. . . CORRESPONDENCE COURSE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0580 EDITION 100 THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM II This century has seen great changes in sexual feelings, attitudes, and beliefs in American society resulting in greatly changed sexual activities and habits of Americans. Look at the massive changes in just the last forty years. The 1950's were a time when sex was supposed to be a part of marriage. This theme is endlessly repeated in movies of those years. In the early 1960s, however the contraceptive pill appeared making premarital sex freer from unplanned pregnancy. Many decide that a sexual relationship could exist without the benefit of marriage. Sex was more openly discussed, shown, and talked about in the 60s. Topless bars appeared during these years, and the Broadway shows Hair and Oh! Calcutta with actors appearing nude on stage were performed. In the 1970s, there was a growing trend for couples to live together prior to marriage. Many people were having sexual relationships more openly outside marriage, often without the thought of marriage to each other in the future. Sex was being thought of as not only "a marriage act" but as a recreational act. By the late 1970s and the 1980s, the growing number of individuals with several sexual partners made a change in the number of cases of sexually ransmitted diseases. The number of cases of these diseases increased dramatically, some disease reaching epidemic proportions. Some of these diseases are dealt with in this subcourse. It is important for you as a medical NCO to be informed about sexually transmitted diseases as well as other diseases and disorders of the genitalia. In many of these iseases/disorders, early diagnosis and treatment are essential to the return to complete health of the individual. In sexually transmitted diseases the first step to disease control and eventual eradication is to educate the public (here the soldier) in prevention of these disease. ---------------------- Length: 84 Pages Estimated Hours to Complete: 12 Format: PDF file Size: 0.6 MB ---------------------- Subcourse Components: The subcourse instructional material consists of four lessons as follows: Lesson 1, Diseases/Disorders of the Male Genitalia. Lesson 2, Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Lesson 3, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Lesson 4. Diuretics. ---------------------------- Anyone may take this course. However, to receive credit hours, you must be officially enrolled and complete an examination furnished by the Nonresident Instruction Branch at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Enrollment is normally limited to Department of Defense personnel. Others may apply for enrollment, but acceptance is not guaranteed. This file is in PDF format and requires a PDF reader. A free PDF reader is available from Adobe through the link below. This Course in available only by Download. |
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