Physical Health Problems Of Adolescents

Question 1

Testicular Torsion

Answer 1

Surgical emergency!

• ground pain; the testicle has wrapped itself around the vas deferens
• scrotum: red, warm, swollen
• nausea, vomiting
• they have to go in and surgically unwind the testical and then sew it into the scrotal sac
• can lose testicle if blood circulation is gone too long

Question 2

Epidydimitis

Answer 2

Inflammatory reaction of epididymus in testicle

Causes: STIs, chemical irritant (soap), local trauma (can cause blue ejaculate b/c the RBCs are met with the sugars in the testicle

Treatment:

• antibiotics for STIs
• scrotal support/pillow
• pain meds

Question 3

Pregnancies

Answer 3

Continues to lower for all populations

Contraception: the less you know someone, less likely you are to use contraception
-as the duration of the relationship increases, the use of contraception increases, they don’t want to have a baby with that person.

Mother-infant relationship with thrive:

• if reaches educational level of 10th grade or more
• relationship with father (but usually rocky)
• monetary access (but daycare is expensive)
• need family support
• if she gains successful child rearing skills
• developmental delay of infant if mom is always on cellphone and dependent on cognitive stimulation of infant

Father-Infant Relationship

• most have some level of interaction with child
• has positive effect on mothers self esteem
• decrease in mothers stress
• if maternal grandmother encourages father involvement, relationship will thrive