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75 Cards in this Set
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A person's ability to reproduce is _____________
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Fertility
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___________ is the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm.
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Conception
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_______ are methods of preventing conception.
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Contraception
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___________ are infections that can be aquired through sexual contact
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(STD's)
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Contraceptive methods that block the meeting of egg and sperm by physical barrier means are _____________
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barrier methods
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The ___________ is a barrier method.
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Condom
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The ________ is a single use sheath of thin latex designed to fit over an erect penis
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condom
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__________ are substances designed to kill sperm
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Spermicides
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A _______ condom is a single use polurethane sheath for internal use by women.
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Female condom
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A ________ is a latex saucer shaped device designed to cover the cervix and block access to the uterus
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Diaphragm
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A ______ cap is a small cup made of altex that is designed to fit snugly over the entire cervix.
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Cervical cap
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Oral ________ are pills taken daily for three weeks of the menstrual cycle that prevent ovulation by regulating hormones.
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oral contraceptives
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Ortho Evra is what?
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A patch worn for 3 weeks at a time that releases hormones similar to those in oral contraceptives.
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A ________ is a soft flexible ring inserted into the vagina that releases hormones preventing pregnacy.
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NuvaRing
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_______ is a monthly injection of estrogen and progestin that prevents ovulation and fertilization.
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Lunelle
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______ ________ is an inectable method of birth control that lasts 3 months
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Depo Provera
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A long lasting contraceptive that consists of 6 silicon capsules surgically inserted is ________
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Norplant
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__________ is permanent fertility control achieved through surgical procedures
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Sterilization
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_____ ______ is sterilization of the female that involves the cutting and tying off or cauterizing of the fallopian tubes
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Tubal Ligation
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The removal of the uterus is_________
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Hysterectomy
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_______ is sterilization of the male that involves the cutting and tying off of both vasa deferentia.
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Vasectomy
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Intrauterine device (IUD) is a ______ shaped device that is implanted in the ______ to prevent pregnacy.
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T-shaped, Uterus
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Withdrawl or " coitus interruptus" is referred to what?
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removal of the penis from the vagina before the ejaculation.
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_______ drugs are taken within three days after intercourse to prevent fertilization.
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(ECP's) Emergency contraceptive pills
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_________ minipills are contraceptive pills containing only progestin that can be taken up to 3 days after unprotected intercourse.
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Emergency minipills
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_______ ________ methods require alteration of sexual behaviour rather than chemical intervention.
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(FAMs) Fertility awareness methods
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______ ________ method is a birth control method that relies upon observation of changes in cervical mucous to determine when the woman is fertile so the couple can abstain from intercourse.
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Cervical Mucous method
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Body temperature method is what?
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The woman monitors her body temperature for rise which signals ovulation
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Calendar method is a method in which the woman's menstrual cycle is ______ on the calendar to determine fertile times.
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mapped
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______ is the medical means of terminating a pregnacy.
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Abortion
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______ aspiration is the use of gentle suction to remove fetal tissue from the uterus.
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Vaccum
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______ and _______ is an abortion technique that combines vaccum aspiration and scraping of the uterus walls.
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Dilation and curettage (D&C)
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______ abortion the chemicals are injected into the uterus through the uterine wall. Labor begins and a dead fetus is delivered.
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Induction abortion
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__________ is the surgical removal of the fetus from the uterus.
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Hysterotomy
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__________ dilation and extraction is a procedure in which the body of the fetus is extracted up to the head and then the contents of the cranium are aspirated.
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Intact dilation and extraction
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_________ is a steroid hormone that induces abortion by blocking the action of progesterone.
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Mifepristone
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Preconception care is what/
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medical care recieved prior to becoming pregnant that helps a woman assess and address potential maternal health.
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_________ syndrome is a chromosome defect that causes abnormal sexual development.
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Klinefelter's syndrome
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____ _____ syndrome is a disorder characterized by mental retardation and obesity.
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Prader- Willi syndrome
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_____ are experience practiosioners who assist with pregnacy and delivery.
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Midwives
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______ is referred to drugs and environmental chemicals, x-rays, and diseases.
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Teratogenic
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____ _____ syndrome is a collection of symptoms including mental retardation that can appear in infants of women who drink too much alcohol during pregnacy.
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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
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what is toxoplasmosis?
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A disease caused by an organism found in cat feces that when contracted by a pregnant woman may result in stillbirth or an infant with nental retardation or birth defects.
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_____ _______ is a condition characterized by mental retardation and a variety of physical abnormalities.
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Down syndrome
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______ _______ _______ is a hormone detectable in blood or urine samples of a mother within the first few weeks of pregnacy.
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(HCG) Human chorionic gonadotropin
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A _______ is a 3 month segment of pregnancy used to describe specific developmental changes that occur in the embryo or fetus.
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Trimester
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An ______ is the fertilized egg from conception until the end of 2 months development
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Embryo
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A _____ is the name given the developing baby from the 3rd month of pregnacy until born
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Fetus
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A _______ is the network of blood vessels connected to the umbilical cord that carries nutrients to the developing infant and carries wastes away.
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Placenta
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The first six weeks of an infant's life outside the womb is referred to__________
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Fourth trimester
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_________ is a medical test in which a small amount of fluid is drawn from the amniotic sac to test for Down syndrome and genetic diseases.
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Amniocentesis
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A _______ sac is the protective pouch surrounding the baby.
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Amniotic sac
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________ is the process during which the cervix becomes nearly fully dilated and the head of the fetus begins to move into the birth canal.
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Transition
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________ is a straight incision in the mother's perineum
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Episiotomy
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_________ is the area between the vulva and the anus.
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Perineum
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Afterbirth is ________?
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the expelled placenta
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_______ depression is the exprerience of energy depletion, anxiety, mood swings, and depression that women may feel during the postpartum period.
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Postpartum depression
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________ is a complication in pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, protein in the urine, and edema.
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Preeclampsia
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_______ is untreated preeclampsia resulting in maternal strokes and seizures.
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Eclampsia
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A _______ _______ is a surgical procedure in which a baby is removed through an incision made in the mother's abdominal and uterine walls.
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Cesarean (C-section)
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________ is loss of the fetus
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Miscarriage
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___ ______ is a blood protein related to the production of antibodies. ( in an Rh negative pregnant mother the Rh positive fetus will manufacture antibodies that can kill the fetus causing miscarriage.
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RH factor
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______ pregnancy is implantation of a fertilized egg outside the uterus, usally in the fellopian tube, leading into a medical emergency from hemorrhage.
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Ectopic pregnancy
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Stillbirth is _____________?
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the birth of a dead baby
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Sudden infant death syndrome is _____________________
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a sudden death of an infant under one year of age for no apparent reason.
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__________ is difficulties in conceiving
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Infertility
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_____ _______ disease (PID) is an infection that scars the fallopian tubes and consequently blocks sperm igration, causing infertility.
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(PID) Pelvic inflammatory disease
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Low sperm count is _________
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below 60 million sperm per milliter of semen
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_______ insemination is fertilization accomplished by depositing a partner's or donor's semen into a woman's vagina.
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Alternative insemination
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____ ______ fertilization is fertilization of an egg in a nutrient medium and subsequent transfer back to the mother's body.
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In - vitro fertilization
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____ intrafallopian injection is a procedure which an egg harvested from the female partner's ovary is placed with the male partner's sperm in her fallopian tube where it is fertilized and then migrates to the uterus for implantation.
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Gamete Intrafallopian transfer
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_______ sperm injection is accomplished by injecting a sperm cell directly into an egg.
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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
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_______ _______ transfer is transfer to the female partner's
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Nonsurgical embryo transfer
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Embryo tranfer is reffered to ________
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articicial insemination
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DDx for normocytic anemia
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(1) Aplastic anemia;
(2) Bone marrow fibrosis; (3) Tumor; (4) Anemia of chronic disease (chronic inflammation or malignancy); (5) Renal failure (decreased EPO production) |