pregnancy M.C had preeclampsia‚ which is an increase in blood pressure after 20 weeks gestation‚ which is also commonly accompanied by protenuria. During this pregnancy M.C also had placenta previa‚ which is a placental implantation in the lower uterine segment over or near the internal os of the cervix (Buckley & Schub‚ 2013). M.C did not have this complication in her other 3 pregnancies. It is a very rare occasion occurring in only 2 per 1‚000 births or 0.3-0.5% of all pregnancies in the United
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disease (CD) (Bee‚ 2012‚ pg.394). Additionally‚ the study suggested that HT could have possibly increased the intensity of CD "among study participants who already had it" (Bee‚ 2012‚ pg. 394). Another source states that HT increases the risk of uterine cancer (WebMD‚ 2012‚ pg. 1). Finally‚ HT also increases the risk of blood clots and stroke (Mayo Clinic staff‚ 2012‚ pg.1). After these studies were published‚ the number of women taking part in HT significantly decreased (Bee‚ 2012‚ pg.394). In
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The Great Sperm Race This documentary retraces the journey of conception scaled up to human size‚ from the sperm production to the fertilization of the egg. There are over 250 million human sperm cells in the testicles waiting for the muscle contractions to expel them through the urethra (ejaculation)‚ but only a few thousands will enter the fallopian tubes‚ and only one will get to fertilize the egg in the woman’s body. In the documentary‚ Dr. Allan Pacey compares the excursion of sperm as a
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when there is an overpopulation of them (paragraph 1). This is true as “There are a lot of different medical problems that dogs can get if you fail to get them spayed or neutered”. This proves that by spaying your female pets‚ false pregnancy‚ uterine infections and risk of breast cancer are all issues that the owner will never have to worry about. When the pet is not spayed‚ it can sometimes believe that it is
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Cure. “Table 25: Abortion and breast cancer risk: Introduction”: http://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/Table25Abortionandbreastcancerrisk.html White K.L (May 2‚ 2011) Abortion risk‚ Retrieved from: http://www.abort73.com/abortion/abortion_risks/#Anchor-UTERINE James King (1611) Psalms 139‚ verses 1-7. The On line KJV Bible retrieved from: http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/ C. Nordqvist (2009) Medical News today‚ retrieved from: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/145870.php/ W.G. Huffins (2010) Abortion
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Abortion A legal and widespread practice in the United States until the 19th century‚ abortion remained commonplace‚ although driven underground‚ in the last part of the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century. In the 1950s various women’s and civil liberties groups‚ as well as some doctors‚ began to call for the repeal of laws that made abortion a crime. In the 1960s the feminist movement made a woman’s control over her body‚ including the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy
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entire family. Abortion also emanates into various medical complications in the woman which can be considered as the cons of abortion. Some of the general complications arising in women due to abortions are: blocked fallopian tubes‚ weakened cervix‚ uterine scarring‚ and damage to the woman’s reproductive system which may make her unable to
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Sexual reproduction has been successful among flowering plants and mammals‚ it is brought by the following requirements. Firstly is the transfer of gametes. Sexual reproduction is only made successful when the gametes of the male and female from a pair of parents of different sexes are transferred to meet each other. In mammals‚ the male gamete is transferred to the female body by copulation to meet with the female gamete in the oviduct for successful fertilization. However‚ the ovum is only
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(fertilization) to form a zygote. The zygote then divides rapidly and goes through numerous changes. It is now known as a blastocyst. By the fourth/fifth day after fertilization‚ the blastocyst containing an outer wall of trophoblasts‚ attaches itself to the uterine wall where the placenta is formed and the embryo begins to develop. This embryo will continue to grow in the womb for 8 weeks before it becomes a foetus. Forty weeks after fertilization‚ the foetus is ready to be born. Many couples trying to conceive
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At 0600 Jennie is brought to the Labor and Delivery triage area by her sister. The client complains of a pounding headache for the last 12 hours unrelieved by acetaminophen (Tylenol)‚ swollen hands and face for 2 days‚ and epigastric pain described as bad heartburn. Her sister tells the nurse‚ "I felt like that when I had toxemia during my pregnancy." Admission assessment by the nurse reveals: today’s weight 182 pounds‚ T 99.1° F‚ P 76‚ R 22‚ BP 138/88‚ 4+ pitting edema‚ and 3+ protein in the urine
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