Health benefits of breastfeeding for the newborn include lower risks of asthma‚ ear infections‚ diarrhea and vomiting and SIDS. Health benefits of breastfeeding for mom include “the release of oxytocin from the posterior pituitary gland aids in uterine involution; a woman may return to her prepregnant weight sooner‚ and if menstruation is delayed‚ this may serve as a temporary family planning method and breast feeding may serve a protective function in preventing breast cancer and possibly ovarian
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them into new compounds. There are two types of glands‚ the exocrine and the endocrine glands. The reproductive system performs the functions of reproducing and passing on the genetic codes from one generation to another. Females have the ovaries‚ uterine tubes‚ uterus‚ and vagina. Males have testes‚ prostate gland‚ penis‚ and the urethra. The digestive system is also called the gastrointestinal system. The digestive system is responsible for changing food into nutrients and waste. It consists of the
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Then sample’s genetic composition is evaluated and the new information is used to determine which embryos will be optimal for subsequent uterine transfer. More specifically‚ preimplantation genetic diagnosis and preimplantation genetic screening‚ referred to as PGD and PGS‚ are techniques used to identify genetic defects in embryos created through IVF. PGD is used to test for a single gene
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How many of you out there have known someone with cancer or have fought the disease yourselves? It’s almost impossible to find someone who hasn’t been touched by this disease in one way or another. Unfortunately‚ even the treatments for cancer these days are quite serious. Some of the most common treatments such as chemotherapy come with a wide range of severe side effects that make them almost as bad as the cancers themselves. Needless to say it makes sense to try to avoid cancer at all costs.
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a procedure to test for birth abnormalities including spina bifida*‚ anencephaly*‚ and Rh disease*. With the assistance of an ultrasound (imaging of abdomen using high frequency sound waves)‚ a fine needle is guided through the mother’s abdomen/uterine wall to then extract the amniotic fluid from the uterus (womb). Afterwards‚ the extracted material is sent to the laboratory for cytological analysis which will determine if the fetus is healthy or if further testing and/or possible treatment is necessary
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The Work of Emmy Noether When an individual considers famous work from past mathematicians’‚ men are generally the one’s that come to mind. Of course Emmy Noether was not a man‚ but proved that women can do the same work as men and excel in the same areas. During Noether’s era‚ she faced discrimination at the university level‚ but went on to pursue her desires and to teach mathematics. Noether was born on March 23‚ 1882 as Amalie Emmy Noether in Germany‚ but went by the name of Emmy. Noether
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0736613276 The Abortion Pill: Medical Abortion with Mifepristone and Misoprostol What is the Medical Abortion? Medical abortion is a procedure that uses various medications to end a pregnancy. A medical abortion is started either in a doctor’s office or at home with visits to your health care provider. Medical abortion doesn’t require anaesthesia or surgery‚ but it should be done early in pregnancy. Unlike a surgical procedure‚ a medical abortion usually is done without entering the uterus
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Biology PEKA SPM 2013 Contraceptive methods Name : Bridget Lo Yen Class: 5 Amanah Subject Teacher : Puan Syafiza Ibrahim Date of submission : 26/7/2013 CONTENT PAGE NO. CONTENT PAGE A INTRODUCTION B DATA AND DISCUSSION DESCRIPTION PROCEDURES ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES DIAGRAM C CONCLUSION D REFERENCES INTRODUCTION 1. Family planning is used by couples who wish to limit their number of children‚ and to control the timing of pregnancy. This is important
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at any time after having an abortion‚ he may experience trouble in doing so. For example‚ one may experience infertility‚ miscarriages‚ and ectopic pregnancies. When an abortion procedure is performed‚ a great deal of scraping is done against the uterine wall. Due to this damage‚ in the future‚ a fertilized egg cannot implant itself to the wall of the uterus to grow. Therefore‚ it is difficult for a woman to conceive following an abortion due to damage to the reproductive system. As a result of
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of 32‚ Dr. Ben Carson became Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery. With the operation to separate a pair of Siamese twins‚ who were born joined at the back of the head in 1987 Carson made history. Dr. Ben was the first intra-uterine procedure to relieve pressure on the brain of a hydrocephalic fetal twin‚ and a
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