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Sexual Health and Cancer (sexuality and cancer (others (toxic shock…

- - - - most common cancer in women
      - risk factors for breast cancer is being a woman and age. other risk factors are inherited changes in genes, personal or family history of breast cancer, having dense breasts, not being physically active, being overweight or obese after menopause, etc
    - - cervical dysplasia isn't cancer but can be precancerous
      - causes of cervical dysplasia can be caused by having sexual intercourse before the age of 18, giving birth before the age of 16, having had multiple sexual partners, or having other illnesses such as diabetes or HIV
    - - most ovarian cancers start in the fallopian tube
      - its more aggressive than other cancer cause it's highly undetectable at first
      - the odds of a woman getting ovarian cancer in her life is 1 to 75
      - factors that increases risk of ovarian cancer is age (above 63), family history of ovarian cancer, not having children, estrogen replacement, smoking and alcohol use, etc
    - - starts when the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium) begins to grow out of control
      - factors that increases risk includes old age, having taken medications that affect hormone levels, poor diet, lack of exercise, being obese, being diabetic, etc
    - - the surgical act of removing your uterus
      - the process of hysterectomy can effect people's sexuality in different ways depending on what organ or tissues were removed, her degree of satisfaction with the sexual relationship prior to surgery and the extent of nerve damage in the pelvis
    - - vaginal cancer is extremely rare
      - risk factors include age, mother's use of DES when pregnant, HPV infection, previous cervical cancer, alcohol use, etc
- - - - most common form of cancer in men
      - risk factors include aging, family history, being african-american or african or caribbean ancestry, and gene changes
      - more common in north america than asia, africa, central america and south america
    - - chances of males getting testicular cancer is 1 of 263
      - but treatment is very successful
      - most cases the cause of testicular cancer is unknown but the risk factors include age, undescended testicles,
- - - - fairly uncommon, although cases have increased in the recent years
      - risk factors include having multiple lifetime sex partners, history of receptive anal intercourse particularly below the age of 30, HIV infection, lower immunity, smoking
  - - - rare, life-threatening complication of certain types of bacteria
      - can affect anyone, but mostly women on menstruating age, or people with burn wounds
      - symptoms associated with it are sudden high fever, diarrhea, low blood pressure, severe rash, shock or renal failure
    - - chronic pain or discomfort around the vulva for which there are no definable cause and lasts at least 3 months
      - pain or burning can be so intense that sitting for long periods of time or sexual impenetration is impossible
    - - disorder in which the endometrium grows outside of the uterus
      - categorized by pain, spotting or bleeding, and infertility
    - - painful condition that involves swelling and inflammation of the prostate gland