STI's
This STI presents with a painless chancre.
What is syphilis?
“It burns when I pee.” Your first suspicion.
What is an STI?
After testicular torsion repair, the nurse should closely monitor this.
What is scrotal swelling and perfusion (color/temp)?
You suspect endometriosis if a patient reports this classic triad.
What is chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia?
Screening test for cervical cancer.
What is a Pap smear?
The most common bacterial STI in the U.S.
What is chlamydia?
A patient with HSV asks if they're cured.
What is “No, HSV is lifelong and managed, not cured.”
This is the best time and method to teach testicular self-exams.
What is monthly in a warm shower, using both hands to palpate?
Endometrial tissue outside the uterus.
What is endometriosis?
PSA is monitored in this cancer.
What is prostate cancer?
Frothy green discharge and "strawberry cervix."
What is trichomoniasis?
A lifestyle habit that worsens ED and fertility.
What is smoking (or alcohol use)?
You prepare to assist with a prostate biopsy. This is your top nursing priority post-procedure.
What is monitor for rectal bleeding and infection?
Reproductive-metabolic disorder often linked with infertility and insulin resistance.
What is PCOS?
High-frequency imaging used for pelvic structures.
What is an ultrasound?
Painful vesicles that recur with stress or illness.
What is herpes simplex virus (HSV)?
Why testicular self-exams matter in young men.
What is testicular cancer grows fast but is treatable if caught early.
Sudden testicular pain; surgical emergency.
What is testicular torsion?
Pelvic pressure and visible vaginal bulge.
What is prolapse (cystocele, rectocele, or uterine)?
Tumor marker associated with ovarian cancer.
What is CA-125?
This key action helps reduce reinfection when treating chlamydia or gonorrhea.
What is treating sexual partners simultaneously?
50 year old female patient says: "I haven't had a cycle or any bleeding in 12 months"
What is menopause?
Painless, firm testicular mass.
What is testicular cancer?
Chronic pelvic pain and infertility red flag.
What is PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)?
Breast lump is hard, fixed, and irregular.
What is breast cancer?