Reproductive system

Intersex (also known as hermaphroditism or DSDs) is a group of conditions with disparity between the external genitals and the internal genitals. There are 4 distinguished categories of Intersex, however in some cases, the cause remains undetermined, even with modern diagnostic methods. 1. 46, XX intersex occurs when a person has woman chromosomes, ovaries, but external genitals appear male. This is usually the result of a female fetus exposition to excess male hormones before birth. The labia…

The male reproductive system can be divided into three subdivisions: spermatogenesis, performance of the male sexual act, and regulation of reproductive hormones. The reproductive system consists of the penis, testis, epididymis, and vas deferens (Figure 2). The testis are composed of approximately 900 coiled seminiferous tubules where the spermatozoa…

1982 to 2010. Commonly used Infertility services were used such as; medical help to prevent miscarriages, advice, testing, and ovulation drugs. Treatments that are used in fertility is the Intrauterine insemination and assist reproductive technology (ART). Assist reproductive technology, is identified to establish a pregnancy, can be defined as treatments that involve handling the eggs and the sperm (Chandra 1). Women who are Married, non-Hispanic white, wealthy, and highly educated are most…

The issue of surrogacy and birth technologies with family law brings up a myriad of legal implications. Technology has and will continue to expand and evolve at an accelerated rate. Laws governing the use of such technologies are failing in some areas and the law fails to keep up with the rapid changes in society and technology. This is because the surrogate mother has exclusive custody rights; she cannot be forced to give up the child and also has a period of reconsideration of initial…

was an Australian M.D. who specialized in obstetrics and gynecology and was one of the first to pioneer the process of IVF. Wood had an interest in making gynecologic procedures more pleasant for women who had endured difficulties with their reproductive systems. Wood had studied gynecological medicine at Melbourne University in Australia. He also conducted research in London and the U.S. He invented the method of using frozen embryos and also pioneered the use of fertility drugs for the…

In a world that glorifies designer brands, where does it end? Society places expensive designer handbags, clothing, and accessories on a pedestal. The names of famous designers lurk in each shopping plaza. In 1977, perhaps two of the most inventive designers, Edwards and Steptoe started a revolution. Edwards and Steptoe successfully fertilized the first egg via in vitro. Louise Brown became known as the world’s first “designer baby”, born in 1978 to her mother Lesley. This revolutionary…

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…

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,…

with either infertility, recurrent spontaneous abortion (RCA) or lower genital tract infections (LGTI) along with 183 healthy pregnant and non-pregnant women to determine the causality between BV and infertility. Each woman was asked about their reproductive health history and any history of STI’s. A pelvic examination was done to record signs of infection and measure vaginal secretion pH. Results showed the infection rate was highest among infertile women (25.9%). Most of those infected had a…

doctors to be able to do this correctly, this is the process of capacitation. Capacitation is when sperm is prepared to fertilize the egg, this takes place in two stages. The first stage is taken place when the sperm passes through the woman's reproductive tract. Then it's acrosome (cap-like structure over the anterior half of the sperm's head) fuses with its plasma membrane, which then slowly releases the enzymes within the acrosome. The second stage takes place after the acrosome is exposed,…