the tube that carries sperm away from the testes) or proctitis - an inflammation of the rectum.

  How Can I Prevent Infection?

  To reduce your risk of infection:

  • Use condoms correctly every time you have sex.
  • Limit the number of sex partners, and do not go back and forth between partners.
  • Practice sexual abstinence, or limit sexual contact to one uninfected partner.
  • If you think you are infected, avoid sexual contact and see a doctor.
    

  Any genital symptoms such as discharge or burning during urination or an unusual sore or rash should be a signal to stop having sex and to consult a doctor immediately. If you are told you have chlamydia or any other STD and receive treatment, you should notify all of your recent sex partners so that they can see a doctor and be treated.

  Because chlamydia often occurs without symptoms, people who are infected may unknowingly infect their sex partners. Many doctors recommend that all persons who have more than one sex partner should be tested for chlamydia regularly, even in the absence of symptoms.