beliefs that can reduce child mortality and improving maternal health respectively. The women in Africa are afraid to have a child suffering delayed or slurred speech due to eating egg. Egg is not good for woman because they could interfere with the menstrual cycle that is one of the reason they avoid it during pregnancy. When pregnant woman eating fruits I some communities some them are highly discouraged from eating avocados or bananas. These two fruits can contain lots of energy and can cause the Fetus
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gigantic‚ round‚ heavy‚ an omen. It transits‚ pauses‚ continues on and passes out of sight and I see despair coming towards me like famine” (84/70) she talks about how the moon describes her female cycle‚ that every month the moon mirrors a females menstrual cycle and she has time to see if she is pregnant or not within this waiting time she is scared that she will not have a baby and will be killed. The stress that she goes through this time is crazy as she knows that it is a very slim chance that the
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The History of Depo-Provera Melissa D. Turley LIS 342 University of Illinois at Springfield In this ever-changing world of medicine‚ the advancement of the different forms of birth control still amaze me. Women have a choice between the old fashioned pill‚ Norplant implants‚ Net-En‚ and the Depo-Provera injection‚ just to name a few. In my research I found that the Depo-Provera injection was the most effective‚ noninvasive form of birth control available today. What is it? Depot Medroxyprogesterone
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the "product of male seed‚ nurtured in the soil of the female". Spallanzani experiments revolutionized the way scientist thought (Wikipedia). The procedure AI (Artificial Insemination) is not complicated but it takes time. First the female’s menstrual cycle is carefully observed. Then the sperm is washed in a lab after donation. This process increases the chances of fertilization and removes chemicals in the semen that may cause discomfort. After the sperm comes from the lab the semen is injected
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However‚ it wasn’t until 1957 when the pill Enovid was approved by the FDA to help women relieve menstrual pain. Soon later the pill was changed to control birth rates instead of pain‚ and on May 9th 1960 Enovid was re-approved by the FDA as the birth control pill and birth control was legalized. Enovid‚ became the first birth control pill on the market
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The Evolution of Birth Control Rarely is there a subject that is considered as divisive as contraception. While we tend to think of birth control as a fairly modern development‚ it is an idea that has been around for thousands upon thousands of years and has been documented through both written word and various forms of art. The methods have ranged from spiritual and ritualistic to practical and scientific. Because of the length of a woman’s fertile years (about 40 years) the ability to control
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Pregnancy and PCOS Everyone knows what pregnancy is‚ how it can affect the body over time‚ and that there are many factors that can affect the pregnancy. One thing that can affect the pregnancy that is little known about is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). If someone tells you that they have PCOS‚ you think to yourself‚ what is PCOS? Not many people know what is it off the top of their head‚ but in all actuality 1 in 4 women of reproductive age have
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Throughout your life you will have many experiences that will change you forever. While some of them are small‚ some experiences are so great that you will never forget the exact date and time they occurred. The most life-shaping experience I have ever had was the birth of my son. This event changed my life. I love my son dearly and his birth will always be the best thing that has ever taken place in my life. After my son was born‚ a lot of things changed for me. Most couples are excited when they
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GSD/EST/OBA/11 METHODS OF BIRTH CONTROL INTRODUCTION 1. A sexually active woman that is fertile and capable of becoming pregnant needs to ask herself‚ “Do I want to become pregnant now?" if her answer is "No”‚ she must use at least a method of birth control. This is because over the years‚ events have shown that uncontrolled births have negative social economic impact on the population. Amongst the effects of uncontrolled births are unwanted children‚ overpopulation‚ increased maternal mortality
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Annotated Bibliography on Teen Pregnancy B.T HCS/465 October 23‚ 2011 Annotated Bibliography on Teen Pregnancy Clinical Digest. (2009). Aggression is a predictor of rapid repeat teen pregnancy: pubertal onset age and conflict management key considerations in prevention strategies. Nursing Standard‚ 23(24)‚ [16]. Retrieved from http://www.cinahl.com/cgi-bin/refsvc?jid= 530&accno=2010217733 This article provides data from actual interviews with teens that have has rapid
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