Endometriosis

Katherine Santana Mrs. Tapia English 3 Honors 11 November, 2015 In Vitro Fertilization Patrick Steptoe, a pioneer of fertility treatment, once said, “I'm not a wizard or a Frankenstein tampering with Nature. We are not creating life. We have merely done what many people try to do in all kinds of medicine—to help nature. We found nature could not put an egg and sperm together, so we did it. We do not see anything immoral in doing that in the interests of the mother. I cannot see anything immoral…

The transportation of the gas and nutrients in the blood is brought about by angiogenesis through the vascular network. It is therefore a physiologic process important to mechanisms like wound healing, menstruation, tissue growth and embryonic development (Griffioen & Molema, 2000). Endothelial cells which line the blood vessels are in direct contact with blood. Below the layer of endothelial cells, the pericytes (structural support cells) surround the blood vessels along with fibroblasts,…

could barely breathe. I had tonsillitis, bronchitis, and mono within a month. I missed more school. This time, I knew not to let my grades drop. I got better, though. A few months before my senior year, I was told that I had stomach dyspepsia, endometriosis, and I’m extremely vulnerable to the flu. Since then, I have learned how to better control my health issues and miss very little…

are fully blocked, after you have made a hysteroscopic procedure tubal occlusion to prevent pregnancy. Some women can feel some cramping. When more information is needed, they do a laparoscopy. Laparoscopy is required to confirm a diagnosis of Endometriosis. The procedure can take from 45 minutes to 5 hours, depending on the case and it is performed under general anesthesia.…

However, due to their strength and high success rate, fertility specialists also began to use these injectable fertility medications to treat other conditions, including cervical factor infertility, endometriosis, male factor infertility and unexplained infertility. There are two different classes of gonadotrophins. (1) Gonadotrophins made from recombinant DNA technology - Most Ovation Fertility™ partner physicians prefer to use this class of injectable…

Conditions like endometriosis or sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea or chlamydia can interfere with the typical fertilization process and prevent the smooth passage of the egg from the ovaries to the uterus through the fallopian tubes. Scarring resulting from these…

noticed a correlation between her episodes and her menstrual cycles. Sure enough, a palpable mass in the region of the macaque’s bladder was discovered. An abdominal ultrasound revealed multiple cysts and she was diagnosed with a severe case of endometriosis. Witnessing the results of the hormone treatments and her return to her natural demeanor is what excites me most about applying my observational skills in veterinary medicine. Through my personal interactions and my experiences in the…

A child that rides a bike has heard their mother say “Wear your helmet,” a seemingly endless amount of times. Why? Because, it is a preventative measure and any mother knows it is better to encourage their child to wear a helmet than to treat a head injury. Birth control is like a bicycle helmet in the sense that it is more protective and reliable than just trying to be careful, however, it is expensive and difficult for many women without health insurance to obtain. By making birth control free…

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…

case. As a woman ages, her eggs age as well. The older the female body gets, the harder it is to have children. There are many reasons why some couple are not able to conceive. According to the website “Baby Center,” some women experience endometriosis. Endometriosis is the condition that occurs when tissue is found in the lining of the women’s uterus. According to Alice Park from TIME magazine, many women could not have children, so they have decided to try the IVF process. Having the procedure…