Cervix

Teratogens are agents that could cause birth defects. The agents cross the placenta and could cause cognitive problems. The agents that cause the birth defects could be things exposed in the everyday life,. There are medications that can cause birth defects as well as any infectious disease. The infectious diseases can cause the loss of a pregnancy also, the infections can affect the fetus 10-14 days after conception. A teratogen can stick itself to the uterus blood supply and the fetus.…

Infertility is powerful enough to split couples apart and lead people to act immorally. The “curse” of infertility plagues the characters, starting with Will and Janice and eventually shifting to Billy and Amy. They face humiliation from society while trying to manage their personal lives. The characters show that infertility damages relationships. However, in the case of Billy and Amy, indirectly, it brings them together. In his novel, One Foot in Eden, Ron Rash writes about families devoid of…

I feel that the United States has over-medicalized pregnancy and childbirth. It seems that most women living in the states don’t know there is a choice when it comes to birthing, this was also true for all my pregnancies. Ricki Lake mentions in her documentary, The Business of Being Born, that she had no idea there was anything different than having a baby in a hospital. Just like Ricki Lake, I too didn’t know there was any other choice. I was told the hospital was the only safe option and real…

anaesthesia which is a drug that helps ease pain. It is performed within the first trimester of pregnancy. A vacuum aspiration involves opening the uterus and being widened about a quarter inch. An arrow tube is inserted through the pregnant women and cervix to the uterus. Then, the contents of the internal lining are vacuumed out. This procedure takes a couple of…

Chlamydia is a disease caused by bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydia is mostly sexually transmitted. Chlamydia can infect the penis, vagina, cervix, anus, urethra, eyes, and throat. Chlamydia can cause serious, permanent damage to women’s reproductive system. This disease can interfere with women getting pregnant later in life. Chlamydia can be spread through having anal, oral, or vaginal sex with someone else who has chlamydia. If the person your having sex with is a male, you…

Squamous cell carcinomas of the lungs, head and neck, esophagus, and cervix account for over 400,000 deaths per year. Finding a way to effectively treat this type of cancer is very important for the well being of people. In this primary research article, the authors attempt to find a mechanism by which squamous cell carcinoma proliferation and invasion are inhibited. They use the cell adhesion molecule 1 (CADM1), which is a tumor suppressor, to show that it is possible to prevent squamous cell…

other risks and complications that can occur during a surgical abortion procedure, some of which include: Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding, heavy/persistent bleeding, infection, sepsis, scarring of the uterine lining. Damage to the cervix, perforation of the uterus, damage to other organs, and last but not least death. Despite the fact that almost all surgical operations have possible risks, an abortion is an unnecessary procedure where something can easily go wrong and…

No matter one's name, race, sex, country, or history, there are a few unalienable rights and abilities that each person has, one such right being the ability to make choices. Technically speaking, one holds absolute dominion over their actions, and no one else can control what a person does. However, this sentiment does not mean that choice and freedom should be absolute, on the contrary, as absolute freedom would be the equivalent of anarchy. As the old adage goes, just because one can, does…

actually make her way through your tiny birth canal. Try and stay as calm as possible, as your body is quite capable of nourishing and delivering your baby. Here is an overview of the major physical changes you undergo in week 38: You may lose the cervix plug but the onset of true labor may still take two or three weeks. Every pregnancy is different, so just allow nature to take its course. Your wellbeing is…

Does the name Henrietta Lacks ring a bell? To most people not a single individual comes to mind and the fact that she helped change science and medicine forever remains unknown. Rebecca Skloot wanted to spread public awareness of this woman; the woman who’s cells were stolen from her without permission and grown immortally still to this day. A typical young adult that recently graduated college uses their money for paying off classes and selfishly for themselves, but this was not the case for…