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Birth control- methods small patch on the skin the shot-an injection of hormones the pill- interupts menstration

invitro fertilization helps people with fertility problems reffered to as test tube babies. the eggs are taken from the body, fertilized and then placed back into the womb

infertility in males-low sperm count in females- problems with eggs and fallopian tubes both caused by a multitude of factors

HPV- Human Papaloma virus an std that in women can lead to cervical cancer in men it can cause genital warts, women also get these warts

genital herpes has outbreaks, disapears when inactvie causes open oozing sores in the genitals flu like symptoms

Hepititus A-comes from sewage, curable B- std, curable C-comes from infected blood,incurable, leads to liver cancer, no cure flu like symptoms

syphillis std, can be passed from mother to child within 90 days of infection incurable

std prevention abstinence is the only 100% way to prevent infection from sexual acivity condoms help, but they are not 100% 26% of people are infected with an std

twins happens when a women releases more that one egg indentical twins come from the same egg split in half faternal twins are made from to different eggs fertility drugs often lead to twins or even more children at once

Birth Defects some birht defects are preventable, others arent about 20% of all babies are born with a birth defect pregnant women should avoid smokeing and drinking while pregnant