Grade: 10 IGCSE

Subject: Biology
Lesson: STDs & Birth Control methods
Topic: Reproduction in humans
 LO: Students will be able to:-
• Discuss the causes and treatment of infertility in
men and women.
• Define Sexually transmitted infections.
• Explain how the spread of STIs is controlled.
• Describe the methods of transmission of HIV.
• Outline how HIV affects the immune system.
 Causes of Infertility

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 Infertility Treatment
• Fertility drugs: these are hormones that can be given to a women
whose menstrual cycle is not working properly,
• or who is not producing eggs. She may be given FSH to encourage
follicles to develop, & LH to stimulate ovulation
• Artificial insemination:
• In-vitro fertilisation:
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• Positive implications
• It can relieve stress that some couples experience because
they cannot have children.
• In a country with falling population, it can increase the
number of births.
• Negative implications
• The use of fertility treatment may conflict with religious
beliefs.
• There is an increased risk of multiple births
• The treatment is expensive, not easily affordable..

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Sexually Transmitted Infections

• An infection that is transmitted via bodily fluids

through sexual contact.
• Can you give some examples of STI?

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Some questions for the class ! Think!!

•How can HIV be transmitted?

•---------------- is a disease caused by
HIV. Why is it hard to treat HIV
infections?
•How can governments control the
spread of HIV infections?

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 Transmission of HIV
• Through sexual intercourse when it is passed from one person to
another in fluids in the penis and vagina.
• Through blood-blood contact , for example in blood transfusion or by
sharing needles for injections;
• Through breast milk, from mother to baby.
 Watch this video and outline how HIV affects
the immune system !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng22Ucr3
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Preventing spread of HIV infections

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 Test yourself!!

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