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important. This exam includes a breast exam and pelvic exam for early breast and cervical cancer detection. This exam provides the opportunity for a patient to ask health questions and choose a birth control method that is best for her. • What to expect during an annual gynecological exam and additional information– visit: ://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/womens-health-4284. Auscultation • A technical term for listening to the external sounds of the body; used to hear fetal sounds. Birth Control or Contraceptive • Behaviors, devices, or medications used to avoid unintended pregnancy. • Many different forms: o Pill • Oral hormonal contraception. o Intrauterine Device (IUD) • A small device made of plastic, which may contain copper or a natural hormone, that is inserted into the uterus by a health care provider to prevent pregnancy. A reversible method of birth control available only by prescription. This is a long-term birth control option. o Depo-Provera (the shot) • The brand name of a progestin, DMPA (depot medroxyprogesterone acetate), that is injected into the buttock or arm every 12 weeks to prevent pregnancy. It is a reversible method of birth control available only by prescription. o Ortho Evra (the patch) • The brand name of a patch that contains hormones and is worn on the skin to prevent pregnancy. Ortho Evra is a reversible hormonal method of birth control available only by prescription. Also called “the patch.” o Condom • A sheath of thin rubber, plastic, or animal tissue that is worn on the penis during sexual intercourse. It is an over-the-counter, reversible barrier method of birth control, and it also reduces the risk of getting the most serious sexually transmitted infections. o Abstinence • Not having sex play with a partner. Being continuously abstinent is the only way to be absolutely sure that an individual will not have an unintended pregnancy or get a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Comprehensive Sexuality Education • A medically accurate curriculum or classroom experience that provides young people with positive messages about sex and sexuality as natural, normal, healthy parts of life; includes information about abstinence as the best way to avoid sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy; teaches that condoms reduce the risk of infection, including HIV, and that other forms of birth control also reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancy for young people who are sexually active; and provides opportunities to help young people develop relationship and communications skills to help them explore their own values, goals, and options as well as the values of their families and communities.
Emergency Contraceptive • Hormonal birth control pills used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected vaginal intercourse. Must be started within 120 hours (five days) of intercourse. Also called EC. IUDs can also be used as EC, inserted within five days of unprotected intercourse to prevent pregnancy. EC is NOT a form of abortion. Fetus • The organism that develops from the embryo at the end of about eight weeks of pregnancy (10 weeks since a woman’s last menstrual period). Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) • An infection that weakens the body’s ability to fight disease and can cause AIDS. Often sexually transmitted. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) • Any of more than 100 different types of infection, some of which may cause genital warts. Others may cause cancer of the anus, cervix, penis, throat, or vulva. • Both males and females can be vaccinated for HPV. Midwife • A professional trained to assist a woman during childbirth. Nurse Practitioner • A registered nurse who has special training to provide primary health care, including many services performed by doctors. Physician Assistant (pl. physician assistants) • A health care provider who is trained to provide basic medical services, usually under the supervision of a physician. Physician • Doctor Pregnancy • A condition in which a woman carries a developing offspring in her uterus. It begins with the implantation of the pre-embryo and progresses through the embryonic and fetal stages until birth, unless it is ended by miscarriage or abortion. It lasts about nine months from implantation to birth. If clinically measured from a woman’s last menstrual period, it lasts 10 months. Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) • An infection that is usually passed from one person to another during sexual or intimate contact. Also called "sexually transmitted disease." • Testing is available at Planned Parenthood. A person should consider testing if he or she has had unprotected sex. The most common symptom of an STI is no symptom at all. There are different tests for different STIs , usually requiring blood or urine samples.
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