Birth control

The most common ways of hormonal acne treatment comes in the forms of birth control pills and hormonal replacement treatments and most of these treatments act by blocking the release of excessive androgens in the body. The problem with these treatments is that the results may greatly vary from one person to another and it also…

Kacee McDaniel During your pregnancy you should try to stay away from teratogens. The Healthline Editorial Team wrote that pregnant women should not be exposed to excessive heat, herbal treatments, ionizing radiation, sick children, or toxoplasmosis, which is an infection contracted from cat feces to humans. There is also a list of ingestible teratogens that pregnant women should stay away from such as, alcohol and certain types of drugs, like Warfarin and Dilantin (Healthline Editorial…

Mirena is a type of intrauterine device. It is extremely effective for preventing pregnancy. Many women use Mirena because it is more convenient than having to take a birth control pill everyday. Mirena can prevent pregnancy for up to five years. Mirena has been linked to many side effects. Thousands of women have reported the negative side effects that they have experienced to the Food And Drug Administration. Clinical trials have shown that Mirena can cause infection, irregular periods,…

Laws regarding abortion and history. Until 1973, the Roe verse Wade case, it was illegal to have an abortion. The Supreme Court ruled that in the First Trimester, pregnant women have a constitutional right to abortions, and the state as no personal stake in regulating them at that time. In the Second Trimester, the state may regulate abortion and insist on reasonable standards of medical practice if an abortion is to be performed. In the Third Trimester, the interests of the state overrides the…

required for use. The detriments are that it may cause cramping, spotting and/or bleeding between periods, increased risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, and offers no protections against STDs (394). The failure rate for a birth control pill is 8% (394). The advantages of using birth control pills are that it is highly reliable and coitus independent. The disadvantages are that it requires daily use, continual cost, health risk, offers no protection against STDs, and weight gain. The next…

Numerous people think an important moral right is to control their own bodies. If a woman is not allowed to abort an unwanted baby, then one of their moral rights are being violated. A woman should have the right on what she can and can’t do to her body, and the unborn baby is inside the woman’s body. The woman has the right to decide if the baby stays in her body; Therefore, a pregnant woman has the right to abort the baby. If the woman gets control on what happens to her body, then she has to…

Teenagers are starting to think about sex at a younger age. Studies are showing that children start thinking about sex around the age of 10 to 12. 82% of the teenagers feel like they should not have sex, 72% say they should have access to birth control, 73% say being a virgin should not be embarrassing, 58% feel high school students should not be active, fewer than 50% of had sex, and 67% of teens in the study say that they wish they would have waited to have sex. 60% of them were boys and 77%…

Pregnancy can be wonderful experience when it is expected and planned. However, there are available contraceptives that can reduce the risk of an unintended pregnancy. IUD is one of the safest, effective, and long lasting birth control. IUD is excellent choice for young adults. S.W. an 21 year old presented to the clinic inquiring about a type of IUD, Para Gard. Currently, S.W. is a college student pursing her degree in nursing. She is active on campus. While not busy with schoolwork, S.W.…

Abortion Abortion is a constant issue worldwide. Abortion cases have been increasing throughout the World. Over 40 million are done each year. That estimates to 125,000 abortions per day. In a lot of countries abortion is legal, and it has been expanding throughout the years. What is Abortion? Abortion is a medical procedure to end a pregnancy. It can only be done during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. Women who are wanting to give up their unborn child, most…

and is mentally immature”(Segen 's Medical Dictionary). Teen pregnancy is not a new phenomenon, but has only become a problem when the average age of pregnancy went up. For females ages 15 (2011) make up 23 out of every 1000 births (Wisconsin) and 31 out of evert 1000 births ( United States). Since 2008 teen pregnancy rates have deceased (The Office of Adolescent Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Teen pregnancy is a result of unprotected sex or a conception failure.…