HB+Reproduction+Class+Notes


 * notes from classmate

birth control is to reduce pregnancy**. patch: small thin square that stick to skin, put hormones into blood stream, controls certain parts of pregnancy, stops ovulation. shot: controls progesterone hormones, applied to arm and buttox. stops ovulation. birth control pill: changes hormone levels control ovaries and uterus. stop ovulation.

overcome infertility used for all inferitlity problems. takes eggs are fertilized outside of the body. referred to as test tube babies 10 days of hormone injections, to get uterus ready for pregnancy eggs removed from body sperm fertilizes eggs, mimics enviroment of fallopian tubes. egg put back in back first tried in manchester successful in us in 1981. 4 out of 6 people do it. no know side effects
 * in vitro fertilization**

what causes it? fallopian tube damage or blockage male infertilty? birth defects low sperm concentration comes from repeated contractions of STDS, causes scarring of reproductive organs
 * infertility**

human papaloma virus STD, passed through vaginal or anal sex, skin to skin contact too. will have HPv sometime in their live symptoms? no symptoms, sometime there are. some can cause cervical cancer (high risk)- no symptoms until the disease has fully matured genital warts is a symptom--> large bumps prevent it? vaccine can protect women from it. condoms can help lower the risk, also help get rid of other STDs abstinence is key!
 * HPV**

there are many different kinds of herpes. everyone has herpes in their body, just not active outbreaks begin to lessen as time goes by more common in women flu like symptoms, but sometimes no symptoms c-sections prevent it from being passed to baby during birth there is no cure asymptomatic shedding when passing herpes when not infected
 * Genital herpes**

3 types of hepatisus A,B,C A- less destructive then other,s can be cured comes from sewage water B- spread through blood, more contagious than HIV, there is a cure C- infected blood, liver cancer, death, chronic hepatitus. no cure flu like symptoms
 * Hepatitus**

STD, passed through sexual contact, from mother to child during vaginal birth after 90 days, infection on skin shows its there for 4 to 6 weeks there is a cure for it
 * Syphillius**

there are many STDs best way: abstinence, no contact with anyone who is infected condoms work well not 100% console partner before to make sure they dont have any STDs (they change lives) 26% of people have STDs lots of cures for STDs, but no cure for viruses
 * Overall prevention of STDs**

twins are made when a women has more than one egg that is released. identical twins are made from the same egg that split in half. same sex, same everything faternal twins are made from different eggs are fertilzed by diff. sperm (diff chromosomes) different sexes, VERY different ways to know if you have twins--> 5 pounds heavier, kicking is doubled, normal symptoms of pregnancy is amplified twice as much
 * Twins**

cause 20% of infant deaths, some are preventable women needs to talk to doctors if they have diabetes and become pregnant. don't do alcohol or drugs when pregnant avoid tobacco while pregnant, avoid other people's smoke too avoid anything toxic, gas, paint, paint thinner, and pesticides
 * Birth Defects**