Essays on Infertility

Effect heat has on nociceptors

Nociceptors are pain receptors activated by neuropathic or nociceptive stimuli released during pain towards impending or actual tissue injury (Dubin, 2010). Nociceptors frequently are related to the perception of pain are evoked when the pressure and temperature are at a level considered extreme that can cause injuries to tissues and secondly by toxic molecule and inflammatory mediators. In most instances, these injuries concentrate on one section of the skin, blocking the flow of blood. Heat or cold assists in subsecond somatopic withdrawal response the two act as stimuli to depolarize outer terminals resulting in the production of the receptor ...

Abstract

Rose hip (Rosa Canina), often cultivated for its fruits, are orange-red oval berries, which seeds (including shells) are used in supporting the treatment of bladder infection, diarrhea, diabetes, and related conditions often in the form of a 3-g powdered seeds capsule. Its seed oil contains ascorbic acid, carotenoids, polyphenols, and GOPO, which reduces inflammation and pain, and lowers inflammatory markers. Extraction methods used include solvent extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, and subcritical fluid extraction. Licensed rose hip supplement products include Hyben Vital and LitoZin/i-flex. Hyben Vital dosage is twice daily for 3 to 4 months to reduce osteoarthritic pain and ...

Abstract:

This research aimed at determining the ethical issues that surround surrogacy. Surrogacy being an issue that has elicited much debate is gaining traction because of the many childless couples out there that either suffer from infertility or are involved in same sex marriages (Gunputh & Choong, 2015) It both has the positive and negative which have been explored in this research. The research involved going through already existing information provided in accredited books, journals and websites. The research first explores the information that surrounds the positive side of surrogacy before delving into the negative side of the issue. Further reviews ...

Abstract

The current human capital task force constitutes of an increased number of female workers. What is notable is that as much as the female workers are playing a part in the development of their countries and their selves, certain conditions in the workplace seem to weigh a toll on their family lives. In this sense, fertility issues come into play, and it is often attributed to the erratic working conditions that female workers are subjected. This is a concerning trend given that irregularities that arise from their work patterns may limit their chances of becoming parents this is as ...

Abstract:

This research was aimed at determining the ethical issues that surround surrogacy. Surrogacy being an issue that has elicited much debate is gaining traction because of the many childless couples out there that either suffer from infertility or are involved in same sex marriages. It both has the positive and negative which have been explored in this research. The research involved going through already existing information provided in accredited books, journals and websites. The research first explores the information that surrounds the positive side of surrogacy before delving into the negative side of the issue. Further reviews of these ...

The purpose of this paper is to review the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, inheritance patterns, and recent advances in disease management of cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a progressive and lethal disease resulting from an autosomal recessive gene (Singh, Rebordosa, Bernholz, & Sharma, 2015). The major problem associated with cystic fibrosis is the repeated lung infections that over time severely damage the lungs, scar and widen the passageways and limit the ability to breathe (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, n.d.). As of 2013, there are an estimated 70,000 cystic fibrosis patients globally with 33,000 of them in the United States ( ...

The day I was born was a sad day for the entertainment industry across the world. This was due to a premature death of a popular soap opera actor, Bill Bayers, who succumbed to AIDs in Los Angles at the age of 37 years. There was also the death of Ollie Halsal, English born guitarist who died of heart attack in Spain. However, it turned out to be a good day for mothers and healthcare sector following the ruling of U.S judge Charles Richey blocking limitation on abortion guidance. Abortion counseling can be defined as the act of giving ...

Introduction

Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease that has adverse effects on the health of the patient if not diagnosed and treated at early stages of development. Human bodies are designed to develop resistance to pathogens that cause such infections despite the availability of medicinal cure for the infection. This paper seeks to answer various questions about the infection by first describing the disease and how it is contracted. The symptoms and problems associated with the disease are also discussed while providing a detailed explanation for the high recurrence rate of the disease among the African American urban women. Besides, ...

I wouldn’t try to discuss this problem with her; I would rather listen to her and provide an empathetic ear to her problems. If I pushed too hard for her to get help, I could potentially push her away, which is the opposite of what I’d want in this situation. I would try to listen to her because she probably trusts me if she disclosed this issue to me, and I don’t want her to feel pressured by me. I would suggest seeking help in the form of counseling or outpatient therapy, but I would try ...

In the environment nowadays, globalization has a significant effect on the contemporary family life in various ways. It affects both directly and indirectly through the strategies brought forward by social and economic policies. Therefore, to understand the effects globalization has on the changing nature of families, it is vital to know the definition of both globalization and families. From this viewpoint, globalization can be defined as an uncontrollable force that brings about the free market ethics as well as the preservation of transnational movement of labor, goods, and capital (Sherif-Trask 15). On the other hand, families are crucial in ...

List of Figures

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Executive Summary/ Abstract

SoCal-Care is an organization which was formed in the year 2011 by a group of twenty medical students from the Texas Medical School. The main aim of this group was to help the people in the society, especially women, and small children, by giving them assistance to attain medical care. The group of students came together due to the various medical problems that women and children faced in various parts of the world. The group of students sets their mission to assist ...

Introduction

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most prevalent genetic disorder in the Caucasian population, with an incidence of 1 in 2500 births. CF is a disease that affects many organs including the upper and lower respiratory tracts, pancreas, intestines and reproductive system. Over the past 20 years, our understanding of the manifestation and management of the disease has progressed dramatically. CF was once considered a condition of childhood and there was very little expectation that children would enter adult life. However, CF has become a multisystem adult disease with the increased survival attributable to advancements in standardized treatment, introduction of ...

The Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome of the PCOS is a condition where a woman’s sex hormones inclusive of estrogen and progesterone and not produced in the correct quantity and or at the right point in her menstrual cycle. This condition may lead to the formation of cysts on the ovaries and interfere with their proper functioning. Women who suffer from PCOS very frequently complain of problems with the menstrual cycle, lack of fertility, and difficulties in the proper functioning of the heart. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services says that the condition could be found in around ...

Dealing with Infertility and its Emotional Struggles

Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive or bear children after an extended period of one year after engaging in male to female intimacy. Several medical statistics show that, around one in every six couples go through this experience at a certain point in their lives. This issue is very common around the world, but it is often misunderstood and judged in religious and mythical ways. However, the issue is a medical disorder thus with the aid of medical interference, it can be dealt with. Infertility is often not expected by most couples who experience it except for ...

Nowadays, unfortunately, termination of pregnancy is a common procedure. Women justify their abortions by various reasons: lack of money, lack of support, and so on. However, abortion is a very serious decision, so it is necessary to understand what consequences it brings along.

Arguments against Abortion

There are social, ethical and medical considerations that are against termination of pregnancy. Medical indications are not just words. They have evidence. It is known that an abortion can result in serious complications for the woman and may even lead to the death. Social arguments underline that abortion is a great evil in our society. In ...

In “Wisdom of Repugnance” in his book “Ethics of Human Cloning” Leon Kass blames the willingness of people to entertain and use alternative forms of human reproduction on being “softened up” by the media. Kass contends that it is procedures like test tube babies, surrogacy and invitro-fertilization that has opened the door to the possibility of cloning. He believes that cloning threatens to change the connections within the family dynamic because cloning allows the people to reproduce outside of the typical male-female relationship. In his opinion the ability to clone will change the meaning of what a family is. ...

Fertility enhancing drugs have been in great demand in the past 10 years owing to serious sexually-related disorders. Sexual dysfunction is a condition wherein an individual would not achieve normal sexual intercourse and would include the following: retrograded, inhibited, or retarded ejaculation, premature ejaculation, reduced libido, erectile dysfunction, compulsive sexual behaviour, and orgasmic disorder. The first pharmacological product for impotence and erectile dysfunction by the FDA was sildenafil (Viagra) in the early 90’s. The drug drew millions of people’s attention owing to its novel mechanism and advertising. There have been many such drugs in the market owing ...

The accelerating pace by which world population grows is becoming increasingly a central issue of current global affairs. This growth is further exacerbated by what has come to be increasingly referred to as "overpopulation". The "overpopulation" phenomenon occurs when overall number of people inhabiting earth exceeds planet's capacity for sustainable and healthy living.  If anything, overpopulation is, primarily, a result of excessive sexual reproduction. Notwithstanding rising annual death rates globally because of diseases, accidents and abortions, one cannot deny population is increasing at staggering annual rates as well potentially resulting in wide-scale negative effects, not least for non-human life ...

Dear Jeny,

I feel extremely depressed and disturbed for not writing to you for ages. You know, you are the closest friend of mine and I did not manage to find a minute to write just a few lines to my little Jeny. Of course, it is quite absurdly to shift the blame on the circumstances, but still I was really very busy all this time. However, your last message urged me to put everything away for later and to compose this, somewhat appealing, letter. First of all, I want to offer my frank sympathies to you and Jack. I remember ...

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease can be described as the inflammation of the female reproductive organs inclusive of the woman’s uterus, Fallopian Tubes, ovaries and the cervix. This is a reproductive anomaly which affects no less than 1 million of the women residing in the United States every year. These statistics very clearly depict how common the abnormality has become in our country, and the reason for concern is that this incongruity could very easily lead to infertility in women who suffer from this disease. Research has revealed that 1 in every 8 women who suffer from PID face difficulty ...

Executive Summary

The objective was to compare effects of GnRH antagonist and standard long protocol agonist on number, and the quality of Metaphase II oocytes, and on reducing risk of hyperstimulation, in patients who are affected by Polycystic ovarian syndrome. Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a common endocrinopathy of the women who are in reproductive age, which is a first cause of the anovulation. GnRH agonists are used in the IVF to avoid premature LH surge before the retrieval of oocyte. Research findings from this study can be significant to various Centers for Reproductive Medicine, and also to all the institutions that practice ART. ...

Social attitude to abortion is primarily defined by moral norms and traditions of society, living conditions. In recent decades, abortion has become one of the most intensely and diversely debated issues of the moral theory. Defenders of abortion rights and their opponents do not agree among themselves even in the terminology of the dispute. Opponents argue that the problem here is the following: whether or not the embryos should not be killed, like other human beings. Advocates believe the central question here is whether it is possible to force a woman to bear an unwanted fetus even at the cost ...

- What Is Endometriosis? Abnormal growths of tissue that resemble the endometrium histologically, but present in locations other then the uterine lining are observed in the disease endometriosis. It occurs commonly in women who are at their reproductive ages (American Medical Network, 2011). - Causes for Endometriosis Retrograde menstruation has been attributed to be the leading cause for endometrioses. Proposed in 1920, it postulates that during menstruation, there are viable endometrial portions shed. These fragments pass through the uterine tubes and develop into endometrial lesions once deposited on the peritoneal surfaces in the pelvic cavity. ...

Abstract

Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic problem with major infections to lungs, pancres, intestine and liver. The main characteristic of the disease is abnormal transport of chloride, and sodium in the epithelium leading to thick secretions. It usually results from mutation in the gene for a protein known as cystic fibrosis trans-membrane conductance regulator (CFTR). This is a hormone which is usually involved in various body excretion processes. The main method of transmission of the disease is through genes. However, research has proved that it can be still transferred among people with no DNA connection The disease is ...

Everyone one of us will one day die, and even without us, the world will still go on. Samuel Scheffler in his greatly original book “Death and Afterlife” tackles the various ways the values in our lives are obliviously but powerfully affected by these facts, as well as the motives that define them. The afterlife he discusses is not the personal afterlife in which an individual continues to exist in some form after dying. According to Scheffler, a personal afterlife does not exist, and he poses a question regarding how we should perceive our individual mortality, in case our existence ends ...

The world is constantly developing and growing. Similarly, the population of the world is increasing day by day. The elevation in population correspondingly increases the demand of resources and requirements needed by the people. Consequently, a scarcity in resources is observed due to this increase in population. The people eventually are left undernourished and suffer from malnutrition as the particular deficiency among the resources is found in the provision of adequate food to the people. Evidently, FAO 2014 has reported the number of people which is approximately 805 million who have been facing the insufficient food supply. Subsequently, the shortage ...

Introduction

In our case of Mrs. Brown, she is inclined to get an abortion despite her physician’s assurances and official diagnosis of possible mild defect in her fetus. Would her physician agree that she should abort? If I am that physician, I would recommend that she keep her child. My recommendation for Mrs. Brown to carry the child to birth rests on an appreciation that, based on the facts of the fetus’ medical condition, an abortion is unnecessary because the fear associated with the mild birth defect is unfounded. First, I will describe the current arguments of ...

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor among women. This paper focuses on the various aspects of breast cancer among women. The paper briefly examines the various treatment options available for women diagnosed with breast cancer at any stage of pregnancy. The paper further examines the risk factors to breast cancer, birth defects, and chances of relapsing after delivery, how treatments affect fertility, and Survival Rate Female/Fetus. The paper outlines radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery as the main treatment options for breast cancer available for women diagnosed with breast cancer. In terms of birth defects, the paper outlines some ...

Infertility and Adoption

Infertility and Adoption Infertility and adoption are significant family issues. Infertility refers to the inability of a man or a woman to produce viable life living cells. It can also be referred to as the sterile nature of human beings. The problem is cause of natural and artificial factors. Adoption refers to the willingness of a person or a family to provide a home for a child other than their own. Adoption requires a person with the compassion and will to take care of a child that is not their own. There is a significant connection between infertility and adoption. In the family setting, most cases of ...

Abstract

The purpose of this essay is to deal with issues related to infertility and summarize the relevant research. The objective of reproductive technologies is to allow couples to conceive a child "naturally". Infertility is often seen as a life crisis and induces a big impact on self-esteem. Is it right to spend so much time and money on developing technologies to treat infertility rather than focus on preventing the cause of infertility? Billions of euros and dollars are spent on infertility and the efforts are largely ineffective. It takes about six months for a man and a woman to conceive after having frequent ...

Gonorrhea refers to a group of clinical conditions caused by infection with Neisseria gonorrhea. N. gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen. Gonorrhea is an old disease that dates back to more than 2000 years ago (Walker & Sweet, 2011). It is the second most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States (US) after Chlamydia (LeFevre, 2014). The disease is gaining public health importance because N. gonorrhea has developed resistance to the antibiotic drugs previously used to treat it in the United States. Currently, only one class of drug, the cephalosporins, is recommended for its treatment (Walker & Sweet, 2011). This paper ...

Facts and Conclusion

Facts and Conclusion Before we describe what three-parent in vitro fertilization is, let us first define what in vitro fertilization (I.V.F) is in the first place. In vitro fertilization is a process wherein the man’s sperm and a woman’s egg are fertilized outside the woman’s body (Storck, 2014). Once fertilization occurs and the fertilized egg divides to become an embryo, the embryo is placed in the uterus (womb) of the woman. Pregnancy in this sense happens once the embryo attaches to the lining of the uterus (Storck, 2014). The process of in vitro fertilization is often ...

The Definition of Genetically Modified Food (GMF)

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are organisms that through the introduction of foreign genes genetic code given new properties. GMOs are divided into the following types: - Genetically modified organisms; - Genetically modified animals; - Genetically modified plants. Each animal and plant has thousands of different characters. For each feature meets certain gene, which is a small segment of the molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). If you remove the gene responsible for the appearance of any sign, the sign itself and disappear, and if we introduce a new gene, the animal or plant there a new quality. ...

Infertility

Introduction Infertility is the lack of ability to conceive and have offspring. In essence, infertility is categorized into two groups. These classifications are primary and secondary infertility. First, primary infertility is the situation in which couples have not become pregnant despite having unprotected sex. On the other hand, secondary infertility refers to a situation whereby couples who have been pregnancy once, are unable to conceive again. Infertility can be attributed to a single cause in male, female or a combination of factors that prevent pregnancy.

The major symptom of infertility is the inability of the couple to get pregnant (Seli, 2011). ...

Surrogacy

The rising prevalence of infertility in the modern society has driven up the demand for assisted reproduction techniques (ART). Surrogacy is literally an arrangement between a woman and another couple for carrying and delivering the baby that biologically does not have any link to the surrogate mother (Saxena, Mishra & Malik, 2012). As a social and economic occurrence surrogacy has received a lot of attention in the past decades due to growing interest across the globe in surrogate services. One of the most complex and unfinished discussions in relation to this occurrence is the ethical side of the issue and its regulatory background ...

Abstract

Obesity is a health condition that has increasingly gained world attention. It is a medical condition characterized by a high body fat, typically a BMI above 30. It is important to note that being overweight does not simply imply being obese. Notably, chronic diseases have been on the increase due to the changing lifestyle that many people have embraced in the world today. In fact, most people in the world today are suffering from lifestyle diseases, most of which are attributed to diet. This dissertation discusses obesity as a chronic disease that has increasingly become a major concern in most parts of the world. The ...

Tissue and Cellular Organization

The circle of life on the earth is very complicated, though sometimes it seems to be rather easy. People see plants, insects, various fluids, surface and soil, but they often do not think of all the complexity of the constitution of bodies that fill up the world. In other words, everything consists of cells and tissues, and in order to understand the essence of every matter it is important to investigate their structure. There are some organisms, such as bacteria, that are unicellular or they are made up of only a “single cell” (Science Daily, 2014). These one-celled organisms ...

Cloning could be the answer to the pain and suffering of many people around the globe. Human cloning is the asexual reproduction or replication of a human being at any stage of development. It can also be defined as the formation of an identical genetic copy of a human being. Cloning itself is not new as it dates back to the 1970s, where frogs and toads were experimented on. It is principally divided into two types, that is, reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning. Reproductive cloning is whereby there is a creation of a child, whereas therapeutic cloning is the creation of stem cells ...

Introduction

Abortion is a procedure of terminating pregnancy through the help of medicines and surgery. The history of abortion goes back to the early 19th century when abortion was legal until 1880 when abortion became banned in most of the states unless the woman faced the danger of dying if the pregnancy continued. When abortion became illegal, many women at the risk of their lives took to dangerous procedures like inserting a coat hanger or knitting needle into the vagina and uterus to terminate the pregnancy (Norsigian 2011). It was in 1960s that the fact of how women were risking their lives ...

Introduction

Malaria is major life threatening disease, transmitted through mosquitoes and caused by parasites. Plasmodium virus causes malaria in humans. A recent study and WHO Statistics revealed that around 625,000 individuals died because of Malaria in the year 2012. Malaria has affected more than 200 million people in over 75 countries in the past 50 years. The sub-Saharan Africa covering to about 50% of malarial cases alone. DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) was introduced in the year 1874. The insecticidal properties of DDT was discovered in the year 1935 and has been used worldwide ever since. Many early studies had revealed the ...

English

It was 1973 when the US Supreme Court ruled, in favor of granting Jane Roe, “a right to privacy under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment extended to a woman's decision to have an abortion”. (Roe v. Wade, 2010) This ruling ignited heated debates across the country ̶ Debates that have continued to today. Abortion is still an extremely controversial issue, and has kept us divided since the landmark ruling of Roe vs. Wade in 1973. Politically, it has divided democrats and republicans, conservatives and liberals. Strong emotions and opinions drive both sides of the issue. Of course there are ...

Introduction

The term ‘anorexia nervosa’ is Greek for deficiency of appetite. Anorexia nervosa is a complex condition caused by social processes, low self esteem, cultural mind-sets and biological practices. It is an eating disorder that causes an individual to lose weight in a severe and life-threatening manner (Botha, 2010). This disorder makes people get obsessed with what they consume. These people maintain a weight that’s too low depending on their height and age. This is characterized by them starving and compulsively exercising (Botha, 2010). Anorexia does not only revolve around food but it’s a way to deal with emotional stress. An individual ...

Should Declining Fertility Rates be a Cause for Concern in Australia?

Australia has experienced a decline in fertility rates since the 1960s when the fertility rate peaked. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the total fertility rate has remained below the replacement level since 1976 (ABS 2013). ABS also observed that women of all ages, occupation, or education level are having fewer children now than in the past. Another research dubbed “Battering the Evaluation of Care Health (BEACH)” revealed that 1.3 per 1000 encounters in hospitals between 2007 and 2012 were attributed to infertility (Britt, Harrison & Zhang, 2012) Majority, 81.6% of the infertility cases were reported in women. The ...

AIDS, Early pregnancy and Artificial conception are just some of the main issues commonly interrelated with fertility or reproduction, both of which are sensitive topics, that ironically must be given more attention academically. This paper is divided in two parts. The first part tackles In-Vitro Fertilization and other kinds of artificial conception, and the correlation of AIDS, early pregnancy and prostitution, while the latter part focuses the socio-economic and health impacts of AIDS and prostitution with more emphasis on developing countries.

Emergence of Artificial Conception

Artificial insemination and In-Vitro Fertilization are just two ways of replicating pregnancy through the normal process of ...

Hope may be defined as a belief that there is a better future a head. This is a feeling that keeps a person on track as they hold on to the principles they hold dear. With hope there is a reason to belief but when hope dies, a person lives a meaningless life. Focusing on three novels, Children of Men, Handmaids Tale, and Never let me go; we learn that hope played a pivotal role in helping the characters through their blink situations. These are men and women who were faced with various challenges yet chose to hold onto hope. Thesis: hope is a virtue that keeps a person going ...

Argumentative Essay on Fertility Donation

- Introduction Assisted reproductive technologies (ART), also referred to as third party reproduction, are a wide range of technologies that are used to help people to get children. The technologies are used in various circumstances that make it impossible for the person to bear a child, for instance where either of the partners is infertile, in gay marriages, where a genetic disorder that may be passed on the offspring has been detected in one of the partners and other circumstances that will be specifically mentioned in this paper. The assisted reproductive technologies, while they have helped people who could not have ...

Introduction

Hidden in mystery and practices that challenges human understanding through its complex relations, occultism is considered as the domain of obscure practices, defying science and religion. Being widespread in many African countries, occultism is believed to be practiced in secret within various circles, performed by witch doctors or other insiders of occult practices, as a solution for healing but also for generating certain benefits or advantages. This paper analyzes the influence of occultism and witch doctors in Africa, by examining if and how occult practices are used for healing or as a remedy for treating ailments or “magical illness” (such as ...

Introduction

Human cloning issue is not new to us. It has been topic of debates for many years now, refuting whether or not this type of procedure will be beneficial to human race. Now that scientists have duplicated lambs through cloning, we know that generating similar genetic duplicates of humans are also likely possible. The procedure is novel though the idea is not. A clone is a cell, tissues, organ, or a whole organism created by asexual duplication whose genetic information is similar to the parent cell or organism. Lately, cloning has become an area of major study as latest improvements in ...

INTRODUCTION

The human body consists of tissues and organs that contain over 200 different cell types.1 these cells carry out all the functions required for viability and reproduction. It was argued long ago, that in some tissues, the differentiated cells have a shorter life span and that they are not able to self -renew.2 This led to the notion that such tissues are maintained by cells that have an extensive renewal capacity, and the ability to differentiate and generate daughter cells. These cells were termed as ‘stem cells”.2 Stem cells generate only the differentiated lineages of the tissues they reside in, ...

- The answer to this question depends on the definition of an STD. For instance, Shigella was once though to be a Gastrointestinal disease, but with modern sexual practices and the increase of oral to anal intercourse it is now becoming an STD as well. Therefore, no precise number of STDs can be stated but there are now >30 infections classified as predominantly sexually transmitted (Harrisons, 2008, p. 822) - The most common viral STD is HPV. It is said that nearly ½ of the population is infected with the virus at any given time. Both males and females can ...

A: List and explain three research findings related to the Basic Facts on Childbearing

Pattern, Trends and Differentials. Marriage: Married women as compared to single women or those in a romantic relationship have higher chances of becoming pregnant. Education and socioeconomic background: Among White women, education to a large extent diminishes the odds in childbearing. Unplanned pregnancies: To a large extent, unplanned pregnancies are seen to be dominant among the unmarried women while the odds are in the married women.

B: List and explain three reasons for increased attention to delayed childbearing:

Infertility and subfecudity in women are seen to cause delays in childbearing. Causing delays in child bearing.

Economic factor: Most couples prefer to first wait and stabilize economically before starting a family

Shifts in nonmarital births: Birth timings among young girls have largely been seen to shift from ...

Perhaps smoking is one of the most well-known types of using drugs. Since it is legal in most countries, it is very much patronized by people of all ages, shapes, sizes and gender. Young and old alike just love the sensation of having a smoke. According to Health Literacy World, there are various reasons why people smoke. For teens, they love smoking because of the pressure from other friends who smoke, they want to be accepted, or they want to look mature. Adults have different reasons. One of the most common reasons is that they want to get over the ...

REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS

Abstract The research paper is on two of the organ systems. The discussion will be the reproductive and respiratory systems. The research will include the effects of the two body systems on the skin. The discussion will involve a brief description of reproduction and respiratory systems. In addition, the organs involved in the two systems will be discussed. The function of the systems and their organs will also be discussed. The health operations of reproduction and respiratory systems will be included in the discussion. Moreover, the pathologies, diseases and disorders that can cause effects on the skin are covered ...

Parabens are a chemical compounds that are most often used as preservatives in the cosmetics industry. Due to their low cost, low levels of toxic materials, wide range of antimicrobial activity, they have become very popular worldwide. Research has however noted that a percentage of people suffer from paraben allergies. Products that most often use parabens include shampoos, moisturizers, toothpaste, shaving creams and sometimes in tanning products. Their use is broadened since they are included in some foods and pharmaceuticals (Singh, Wani, & Saengerlaub, 2011). They also occur naturally in some fruits for their protection against microorganisms. In other occasions, manufacturers use ...

Besides the benefits from the research in stem cells, the research has proven to be one of the most controversial issues in the modern world. The prime concern is deciding whether its continuity is right or wrong. Many are arguing the issue of morality which involves the use of human embryos, genetic engineering, cloning and the biological impacts resulting from the research. It has spanned a strong debate in regard to its credibility in regard to ethical concerns primarily about creation, destruction and also the use of embryos. It does not stop there because of other issues raised about the species ...

Sexually transmitted diseases are major epidemiological barrier to achieving standard “health for all”. This category of diseases affects both the developing and developed worlds though with different forms of diseases and epidemiology. Several strategies have been instituted to control the disorder in terms of prevalence and incidence however, prevention still remain the key. Chlamydia infection, a sexually transmitted infection caused bacteria known as chlamydia trachomatis is a major STI affecting a considerable population of both developing and developed worlds. This infection affects majorly human genital organs and the eye. The infection is usually transmitted by sexual activities such as vaginal, anal ...

The following paper aims at discussing the major ethical issues faced by the fertility industry. Even though it helps childless couples, it posses many ethical questions which need to be addressed urgently. Assisted Reproductive Technology is gaining momentum, giving a chance to overcome infertility issues. Due to lack of governmental guidelines there are many serious ethical issues that remain unsolved. The paper is an attempt to classify these problems.

Assisted Reproduction

Introduction The various procedures and methods used to induce pregnancy using artificial or partially artificial means is known as Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). This technology is mainly used for infertility ...

Since ancient times, human sexuality has been a debate that has influenced culture, societal norms, and gender responsibilities. Naturally, there are two distinct sexes—male and female—and anything in between makes an individual ostracized in the society. Furthermore, because of many societies having a propensity for patriarchy, practices have resulted in making one gender inferior to the other or superior to the other. For instance, circumcision in males is seen as a sign of manhood and strength, while circumcision in females—termed as female genital mutilation (FGM) – is a way of suppressing women sexually (Ehrenreich and Barr 17). Internationally, FGM has been ...

1. Task one critically reflect on the meaning of the flowing sentence " the key to seeing these infant initial seeking and feeding behaviors is to permit both mothers and baby to be calm, relaxed and interacting with each other, with no other agenda"

There are many factors which influence an infants feeding behavior and most of these factors are determined by the mother. Failure to maintaining a conducive environment for a child’s feeding behavior may result to poor feeding and hence child malnutrition. Once this occurs, the infant is prone to illnesses that are nutrition related. It is therefore the ...

1.0 Introduction As men advance in age, there are several changes that occur in their reproductive system. The changes particularly occur within the testes. The testicular mass decreases with aging. There is a decline in the levels of testosterone and as a consequence of the decline, men tend to have decreased libido and reduced number of spermatozoa. Aging in itself does not render a man sexually incompetent rather it presents several challenges to sexual performance. Some men develop erectile dysfunction although this may not necessarily be a direct consequence of aging. It may be caused by medications such as the ones used ...