Cervix

Abortion: The End of the Beginning A woman slowly and hesitantly picks up the pregnancy test. She is pregnant! This woman, Jane, is only in the very early weeks of her pregnancy, but feels very excited and quickly begins preparing for her future baby. Jane feels some doubt and fear (what if he doesn’t want a child?), but ignores it. Instead, she elatedly calls her boyfriend on the phone and explains to him that he’s going to be a father. They get married before the birth of their child. Months…

James Tanner The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Timeline 1952 First immortal cells cultured. Collected from Henrietta's cervix. Named HeLa cells. Henrietta dies from cervical cancer. HeLa used to grow massive amount of cells. Prompt #5 Create a timeline that begins with the removal of Henrietta"s tissuse sample and traces the scientific and medical breakthroughs that have been made possible as a result of HeLa cells. Explain how HeLa cells were used in each situation 1953 1954 HeLa…

changes and is graded as low (least severe) or high (most severe). The dysplasia or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) descriptions may also be reported along with the Bethesda system. CIN means that abnormal cells were found on the surface of the cervix ("National Cancer Institute," 2014). CIN is usually caused by certain types of HPV. CIN is not cancer, but may become cancer and spread to normal tissue if not treated. Examples of Pap test results are the following: • ASC-US. Atypical…

HDR brachytherapy is commonly used to treat cancer in the cervix, lungs, breast and prostate. Permanent brachytherapy, uses low intensity radiation, which is placed near or in the tumor permanently. This uses a seed about the size of a rice grain which is planted near the tumor to kill the cancer. This is usually…

(PlannedParenthood). During this procedure an anesthetic is given to numb the cervix. Once numbed, the cervix will then be dilated. When the cervix is dilated enough a cannula is inserted into the uterus. Then the fetus and placenta are suctioned out. The other method used is dilation and evacuation. This method is used after sixteen weeks. This procedure begins much like aspiration where medication is given to numb the cervix. A speculum is inserted and used to remove the tissue along the…

Different Methods of Contraception How it works Advantages of Contraception Disadvantages of Contraception How effective is it against Contraception How effective is it protecting you against HIV Natural Family Planning (Rhythm method) A menstrual calendar is used to predict when the woman will be fertile and when she is less at risk of fertilization taking place. It also involves the woman taking her temperature regularly. The women can then work out when she must avoid intercourse and when she…

abortion have almost always been influenced by religious beliefs and some of the office churches. D&E Abortion most of the procedures are typically done after about twelve weeks of pregnancy. How the procedure is done is when the doctor opens up the cervix and then the uterus is then scraped and the unborn child is removed. By sixteen weeks if you haven’t had the abortion yet the child is then removed piece by piece using…

Modern Medicine or Allopathy is a medical practise that uses biomedicine or western medicine or mainstream medicine. The basis of this treatment is that it uses agents that produce effects different from the disesase treated.The symptoms in this case are different from the symptom produced by the disease . The biggest advantage is quickness of treatment . So much research has gone into this practise that it saves life more efficiently than any other form of therapy . Along with highly…

cause cancer of the vulva, vagina, penis, or anus. Cancer can also be located in the back of the throat, base of the tongue and tonsils. In females a doctor will test for HPV by taking sample tissue of the cervix. (Pap test) This test will determine if there are precancerous cells on your cervix, and for men, a swob of the infected genital area. The treatment options for HPV are, laser therapy, loop electrosurgical excision procedure. To prevent getting HPV, don’t have sex, or use condoms…

of the cervix usually involves a combination of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT), two distinctive modalities with different advantages. Intracavitary brachytherapy evolved from three European techniques (Stockholm, Paris, Manchester) and still remains the cornerstone of treatment for cervical cancer. Although dose prescription at Point A of the Manchester system has been widely used since 1938, the validity of this specification for cancer of the cervix…