Reproduction

Often times while watching television or listening to the radio, a company will advertisement a product. Whether the product be an engaging toy, an effective cleaning chemical, or a new wonder drug, at the very end of the advertisement there is most always a disclaimer. “This toy is not safe for children under three years old” and “do not use this product if you are pregnant or breastfeeding” are among the more popular sayings. The reason for the latter disclaimer is likely due to the advertised…

Middle-aged white men are the apex of American society. They have the majority of the privilege in this country and are extremely entitled. As a result, they are responsible for most decisions in America because white men are extremely relatable and they understand the perspectives of all Americans. To be specific, apparently men know more about women’s reproductive issues than women do, which is why they are responsible for making decisions regarding women’s health. It is calculated that every…

pre-embryo as a person already and thus that we are altering the human being and changing the child's already determined gender, which can be called trying to play God. "The unpredictability of the child produced is an intrinsic feature of human reproduction" (McDougall, 2005). If a woman knows she is a carrier for a genetic disease she may have to make the choice to take a risk or not to have children or…

All living organisms, including humans, reproduce to ensure the survival of their species. The male and female reproductive systems are essential for reproduction. The main purpose of the male reproductive system is to produce and deliver sperm into the female reproductive system. The main purpose of the female reproductive system is to produce egg cells and to nurture a fertilized egg so it is able to develop into a fetus. The male and female reproductive systems are distinct from one another…

Primate Social Groups Living in a society where monogamy is the most accepted and practiced form of relationships I had never considered that primates practice any specific relationships let alone more than one. Through research I have found that there are actually six different types of social groups that exist among primates. Those six groups are polygynous, polyandrous, multimale and multifemale, all male, monogamous, and solitary. All six of these primate societies can be found being…

But what happens when a couple is unable to create a child by the traditional way? This is where reproductive technologies come in. Reproductive technologies are defined as any medical procedure or surgery that is used to assist in human reproduction in the treatment of infertility. The two most popular reproductive technologies are In-Vitro Fertilization and Surrogate Mothering. These technologies are very expensive and aren’t always guaranteed ways of having a child. If a couple wishes to…

Unlike the modern definition of friends with benefits, friends with benefits have many forms of friendships and the benefits are more than just sex. From a reciprocal altruism point of view: reproductive and survival costs and benefits of opposite-sex and same sex friendships can be observed in humans. As our ancestors have lived in the past, without friendship certain tasks or social life would be difficult because a friend can provide fitness relevant benefits to us in several ways such as…

Dr. Thomas Hilgers is founder of the Pope Paul VI Institute for the study of reproduction and firmly supports unborn human life. He has witnessed to this life through videos that walk viewers through the development of babies still in the womb. He is a believer in “human beings with potential,” not “potential human beings,” and there is a difference. “Potential human beings” states that the fetuses have potential to be human beings, assuming they are not yet human. In contrast, “human beings…

mate choice? How did it evolve and why does it differ between sexes? To answer these questions, we first have to understand what it means to be female and what it means to be male under evolutionary standards and how the two sexes contribute to reproduction. Under biological terms, a female is the sex that produces the ova or egg, which is the larger sex gamete. The egg is large because it contains nutrients and material needed for the development of offspring as well as the DNA of the…

Life sustains itself by means of reproduction. An innate sense to pass on one’s genes to the next generation of their species is present in all living organisms. In the animal kingdom courtship is used to find a suitable mate with ideal characteristics that they want their offspring to have. In this essay birds have been chosen to be discussed due to their unique and complex courtship rituals. Ironically, even though humans are one of the largest populations of beings on Earth we tend to use…