Common Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
Session 29: Common Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
Total Session Time: 60 minutes
Prerequisites
system.
Learning Tasks
By the end of this session students are expected to be able to:
Resources Needed:
SESSION OVERVIEW
|Step |Time |Activity/ |Content |
| | |Method | |
|1 |05 minutes |Presentation |Introduction, Learning Tasks |
|2 |10minutes |Presentation |Definition and types of female |
| | |buzzing |reproductive disorder |
|3 | |Presentation |Common Disorders of the Female |
| |35 minutes |Small Group |Reproductive System |
| | |Discussion | |
|4 |05 minutes |Presentation |Key Points |
| 5 |05 minutes |Presentation |Evaluation |
SESSION CONTENTS
STEP 1: Presentation of Session Title and Learning Tasks (5 minutes)
READ or ASK students to read the learning tasks and clarify
ASK students if they have any questions before continuing
Step 2: Definition and Types of Female Reproductive Disorder (10 minutes)
|Activity: Buzzing (5 minutes) |
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|ASK students to pair up and buzz on the following question for 2 |
|minutes |
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|What are the female reproductive disorder |
|ALLOW few pairs to respond and let other pairs to add on points not |
|mentioned |
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|WRITE their response on the flip chart/board |
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|CLARIFY and SUMMARIZE by using the content below |
Female reproductive disorder
the Reproductive System.
o Reproductive tract infections can be in either the upper reproductive
tract (fallopian tubes, ovary and uterus), and the lower reproductive
tract (vagina, cervix and vulva)
List common disorders of the female reproductive system.
o Gonorrhoea
o Syphilis
o Genital Herpes
o Genital Warts
STEP 3: Common Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
(45 minutes)
|Activity: Small Group Discussion ( 30 minutes) |
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|DIVIDE students into small manageable groups |
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|ASK students to discuss on the following question |
|What are common disorders of the female reproductive system? |
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|ALLOW students to discuss for 15 minutes |
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|ALLOW few groups to present and the rest to add points not mentioned |
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|CLARIFY and SUMMARIZE by using the contents below |
o It is a cyclical disorder of severe physical and emotional
distress.
o It may be presented by oedema, weight gain, breast swelling and
tenderness, abdominal distension, backache, joint pain,
constipation, skin eruptions, fatigue and lethargy, greater need
for sleep, depression or anxiety
o Getting regular exercise, avoiding caffeine, salt, and alcohol
may bring relief
o It is a more severe syndrome in which PMS-like signs and
symptoms do not resolve after the onset of menstruation.
o Is characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue outside the
uterus.
o It can cause inflammation, pain, scarring, and infertility.
o Symptoms include premenstrual pain or unusually severe menstrual
pain.
o Generally is not painful until it becomes quite advanced
o Any lump, no matter how small, should be reported to a physician
at once
o Among the factors that increase the risk of developing breast
cancer is a family history of breast cancer, null parity (never
having borne a child) or having a first child after age 35,
previous cancer in one breast, exposure to ionizing radiation,
such as x-rays, excessive alcohol intake and cigarette smoking.
o Risk factors associated with ovarian cancer include age (over
age 50), race (whites are at highest risk), family history of
ovarian cancer, more than 40 years of active ovulation, null
parity, a high-fat and low-fibre
o Starts with cervical dysplasia; a change in the shape, growth,
and number of cervical cells.
o The cells may either return to normal or progress to cancer.
o Increased risk is associated with having a large number of
sexual partners, having first intercourse at a young age and
smoking cigarettes.
o Candida albicans commonly grows on mucous membranes of the
gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts.
o It is the most common form of vaginitis inflammation of the
vagina.
o Candidiasis is characterized by severe itching, a thick, yellow
and cheesy discharge, a yeasty odour and pain.
o A sexually transmitted disease (STD) is one that is spread by
sexual contact.
o It is in both male and female reproductive systems
o Chlamydia
Chlamydia trachomatis
clear discharge, burning on urination, frequent urination,
and painful urination.
chlamydia is the leading cause of pelvic inflammatory
disease.
o Gonorrhoea
gonorrhoeae.
drainage and painful urination
often with a discharge of pus
without any symptoms
o Syphilis
transmitted through sexual contact or exchange of blood, or
through the placenta to a foetus.
chancre and a signs and symptoms such as a skin rash, fever,
and aches in the joints and muscles usher in the secondary
stage
o Genital Herpes
producing painful blisters on the prepuce, glans penis, and
penile shaft in males and on the vulva or sometimes high up
in the vagina in females.
the virus itself remains in the body
o Genital Warts
commonly transmitted sexually.
increased risk for cancers of the cervix, vagina, anus,
vulva, and penis.
STEP 4: Key Points (5 minutes)
cancers including those of the female reproductive system.
partners as may cause cancers of the female reproductive system.
STEP 5: Evaluation (5 minutes)
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