Reproductive justice

There are many reproductive diseases that involve males and females. The types of reproductive diseases are epididymitis, orchitis, Prostatic Hypertrophy and Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Endometriosis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, and Ovarian Cancer. Epididymitis is an aggravation of the epididymis, more often than not brought about by a pathogenic living being, for example, gonococcus, streptococcus, or staphylococcus. Oftentimes happens with urinary tract or prostate contamination, mumps, or…

Safer Hormone Injection: Testosterone All About Testosterone and Injections • Injecting testosterone, the male sex hormone, causes: • hair growth on face and body • voice deepening • muscle mass increase Testosterone is commonly injected subcutaneously (subq), that is, into fat on your thigh or stomach. This is the BETTER way to inject testosterone because there is less risk of scar tissue, it is more cost-effective, and it is a safer method of self-injection. What’s in this kit and why? 2…

The extract is a transcript of Emma Watson’s speech as an UN Women Goodwill Ambassador advocating gender equality. The speech is given at a event for HeForShe campaign held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, 20 September 2014. Her speech shows her concern about feminism and there is a need for gender equality. Through her speech, she attempts to inform and persuade the audience on the needs of gender equality and a change in views of stereotypes. The speech that was presented uses…

Justice is achieved through the legislation as it promotes equity, as it ensures that all children, regardless of whether being born naturally or by assisted by birthing technology, have the same legal status. Which upholds Article 2 of CRC which states that…

Imagine you’re at that point in life where you’re ready to start a family, but it’s not working. You go to the doctor and are told it’s because of infertility. Infertility is a disease that results in the abnormal functioning of the reproductive system affecting about 1 in 8 couples age fifteen to forty- four (Fast Facts about Infertility). This is about six percent of women and eighteen percent of men (Infertility FAQs). Infertility can come from the male or female and can be caused by a…

in the integument, urinary, or reproductive systems. The skin is the largest organ of the body. In a normal male about 5 billion sperm mature on daily basis. The average penis size is less than 6 inches long. The human bladder can stretch to hold about 400 ml of urine. If one kidney fails to function and is removed, the other kidney can increase in size by 50% within two months to handle the entire filtration. I chose to pick three fun facts from the reproductive system. 1 fun fact is…

fertilization (IVF) is the joining of a woman 's egg and a man 's sperm in a laboratory dish. In vitro means outside the body. Fertilization means the sperm has attached to and entered the egg (7).” “Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), is an assisted reproductive technology used to treat sperm-related infertility problems (8).” “ICSI is used to enhance the fertilization phase of in vitro fertilization (IVF) by injecting a single sperm into a…

approach to evaluate the change of nature throughout human history. David Quammen’s Wild Thoughts from Wild Places is a compilation of personal accounts that addresses different natural phenomena and looks deeper into the environmental and social justice behind human involvement in the natural world. In Wild Thoughts from Wild Places, Quammen points to specific animal species, white tigers and the superdove, to reveal environmental injustices that are continuously happening in present-day…

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,…

This became particularly noticeable during a conversation about birth control during our Reproductive Justice discussion. Two of my peers who identify as Catholic women came to the conclusion that even if they did not believe in using birth control for themselves they have no reason or right to infringe upon that decision for other women. This exemplifies the concept of “Moral Justice” in that they are recognizing that there are complexities and ambiguities to this problem, but there…