I started using contraceptives at the age of 18 as of somewhat replacement of a barrier condom, so I can enjoy it better with my former boyfriend. As a young woman, learning about contraceptives was exciting because from my perspective it has ultimately the greatest solutions that have happened to a young woman like myself, this way I am still able to enjoy sex without getting pregnant. Although, I am not sexually active as I was in my younger days, somehow my experience with men has declined.…
Over Population of Twins The birthrates of having more than one child has doubled from 1980 until now. In 1980 out of every 1000 births, 19 were sets of twins. In 2009 every 34 births were sets of twins. Not only in twins but also in triplets and so on? It seems as if more and more people are having twins or multiple births every year. Women have twins or multiple child births when multiple eggs are fertilized. However, if there is a set of identical twins, then the zygote or fertilized egg will…
ENDOCRINAL GLANDS Patients with anorexia nervosa have a number of abnormalities in endocrine function. Secretion rates of cortisol are generally elevated,and metabolic clearance rates are decreased, with the result that the half-life of cortisol may be prolonged in malnourished individuals. The clinical significance of this elevated cortisol level is unknown, but it may be involved with loss of bone density in anorexia nervosa(Lo Sauro et al., 2008). Alterations in growth hormone are also…
Part 1: adverse reactions 1.1 Introduction (QT prolongation) The toxicity of antipsychotic drugs is considered a good example of specific gender differences in Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) in a dose-dependent manner [1]. This adverse effect is induced cardiac arrhythmia known as torsade de pointes (TdP) (delay of cardiac repolarization), are associated with the following drugs such as; chlorpromazine, mesoridazine, pimozide and thioridazone, which increase the risk of QT prolongation. It…
Abortion is a sensitive topic for many to discuss and one of the most controversial issues in the United States. Abortions became legal in the United States in 1973 after the Supreme Court judged in favor of Roe vs. Wade (McDonagh). There are many opinions on whether abortions should be legal. This research project will focus on the affects an abortion can have on a woman. There are still many questions concerning if abortions can cause psychological and physical damage. Abortion is the…
As more teenagers are made aware of birth control, they opt to use these reliable methods of contraception instead of previous and typically ineffective ways of preventing pregnancy, such as maintaining an ovulation calendar. According to federal data released by researchers from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the teenage birth rate has reached a new record low despite an increase in the general fertility rate of the country (Sifferlin)…
The objective of this research is to develop a plan for implementing a program for educating communities in developing African countries in regards to infertility. Numerous research on how infertility affects communities have been conducted. All reviewed literature used interviews to conduct their studies. These studies usually begin by discussing the value of children, causes for infertility and ways many infertile couples are trying to deal with infertility. What the researched literature also…
A Feministic View on Infertility Treatment “To be Infertile refers to an inability to conceive after having regular unprotected sex. Infertility can also refer to the biological inability of an individual to contribute to conception, or to a female who cannot carry a pregnancy to full term” (Nordquist). There are a number of reasons why women can have a hard time getting pregnant. Some of which include age, timing, problems in your cervix or uterus, ovaries that don 't release eggs regularly,…
There are millions of people that pray for medical marijuana to become readily available in the United States, but those people are unaware of the true disadvantages cannabis would bring. Though marijuana may work for some, most Americans would not benefit from the legalization of medical marijuana, and patients who would be able to use cannabis would be better off sticking to the prescriptions their doctors prescribe despite any alarming side effects. Despite being able to help a few thousand,…
Scientists have discovered how to create life from dead babies. The very first successful test tube baby was in the 1970 and has been advancing since, but has been made illegal because of religious morals. stem cell research, though ruled unethical and against humanity’s morals has still been done in secret for many decades. .Planned parenthood has been influencing parents of aborted embryos and young women with healthy eggs, to donate the dead embryos and egg cells to science for stem cell…