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