Effects of Smoking on Reproduction Stacie L. Thomason Tusculum College Abstract The effects that smoking has on reproduction can be extensive. It not only affects women and children‚ but men as well. Smoking before getting pregnant can cause infertility in both men and women. Other issues than can occur are infertility in men and women‚ low birth weight in babies‚ still birth‚ miscarriage‚ and effects on children as they grow. After a child is born‚ issues such as asthma‚ clef lip/palate
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create a baby girl with the same short temper as her father. On one of many festive evenings that the couple shared‚ Elizabeth conceives a child with Adrian. His semen entered her vagina and the sperm traveled through the cervix and body of the uterus into the fallopian tubes. In the fallopian tubes‚ the egg became fertilized. The one sperm goes directly into the egg and gives genetic material. The egg rejects any other sperm and is now identified as a zygote. Throughout the next few days the
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intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC). It is inserted into the uterine cavity through the cervical os. It reflects the pressure inside the uterine cavity. As the pressure changes‚ it traces on the graph paper. The IUPC can measure the resting tone of the uterus between contractions‚ referred to as intensity. An advantage of an IUPC is that it provides a near-exact pressure measurement for contraction intensity and uterine resting tone. The sensitivity of the IUPC allows for very accurate timing of UCs‚ thus
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each side of the uterus. During the” proliferative phase”‚ between ten and twenty of Cassandra’s friend will be with her waiting to see who gets to go on the train ride to the fertilization dance. Estrogen levels help increase the party atmosphere until it peaks and then Cassandra is released to begin her journey to the dance. After this‚ the next phase occurs in which the corpus luteum produces large amounts of estrogen and progesterone this helps to build a chair in the uterus for Cassandra to
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process is set in full speed. All this time the egg is floating down the Fallopian tube. Five days after fertilization‚ the embryo reaches the uterus while still being trapped in the hard shell of the zona. The beginning of the 6th day‚ the egg is able to escape and releases enzymes that eats through the zona. The egg lands on the blood lining of the mother’s uterus. At this point‚ the egg could be attacked by the mother’s immune system due her body thinking that this object can be harmful‚ but the egg
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to: navigation‚ search This article is about the human body as a whole. For components within the human body‚ see human anatomy. [[File:|thumb|300px|Human body features displayed on bodies on which body hair and male facial hair has been removed]] The human body is the entire structure of a human organism‚ and consists of a head‚ neck‚ torso‚ two arms and two legs. By the time the human reaches adulthood‚ the body consists of close to 100 trillion cells‚[1] the basic unit of life.[2] These
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Pregnancy and Urinary Tract Infection WHAT IS A URINARY TRACT INFECTION? A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection of any part of the urinary tract. This includes the kidneys‚ the tubes that connect your kidneys to your bladder (ureters)‚ bladder‚ and the tube that carries urine out of your body (urethra) These organs make‚ store‚ and get rid of urine in the body. UTI can be a bladder infection (cystitis) or kidney infection (pyelonephritis). This infection may be caused by fungi‚ viruses
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women the external organs in the reproductive system are the clitoris‚ labia minora and Bartholin’s glands. The internal organs are the vagina and the uterus. The uterus acts as the replacement for semen. Also‚ the ovaries produce the female’s ova (eggs). The vagina is attached to the uterus through the cervix‚ while the fallopian tubes connect the uterus to the ovaries. In response
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diagnosed through many ways. They are palpated during pelvic examinations. An ultrasound is also done which could be the Transvaginal Ultrasoung and Vaginal Probe Ultrasound. Hysteroscopy may also be done wherein the uterus is being viewed. Anatomy and Physiology of Affected Areas The uterus consists of many structures like the ovaries‚ broad ligament‚ mesovarium‚ ovarium ligament and the like. Here are the detailed functions of each. ovary - One of the paired female reproductive organs which produce
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KNEE ARTHROSCOPY Procedure Steps: 1. The surgeon marks the anteromedial and anterolateral joint lines and portal positions with a skin marker. 2. The skin areas for portal placement are infiltrated with local epinephrine. If the knee has an effusion‚ the surgeon aspirates it with a 16-gauge needle on a 60ml syringe‚ followed by injection of a small amount of distending fluid. 3. After a small stab incision with a #11 or #15 knife blade‚ the surgeon inserts the irrigation cannula and trocar
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