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The term Siamese twins is used on individuals that are of a single gestation . Those twins whose bodies are still conjoined after birth. This tends to occur in one of every 200,000 births, 50% of the cases are born dead and 75% belong to the female gender . The percentage of survival in Siamese twins ranges between 5% and 25%. The origin is not yet well defined, but it is thought that Siamese twins are the result of an aberration in the process of the formation of monozygotic twins, i.e. twins…

Pam Stenzel, a world renowned speaker, tackles the issues that most are afraid to speak on, the consequences of sex outside of marriage. Stenzel speaks to over 500,000 teenagers per year on this topic. Stenzel speaks from a place of familiarity and her passion is to educate as many young people that she can on the topics of sex, love, and relationships. A product of rape, Pam teaches that one can achieve no matter what type of situation that they may come from. She encourage individuals to think…

we can answer some of the personal questions we’ve always had, but couldn’t really dictate them eloquently — like birth order. As a middle child of three from the Dominican Republic growing up in Brooklyn, I’ve always felt like an outsider alongside my older sister and younger brother and this research paper sheds light on the…

Over the years the teen depression rate has been in an increase in girls. The Department of Health estimated about 30% girls are becoming more depressed between the ages of 12 to 17 totaling 1.89 million teens(47). Girls that goes through depression feels as if they’re alone in the world and have no one to turn to. They also may feel as if there parents wouldn’t understand them even if they tried explaining it to them. Parents should start being more cautious of the actions their teenage…

practices abstinence education as their only form of sex education. As a result, southern states often experience higher teen pregnancy rates. While causation cannot be proven, correlation has clearly been established. By withholding information on birth control we most likely at least partially contribute to teen pregnancy. The more that we waste time attempting to instill abstinence and its values in our youth, the higher the pregnant rate will climb. Until adulthood, their biologically…

the popular debate of whether or not birth-control pills should be available to teenage girls without a prescription. Many take the side that it should not be sold without a prescription due to potential risks that would be unknown to patients without an examination from a doctor. However, when compared to other medications that are available to teenagers without a prescription, -such as acetaminophen which can cause a deadly overdose- non-prescription birth-control pills would be safer to use…

Due to new and improved items used to prevent teen pregnancy, the numbers of unintended teen pregnancies are drastically falling. Items such as, birth control, condoms, and more education on safe sex are promoting women to wait to have a child until later in life. Many individuals disagree with women becoming pregnant at a young age. As well as, people point out the advantages of preventing teen pregnancy, like keeping children in school. Multiple authors will be assisting pointing out the…

out of school. More than 50% of teen mothers never graduate from high school. And nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies occur each year.” (DoSomething) If birth control was offered over the counter many regulations would need to be set into place to ensure the safety of women because there is negative correlations that may come with the positive risk. Birth control methods should be offered over the counter without a prescription because it would significantly decrease the amount of teen pregnancies…

Introduction Literature Review Pain is defined as “a physical and sensory discomfort that causes suffering that affects an individual’s quality of life” (Lewis, Dirksen, Heitkemper and Camera, 2014). And like every individual, pain is perceived differently regardless of the age. For a newborn(neonates) who is born before 48 weeks, they are exposed to greater pain sensitivity and intensity due to inability to control the pain process (Hatfield, 2014). A preterm who is placed into the neonatal…

Reproductive health relates physical, mental, and social wellness to the functions and processes of the reproductive system. It emphasizes the rights and freedoms to reproduce safely and follows both men and women through all stages of life. However, the topic of reproductive health is heavily debated in both politics and the medical field. Among the most controversial reproductive health topics is the use of contraception, more specifically the morality surrounding the topic. Personally, I find…