Essays on Ovulation

The first indication of menopause is a broken thermostat. It’s either that or your weight. In any case, if you don’t do something, you could be dead by August.“ - D.B.Frank Discuss health challenges experienced by women in the menopause transition with reference to current aetiological theories, underlying mechanisms, and how it affects women’s lives.

Introduction

Menopause occurs when a woman reaches the age at which she is no longer in her reproductive prime. However, menopause does not have a sudden onset; rather, it occurs gradually over time as hormone balances shift. This period of time, when ...

Cloning is the process that a cell or an organism is produced asexually; meaning that no sex is involved in their formation and the product is identical to a specific ancestor. Animal cells are cloned simply because they can be produced from one fertilized cell and they are also genetically identical. In simpler terms, cloning is the process of producing many duplicate cells of an organism. In some cases, cloning is a natural process shown bacteria which are single celled, as well as identical twins in human beings and mammals. The process is also made possible to the animals ...

Objective: To study the rate at which women of varying ages in Malaysia visit the emergency departments due to gynecologic disorders. Methods: Data was gathered from the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). The data collected was for a period of 8 months. The data was analyzed for women who visited the emergency department of UMMC from October 2013 to May 2014. The data was analyzed so as to determine the rate at which women of different ages visited the emergency departments due to gynecologic disorders. Calculations were done on the average annual rates of every 1000 women. The calculations ...

The Process of Spermatogenesis in the Male Testis

Spermatogenesis is an intricate process that involves mitotic cell division, meiosis, and its process. The regulation of spermatogenesis involves the endocrine and the paracrine mechanisms. The spermatogenesis endocrine stimulation involves the follicle stimulating hormones (FSH) and the luteinizing hormone. The luteinizing hormone acts through the intermediary testosterone that is produced by the leydig cells in the testis. A male fertility requires the production by the testis with large number of normal spermatozoa by spermatogenesis process. There are three major steps subdivided in the process; the mitosis, meiosis, and the transformation of the round spermatid. The multiplication of spermatogonia is ...

Summary of article one The first article titled “An Overview of the Pituitary Gland: The Endocrine System's Master Gland’’ begins by restating the role pituitary gland. According to this article pituitary gland produces hormones which have effects on the various parts of the endocrine system. These include adrenal glands, thyroid glands, ovaries and testes. The author goes on to state that pituitary, which measures about one third of an inch is located at the base of the brain next to another important part of the brain called the hypothalamus. Both hypothalamus and pituitary gland functions overlap according to Reham. ...

INTRODUCTION

Ovarian cancer has a prevalence rate of around 3% among all the cancers seen in women all over the world. Most of the ovarian tumors are non malignant or non cancerous. The tumors which are cancerous or have low malignant potential can prove to be life threatening due their spread to various sites within the body. The different categories of ovarian cancer are as follows: a) Epithelial ovarian tumor b) Ovarian germ cell tumor c) Ovarian stromal tumor - Epithelial ovarian tumor: They can be either malignant or low malignant potential tumor. The tumors with low malignant potential are less threatening ...

Fertility awareness methods of birth control are practices that help a woman know her body more intimately. Especially in terms of the days of the month there is a high chance of becoming pregnant (Martin, 2010). Several methods that get used include; calendar charting, that is where a woman makes a calculation of the mean number of days in her menstrual cycle to come up with an estimate of her fertile days. They do this by keeping detailed records of their cycles and using a formula to determine their fertile days. In vaginal fluid monitoring, a woman observes and records cervical secretions on a daily basis, ...

Introduction

There was a time when women, in order to rid themselves of unwanted pregnancy, would risk their lives by inserting coat hangers or knitting needles into their vagina to abort a child. Abortion, which refers to the process of terminating pregnancy after a woman has conceived, is debated largely even today. One better way to avoid the circumstances that lead to abortion is to go for birth control options that inhibit pregnancy in the first place. Today, there are a number of birth control options available including contraceptive pill, patch, vaginal ring, IUD, diaphragm, male condom, female condom and implant, but the most ...

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). ...

1.1: Structure and Function of reproductive organs

Diagram of female reproductive organs

AC 1.2 Testosterone, Progesterone and Oestrogen Oxford definitions of Testosterone, Progesterone and Oestrogen. These are as follows: - Testosterone: Testosterone is a steroid hormone stimulating development of male secondary sexual characteristics. - Progesterone: Progesterone is a steroid hormone that maintains pregnancy and prevents further ovulation. It is also used in oral contraceptive pills. - Oestrogen: A groups of steroid hormones, which promotes the development, and maintenance of female sexual characteristics. The Menstrual CycleInterview of three women regarding their experience of menstrual cycle. Three women, Mrs. A, Miss B and ...

The Florida Panther is one of many different species of panthers in the United States. While all are fairly similar, each species has adapted specifically for the terrain and hunting in that particular area. The evolution of the Florida Panther is a tale of an animal that is well equipped to handle its natural environment, but not the interference of humans that has put it on the Endangered Species List. The taxonomy of the Florida Panther is as follows; “Kingdom- Animalia, Phylum- Chordata, Subphylum- Vertebrata, Class- Mammalia, Order- Carnivora, Family- Felidae, Subfamily- Felinae, Genus- Puma, Species- concolor, and Subspecies- ...

Pregnancy and childbirth is the most important period in a woman’s life. In a menstrual cycle that is normal for a person and has the duration of 28 days the release of an egg called ovulation generally takes place in the range between the 12th and 14th days of the cycle. Egg must be fertilized in the fallopian tube not later than 24 hours after that, or it dies and dissolves. Pregnancy on average lasts for 280 days if we count from the first day of the last menstrual period and 266 days from the time of ovulation. To calculate ...

Evolution – The Reality of Existence

This paper deals with two articles and two conversational scripts, each of which tries to emphasize the predominant role and the process of evolutionary development that dates back to our ancestors, and which cascades down to our own lives and plays a role in determining our current behavior and lifestyle. The first article titled Potential Evolutionary Role for Same-Sex Attraction (Association for Psychological Science, 2010), published in the Science Daily on Feb 4, 2010, tries to highlight the role of human evolution in promoting homosexuality amongst men. The article -- based on the research findings of two evolutionary psychologists, ...

Menopause: An age related lifestyle phenomenon

Introduction

Many illnesses in societies across the world are lifestyle influenced, generally. They could emerge from occupational predispositions, hobby engagements, dietary habits as well as participation in social activities that define religious and spiritual interactive living. Research has shown where blood pressure levels were distinctly related to life style issues within a certain community and culture. (Ejike, et al. 2008). As such, the role of the nurse, as an educator, inevitably, should embrace considerations of lifestyle infringements on health status in relation to health promotion practices. Importantly, health promotion ought to be compatible with sensitive health issues related to ...

1.0 Introduction

The article reviewed in this paper is ‘In vitro fertilization as a Medical Treatment for male or female Infertility’ published by Health Technology Advisory Committee (HTAC) in 2002. The paper was chosen because it comprehensively covers the subject of in vitro fertilization (IVF). In summary the paper looks at the history of the technology, the major approaches available, the outcomes, the success rate and the funding/ insurance policies on the same. In vitro fertilization is modern technology that is employed in the medical field as a remedy for infertility in either man or female. The message conveyed by the author is ...