Ovaries are pair of small glands similar to almonds, and located in the lateral and superior parts of the uterus. They produce hormones (estrogen and progesterone) and ova, "eggs", or gametes. In fertility lifetime, every month during ovulation, a mature egg is released and travels from the ovary to the fallopian tube, where it might be fertilized before reaching the uterus. Uterus is a hollow muscular organ; it is pear-shaped in posterior and superior to the bladder. The uterus or womb is…
Blighted Ovum A blighted ovum is a condition in which a fertilized egg (embryo) attaches itself to the uterus but does not develop. The condition causes the placenta to grow and pregnancy hormones to be secreted. A blighted ovum is also called an anembryonic pregnancy. Women with this condition test positive for pregnancy even though they are not pregnant. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: A problem with a type of gene called a chromosome. A poor quality sperm or egg. SYMPTOMS…
I heard that you wanted to have a trout tank and you wanted my help on how to take care of it. The first thing you will need is Clean and fresh water, the water can not be polluted, and has to be cleaned twice a week. In the tank it has a water filter that keeps the water clean and unpolluted. The next thing you will need is going to be oxygen. They will need 7-10 ppm of oxygen if too low the trout will become sluggish and could die therefore if that happens oxygen needs to added. In the tank…
• PCOS carries with it body changes that may be more troubling for a female than the actual cause of these changes. What body changes may affect the female? How does the nurse practitioner address these with the patient? What education and counseling does the nurse practitioner offer? PCOS is the most common endocrine disease affecting women. There are multiple changes that occur within the body due to PCOS. PCOS causes an increase of LH, resulting in hyperandrogenism; in PCOS FSH is decreased.…
“Nerve, nerve, nerve!” he panted, as he dashed along. A blue gap showed between the trees dead ahead. Ever nearer drew the hounds. Rainsford forced himself on toward that gap. He reached it. It was the shore of the sea. Across a cove he could see the gloomy gray stone of the château. Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed. Rainsford hesitated. He heard the hounds... He had nowhere to run. His life flashed before his eyes, all those times that he had his sights on a gazelle or tiger…
There have been many great arguments in this group as to why the Great Depression was either material or psychological. The Great Depression was by far one of the most devastating things to happen in the history of America. I feel that yes, it sucks to lose your home and all of your material items, but the psychological effects are far greater. I have been there. I lost everything and was even homeless. There’s not a worse feeling than that embarrassment. The Great Depression says it all. It…
Infertility in African American Women Many health problems are becoming more of a concern that In general, infertility is defined as not having the ability to get pregnant or conceive after 12 months of unprotected sex (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). Usually, women struggling with infertility have caused the issue by the lifestyle they are living or previously lived, or the cause was inevitable. Unfortunately, it is a more complex and prevalent issue, especially in African…
The Science of Menopause Without getting too technical, starting in your late 30s your body will begin to produce less estrogen and progesterone. Thankfully, rather than dropping all at once, these hormone levels begin to gradually decrease over time, so that by your late 40s or early 50s, you are approaching the point when your hormone levels will no longer stimulate menstruation. However, this can mean many years of seemingly inexplicable changes occurring within your body, as it begins to…
In 2002 Flint, the largest city in Genesee County, Michigan. Had a referendum to recall the then incumbent city mayor Woodrow Stanley, due to mishandling of the city budget which has piled to an outstanding $30 million city defect. (FRAMMOLINO, 2002) The city’s local government began to take on major financial blows after General Motors (GM) closed its doors to its Buck plant in 1999, adding to the city an additional 4,000 unemployed workers to the city’s unemployed work force. The average GM…
professionals do not know the direct cause of this disease, but is often correlated with heredity and excess insulin. So how is one diagnosed or becomes aware of having PCOS? Often times, women will notice that they are having irregular or no menstrual cycles. A disruption in a woman’s body’s natural processes should be brought to a physicians attention. Polycystic means many cysts in this case on the ovary. One may feel slight, if any pain around the general area of the ovary. However, one does…