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There are approximately 62 million U.S. women in the average childbearing years of 15-44, and about 43 million of them (70%) are at risk of unintended pregnancy (Guttmacher Institute). It is shown that more than 99% of people in there childbearing years, which have had sexual intercourse, have used at least one type of contraceptive method. While four out of five sexually experienced women have used the pill, the use of the male condom has also increased from 52% in 1982 to 93% in 2006-2010…

My topic addresses birth control and education. Birth control is widely practiced with couples to enjoy sexual intimacy without feeling the risk of disease and pregnancy. Additionally, birth control can prevent one from making an unfavorable decision later about abortion and adoption. There are different methods for birth control such as abstinence, medications, birth control sponges, IUD, sterilization, and condoms. Contraceptives are prescribed by doctors in clinics, hospitals, and in local…

There are several causes of high blood pressure (Hypertension) some of which we do not have any direct control over, and yet we can still modify the effects of these factors by ensuring that we pay attention to the things that we do have some control, over. I will discuss both kinds on this page so that by the end you know exactly the kind of things you can easily change to reduce the risks associated with high blood pressure, and you know the things that you cannot change so easily and yet can…

Contraceptives v. the Church Throughout the years, medicine has advanced. The advancement of medicine has significantly benefited today 's society. However, advancements in medicine such as contraceptives or birth control have been questioned and denied by the Catholic Church. According to Mr. Mitchell contraception or birth control means to stop conception or stop it from happening (Lange 33). Catholics say birth control should not be accepted and due to the fact that birth control is needed…

Social Experiment: Defying a Norm For my social experiment I received consent from not only the Walgreens pharmaceutical manager but also the store manager to stand outside and ask a handful of customers walking in to purchase me an over-the-counter drug: Plan B One-Step pill. The nonprescription product: Plan B One-Step pill is a 1.5 mg tablet for women to take up to 72 hours after she had unprotected sex. One must be 17 years old to purchase the “morning after pill.” Note: I was not soliciting…

This combined the innovation of science and medicine with the convenience and privacy one found in their own home and “has become the most widely used diagnostic device in North American and much of the Western world” (Tone, 325)next to the thermometer.The EPT…

In the early 20th century, Margaret Sanger began a major reform, known as the birth control movement, in order to make contraception widely available so that women could limit the size of their families. I n “I Resolved that Women should have knowledge of Contraception,” Margaret Sanger describes women’s desperate efforts to limit their family size by attempting to prevent or eliminate pregnancy and their reasons behind doing so. Included was the story of her mother’s death, which was a major…

Every cell in an individual’s body contains a full genetic program that gives that individual their own genetic identity. This contributes to genetic testing and how individuals can be identified today. One of the first known DNA identifications was in India in 1193 where Jai Chand, a great Indian monarchy, was destroyed by Muhammad’s army and Jai Chand, Raja of Kanauji, was murdered and he was then identified by his false teeth (Balachander, Babu, Jimson, Priyadharsini, & Masthan, 2016, p. 3).…

I. Introduction Claudia Goldin is one of the world’s leading economists and economic historians. By utilising her knowledge and education in economic theory and quantitative analysis, Professor Goldin has made a series of outstanding and original contributions to the application of economic theory and quantitative methods to the study of history. Professor Goldin graduated from Cornell University in 1967 with a BA in Economics (Magna Cum Laude) before completing her Masters in 1969 and PhD in…

The first hormonal birth control pill, Enovid, was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 1690. Hormonal contraceptives work by combining estrogen, the female sexual hormone, and progestin, a derivative of progesterone that prevents ovulation, together to inhibit ovulation and create an inhabitable cervical environment for both sperm and embryos. Therefore, oral contraceptives effectively block the fertility cycle by not allowing sperm to meet an egg or implantation of a fertilized fetus…