Uterus

Between 1962 and 1965 an epidemic of German measles invaded the United States. The effects of the measles causes deformities within the children. (Gold 15) The defects of the babies who were affected by the measles was partial motivation for the Pro-Abortion movement in the late 60’s and early 70’s. On January 23, 1973 the United States supreme court ruled that women have the constitutional right to abort a pregnancy. This constitutional right struck down laws in 31 states and required 18…

important way to save and provide a good quality of life for the unborn children. Over the years several approaches have been developed for conducting fetal surgery, depending on patient’s condition and the best ways to repair the abnormality in the uterus. As other medical interventions, fetal surgery has its risks and complications on both the fetus and the mother. To ensure that the surgery is effective and safe, some criteria have been adopted. Fetal surgery can be defined as an operation…

occur. Then when the mother take Misoprostol the uterus contracts and the pregnancy is usually gone within six to eight hours. Since the woman controls when she takes the second medication she has some control over when the bleeding and cramping starts and how bad it is. The reason a woman chooses the pill is because they feel empowered by having an active role in the process. When you have a surgical abortion it empties the contents of the uterus and is usually performed within twelve to…

imaging procedure I observed was a hysterosalpingogram. Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) is an x-ray procedure used with fluoroscopy to visualize if the fallopian tubes are open and if the uterus looks healthy and normal. Woman usually have this exam if they are having trouble getting pregnant or have abnormalities with their uterus. I’ve only observed a handful of HSG’s but, I find them to be an exam where you really connect with the patient. The women that come in are very nervous about the…

The male reproductive system is responsible for producing, transporting, and maintaining sperm. It's also responsible for producing male sex hormones. These sex hormones actually take on the role of being responsible for maintaining the male reproductive system. Unfortunately, the male reproductive system also takes on the role of discharging its sperm into the female reproductive tract during sex. The major organs that make up your male reproductive system include the following: bladder,…

There are a large number of young individuals dealing with a lack of knowledge regarding safe sex as the rate of teen pregnancy in the United States for 2013 was 29.6 in 1000. (UN Data 2015) As children reach puberty is important that they are educated about the changes that are occurring within their body. With a proper education which provides important information on being sexually active, teens can become knowledgeable in the use of contraceptives, how to avoid contracting a sexually…

Does the embryo have full moral status from fertilization onwards: If you feel that since it has not implanted into the uterus and does not have any psychological, emotional or physical properties then it would seem that you are for this type of research? If on the other hand you feel that a fertilized egg is a human from conception than it is likely that you are against…

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 diseases can result in small pouches being formed that can trap the egg, where, if fertilized, it will grow in place. The walls of the fallopian tube are inelastic, and as the egg grows, the…

all depends on what is best for the user, their body and what they would prefer. When a woman uses birth control,"the hormones in the pill can affect the lining of the uterus, making it difficult for an egg to attach to the wall of the uterus" (Gavin 1). Birth control does not only…

hours earlier her admission, she had a massive vaginal bleeding, dizziness and syncope. She was clinically stable. On gynecological examination, the vulva was bloody, blood clots within the vagina, cervix smooth and closed no active bleeding and the uterus such as the size of 2 months pregnant, more than accepted. The estimated blood loss at admission about 1000ml, Hemoglobin 94g / l , white blood cell count 19.45 x 10 ^ 9 / L, with normal…