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Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
Fetal sex determination |
Noninvasive techniques have been able to determine the sex of the fetus at an earlier point by assessing cell-free DNA in maternal plasma
As early as seven weeks into pregnancy |
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Infertility and Reproductive Technology
Infertility |
Inability to conceive after 12 months of regular intercourse without contraception
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Infertility and Reproductive Technology
In vitro fertilization (IVF) |
Eggs and a sperm are combined in a laboratory dish
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Infertility and Reproductive Technology
Gamete intrafallopian transfer |
Take the egg of the female out and put it with the sperm of a male and then put it directly into the fallopian tube
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Infertility and Reproductive Technology
Zygote intrafallopian transfer |
Fertilizing the sperm and egg in glass then put it in the mother
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Males produce sperm in vast numbers
Males produce - cells per day - sperm cells released during intercourse -reaches the ovum Sperm live approximately - Ovum (the egg) lives about - |
300 million
360 million 300-500 2-3 days 1 day The father technically decides if the baby is a boy or girl but the mother PH levels decides which survive |
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Signs of pregnancy
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Feeling faint, tired
Headaches Frequent urination Breast tenderness/sensitivity |
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After conception and implantation each takes?
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(conception takes 1 day and implantation takes sometimes b/t 10-14 days)
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What triggers of pregnancy symptoms?
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The flood of hormones, progesterone
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Morning sickness?
How common? Do men experience morning sickness? When is morning sickness at its peak? What helps to alleviate symptoms? |
(Waves of nausea/ queasiness and sometimes vomiting)
2/3 American women Yes it’s called, couvade Around the time of major organ formation 2-10 weeks usually ends after first trimester Professionals advise more frequently and smaller portions Crackers or bread products Ginger root Acupuncture bands Zofran (helps with nausea) |
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Identical aka? and what happens?
Fraternal aka? and what happens? Semi-identical twins? |
Dizygotic twins (same sex, 2 separate sperm and eggs)
Monozygotic twins (One sperm fertilize one eggs and then splits into two separate zygotes) The egg splits before fertilization and then fertilize by two different sperms |
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Periods of Prenatal Development (3)
Germinal Embryonic Fetal |
the first 2 weeks following conceptions
2 to 8 weeks 8 weeks to the time or birth or 7-8 months |
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The Germinal Period
Germinal period |
first two weeks after conception
Creation of zygote Continued cell division Attachment of the zygote to the uterine wall |
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The Germinal Period
Blastocyst |
inner mass of cells that eventually develop into the embryo (after 5-6 days)
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The Germinal Period
Trophoblast |
The outer layer of cells that develops in the germinal period
These cells later provide nutrition and support for the embryo |
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The Germinal Period
Implantation |
attachment of zygote to uterine wall
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