Cervix

Choosing to end a life is a decision that no one should have to make, but choosing to end an innocent baby’s life has become a very controversial topic. Whether a pregnancy was an accident or the parents do not feel prepared to bring a child into the world, many people believe ending a pregnancy by abortion is not right. Others believe it is an efficient way to solve their problems and see nothing wrong with the process. No matter one’s opinion on the topic, there are many effects the procedure…

gonorrhea and a 40% chance of contracting chlamydia with a single act of sexual intercourse. Also, teenage women are at a higher chance on acquiring STDs due to the likeliness of having fewer protective antibodies to the STDs and a biologically immature cervix which are factors that increase their risk of cervical…

1.1. BACKGROUND Birthing is the action or a process whereby a pregnant woman brings a newborn into the world. This is the crucial time a woman needs support and encouragement. When the laboring woman is attended by a skilled and competent health care provider particularly the midwife this builds woman 's confidence. The midwife monitors a foetal condition, labour progress, and maternal condition. If labour progress is good, the maternal condition is fine and foetal condition is okay this…

trachomatis. Women who have chlamydia may experience any abnormal vaginal discharge. The bacteria infects a woman’s cervix and sometimes the urethra. When this happens it can cause pain or a burning sensation when they urinate or having to go very often. Men can show signs of discharge from the penis, and just like females they can experience that burning feeling as they…

The uterus is a muscular organ of a female’s reproductive system and is made up of three layers the endometrium, myometrium and the perimetrium. The uterus, also known as womb is located between the rectum and bladder and is connected to the vagina, cervix and fallopian tubes. The uterine cavity has mucous membrane called the endometrium. During menstrual cycle, the thickness of the lining and is at its thickest when the egg is released from the ovaries. If the egg becomes fertilised it becomes…

I've been reading the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. This book is about a black woman who died of a cervical cancer in 1951 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Doctors took a cell from her cervix without any consent of her or her family. Her cells are still alive today, growing and multiplying. After this event her family will never be the same. The family discovered it more than two decades later that part of Henrietta was still alive and has been…

CHILD OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES THESIS: The risks posed by obesity in children is a great concern for the development and future of the U.S. especially in its goal to maintain a healthy population. Therefore, the government and other agencies should increase efforts to reduce obesity. I. INTRODUCTION A. obesity in children has escalated and so has the obesity in adolescents. II. DEMOGRAPHICS A. A third of the children in the United States suffer from obesity and some being…

Reproductive system helps our body to function properly such as producing an eggs,sperms and ovas.It mainly helps us produces the female egg cells necessary for reproduction, called the ova or oocytes. The reproductive system is very important part of the body system because it helps the population to reproduce, it is a very crucial factor of living.The reproductive system helps our body to produce new cells. One of the most widespread diseases of the reproductive system is known as prostate…

Being anxious about seeing a baby being delivered was something I expected of myself, what I didn’t expect was how completely a whole different side of nursing care involved compared to other departments. Throughout the shift I had a chance of assessing the patient and observe the family that was involved. Also had a chance to see not one delivery but two. Unfortunately, I didn’t had much time on going over the chart and documenting the findings as I wanted to. I was surprised to find out…

Abortion is the most common surgical intervention that women process within their everyday life. Personally, I see abortion as a murder, but I do understand why some women proceed to an abortion Because all of them have different problems and beliefs. So, the question I have always been asking myself is: does abortion legally, morally, healthy and religiously a good thing for women? When you ask such question, people always have different answers. Even though some states in the United States…