Week 5 Flashcards
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This is a designation based on one’s chromosomes and genitalia, biological.
Sex
This is a social construct that assigns roles and attributes to people based on their natal sex.
Gender
This refers to individuals inner understanding of themselves in regard to sexual orientation and the words they use to describe themselves as sexual beings.
Sexual identity
The sex assigned to a person at birth based on their genitalia.
Natal sex
An umbrella term used to describe those persons whose gender identity in some way is different from their natal sex assigned at birth.
Transgender
Behavior or expression of the mismatch gender identity vs the assigned sex.
Gender non-conforming
The way in which someone expresses their gender identity through their appearance, dress, and behavior.
Gender expression
The medical, social, physical, and legal changes to the perceived sex.
Transition
Male to female identifies as:
Transfemale
Female at birth to male identifies as
Trans male
The person identifies with the original/same sex as at birth.
Cis gendered
Lesbian patients have lower risk of:
HIV and syphilis
Lesbian patients are at high risk of:
Breast cancer
AIDS is the ___ defined by the ___ count and HIV is the ___.
AIDS- Syndrome defined by the CD4 count
HIV- virus
At risk populations for HIV and AIDS:
Primarily MSM
Women of color in heterosexual relationships
Patients with HIV are treated with:
HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy) prescribed by specialist
Monitoring for HAART and considerations should include:
- High risk of drug-drug interactions
- Dyslipidemia
- Lipodystrophy- disfiguring distribution of fat
- Liver disease
- Check LFTs
PEP is:
Post exposure prophylaxis of 3 meds taken for 28 days and within 72 hours of possible HIV exposure (72 hours is the absolute window for efficacy).
PEP is only for:
HIV
PrEP is:
Pre-exposure prophylaxis first HIV prevention consisting of 2 medications in 1 pill taken daily.
PrEP is for:
Patients at repeated risk for exposure
What is the MOA Of PrEP?
It prevents the HIV from replicating in the body should the virus enter the body.
MTF aka trans women the goal of transition is:
To develop secondary female sex characteristics (feminization)
MTF transition is done by:
- Giving medication to cause feminization- estrogen
- Block testosterone- (anti-androgen agents) spironolactone, 5-Alpha-reductase-inhibitors like propecia (finasteride), and GnRH agonists