pregnancy”. About 1-2% of pregnancies are ectopic. In most cases (97%) Ectopic pregnancy occurs in the fallopian tube, this can also be called a Tubal pregnancy. In rare cases the ectopic pregnancy can take place in more dangerous areas such as the cervix, the ovaries, the cornua, or any other organ…
by androgens, testosterone, and dihydrotestosterone, in males or lack of in females. Androgens are essential in the formation of the penis, scrotum, vas deferens, and prostate (Swaab, 2007). If there is the absence of androgens the uterus, oviduct, cervix, and vagina develop. This differentiation of internal reproductive organs is complete by 20 weeks and external genitalia continue to develop until birth (Knapp, Hormones & Sexual Differentiation, 2015). The brain begins sexual differentiation…
Nuland, S.B; (2003) The doctors’ plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelwei. New York: W.W. Norton. Reviewed by: Nasra Hajir In The doctor’ plague by Sherwin Nuland, the author narrates history of medicine and how politics played a role in hindering medical progress. In the beginning of the chapter, the author began narrating about a young woman who died after delivering her first child. After his clinical observations and research, Ignac Semmelwei, an obstetric…
For this paper I will be arguing my views and opinions about abortion. Abortion is one thing I am strongly against. It is taking a baby’s life that doesn’t even get a say in if they live or not. Nobody should be able to have an abortion, if they don’t want the kid then they should just put it up for adoption or take the certain measures to make sure they don’t get pregnant in the first place. There are a lot of factors that go with abortion. Not all women that are pregnant and don’t want the…
she knew what she was going to named me. My mom was a short petite seventeen year old young lady. She said she gain over fifty pounds during her pregnancy. She went into labor with me on August 8, 1975. She had a very difficult labor with me. Her cervix would not spread and she never would dilate past two cm. After 48 hours of labor…
transported to the posterior ppituitary gland (5) and released into the capilary network again. The regulation of oxytocin in the blood last until child is born. When contractions stops, also the action potential is no more activated by strech receptors in cervix.…
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", Rebecca Skloot provides an informational insider on the life of Henrietta Lacks- pointing out the ethical issues in Henrietta's operative. Henrietta, a woman who unknowingly had her tissue cells removed from her cervix by scientists were being used in wide-spread research. After reading "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", I started researching and came upon an article titled "Patient Safety: The Ethical Imperative". I began making connections that…
Some people would argue that the government should no longer fund Planned Parenthood, which in turn would force the clinic to close. These same people fail to realize that taking away the facility, would take away health care services, and information from about 2.7 million men and women a year in the United States. Having a permanent health care provider is not an option for many; therefore, Planned Parenthood facilities are used as such. (Find cited info) The clinics provide exceptionally…
pregnancy. Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) is a procedure used in the early stage of pregnancy around the 3 to 12 weeks since the last period. It is probably considered the most easiest abortion procedure and only uses a local anesthesia used on the cervix. Aspiration is the last abortion procedure which is a surgical abortion used to abort the pregnancy up to 16 weeks from the last period. It is sometimes also referred to as a suction curettage, dilation curettage, or vacuum…
The first procedure is to “wash” the semen to produce the healthiest sperm. The sperm are then placed into the uterus using a catheter (a thin, flexible tube) inserted through the cervix. It is timed as closely as possible to the woman’s normal cycle of ovulation, or with fertility medicines. What is assisted reproductive technology (ART)? Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is a method in which a woman's eggs are removed, mixed…