Teenage Pregnancy - Northern Ireland Factsheet
... sexual intercourse was 13 for boys and 14 for girls. When asked about the use of contraceptives, the vast majority of those who had experience of sexual intercourse (79.2%) reported using some form of contraception.9 A study by ARK, a joint initiative of Queen’s University, the University of Ulster ...
... sexual intercourse was 13 for boys and 14 for girls. When asked about the use of contraceptives, the vast majority of those who had experience of sexual intercourse (79.2%) reported using some form of contraception.9 A study by ARK, a joint initiative of Queen’s University, the University of Ulster ...
An Intrinsic Advantage of Sexual Reproduction
... eukaryotic organisms. Why did this reproductive approach overcome its many defects to persist so widely? This has been an important issue in evolutionary thoughts since Darwin published his epochal evolutionary theory (Darwin 1859). The solution accounting for the ubiquity of sex should give the lon ...
... eukaryotic organisms. Why did this reproductive approach overcome its many defects to persist so widely? This has been an important issue in evolutionary thoughts since Darwin published his epochal evolutionary theory (Darwin 1859). The solution accounting for the ubiquity of sex should give the lon ...
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... Both mothers and fathers were significantly less comfortable with abortion for personal reasons than they were for medical reasons (mothers: Z=-2.48, n=127, p=.007; fathers: Z=-6.24 p<.001, n=112). Both mothers and fathers also perceived that the damage to their social relationships would be signifi ...
... Both mothers and fathers were significantly less comfortable with abortion for personal reasons than they were for medical reasons (mothers: Z=-2.48, n=127, p=.007; fathers: Z=-6.24 p<.001, n=112). Both mothers and fathers also perceived that the damage to their social relationships would be signifi ...
Fertility Matters - Association Maia
... Infertility can lead to depression Infertility is a medical condition which can cause severe side effects such as depression. There is a widespread mistaken belief that life continues as before. The childlessness, the prolonged uncertainty, and the monthly attempts to become pregnant, sometimes over ...
... Infertility can lead to depression Infertility is a medical condition which can cause severe side effects such as depression. There is a widespread mistaken belief that life continues as before. The childlessness, the prolonged uncertainty, and the monthly attempts to become pregnant, sometimes over ...
The Excretory, Reproductive, and #
... is the meansof transmitting geneticinformation from generationto generation. Lesscomplex animals may reproduce sexually or asexually,but in general,vertebratesreproducesexuah Sexualreproduction promotes genetic variation,which is important for speciesto adaptto changingenvironments. For evolution to ...
... is the meansof transmitting geneticinformation from generationto generation. Lesscomplex animals may reproduce sexually or asexually,but in general,vertebratesreproducesexuah Sexualreproduction promotes genetic variation,which is important for speciesto adaptto changingenvironments. For evolution to ...
ANATOMY OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
... of this system has become integrated with the functions many other systems as well. Problems with the reproductive system are often reflected in many other parts of the body, and abnormalities of other systems often affect reproduction. This has become a particularly important concern In modern huma ...
... of this system has become integrated with the functions many other systems as well. Problems with the reproductive system are often reflected in many other parts of the body, and abnormalities of other systems often affect reproduction. This has become a particularly important concern In modern huma ...
ANATOMY OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
... of this system has become integrated with the functions many other systems as well. Problems with the reproductive system are often reflected in many other parts of the body, and abnormalities of other systems often affect reproduction. This has become a particularly important concern In modern huma ...
... of this system has become integrated with the functions many other systems as well. Problems with the reproductive system are often reflected in many other parts of the body, and abnormalities of other systems often affect reproduction. This has become a particularly important concern In modern huma ...
Barriers for Access to Assisted Reproductive Technologies by
... Most people take the ability to conceive and bear children for granted. In fact, our society focuses much of its concern about reproductive issues on trying to prevent “unwanted” pregnancy rather than trying to achieve conception and a full-term, healthy baby. We are constantly bombarded with messag ...
... Most people take the ability to conceive and bear children for granted. In fact, our society focuses much of its concern about reproductive issues on trying to prevent “unwanted” pregnancy rather than trying to achieve conception and a full-term, healthy baby. We are constantly bombarded with messag ...
Adolescents, unwanted pregnancy and abortion
... abortion but could potentially cause confusion for providers on how to apply such provisions or enable some providers to refuse to terminate a pregnancy. Ideally, any young woman who faces an unwanted pregnancy should be able to count on her parents or guardians for support. It will be easier for an ...
... abortion but could potentially cause confusion for providers on how to apply such provisions or enable some providers to refuse to terminate a pregnancy. Ideally, any young woman who faces an unwanted pregnancy should be able to count on her parents or guardians for support. It will be easier for an ...
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
... Later Reproductive Age (40Menopause) Medical therapy • Cyclic progestin, low-dose OCPs, or cyclic HRT are all options • Women with hot flashes secondary to decreased estrogen production can have symptomatic relief with ERT in combination with continuous or cyclic ...
... Later Reproductive Age (40Menopause) Medical therapy • Cyclic progestin, low-dose OCPs, or cyclic HRT are all options • Women with hot flashes secondary to decreased estrogen production can have symptomatic relief with ERT in combination with continuous or cyclic ...
31.1 Pathogens and Human Illness
... Sexually transmitted diseases affect fertility and overall health. • Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are passed from one person to another during sexual contact. – bacterial STDs include chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea – viral STDs include hepatitis B, genital herpes, human papillomavirus, and H ...
... Sexually transmitted diseases affect fertility and overall health. • Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are passed from one person to another during sexual contact. – bacterial STDs include chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea – viral STDs include hepatitis B, genital herpes, human papillomavirus, and H ...
31.1 Pathogens and Human Illness
... Sexually transmitted diseases affect fertility and overall health. • Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are passed from one person to another during sexual contact. – bacterial STDs include chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea – viral STDs include hepatitis B, genital herpes, human papillomavirus, and H ...
... Sexually transmitted diseases affect fertility and overall health. • Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are passed from one person to another during sexual contact. – bacterial STDs include chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea – viral STDs include hepatitis B, genital herpes, human papillomavirus, and H ...
Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Young People
... require tailored sexual and reproductive health care. Sexual and reproductive health care for young people is delivered in a range of settings including primary care, community and hospital-based adolescent and young adult health services, community controlled Aboriginal Health Services, Māori healt ...
... require tailored sexual and reproductive health care. Sexual and reproductive health care for young people is delivered in a range of settings including primary care, community and hospital-based adolescent and young adult health services, community controlled Aboriginal Health Services, Māori healt ...
Phenotypic correlates of male reproductive success in western gorillas
... gorilla) at Mbeli Bai, a large swampy forest clearing in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park of the Republic of Congo. Western gorillas maintain year-round associations in groups that typically contain one adult male (silverback), an average of three to four adult females, and their immature offspring ...
... gorilla) at Mbeli Bai, a large swampy forest clearing in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park of the Republic of Congo. Western gorillas maintain year-round associations in groups that typically contain one adult male (silverback), an average of three to four adult females, and their immature offspring ...
ABORTION POLICY SCAN for advocacy
... work does not necessarily involve lobbying. For example, holding a meeting with a policymaker explaining the benefits of permitting community health workers to administer injectable contraceptives is not lobbying. Encouraging that same policymaker to sign a piece of legislation permitting this is lo ...
... work does not necessarily involve lobbying. For example, holding a meeting with a policymaker explaining the benefits of permitting community health workers to administer injectable contraceptives is not lobbying. Encouraging that same policymaker to sign a piece of legislation permitting this is lo ...
Preventive Male Sexual and Reproductive Health Care:
... health condition, further steps should be taken to provide or refer for treatment consistent with current professional standards of care. For example, this includes following the established CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines for persons presenting with STD symptoms or who screen positive for an STD [13 ...
... health condition, further steps should be taken to provide or refer for treatment consistent with current professional standards of care. For example, this includes following the established CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines for persons presenting with STD symptoms or who screen positive for an STD [13 ...
Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (2010) (PDF)
... effects, it is often impossible to establish direct cause-and-effect relationships with certainty. In many instances, this means that one cannot definitively determine that a particular substance will result in a particular reproductive health effect. However, often there is sufficient evidence from ...
... effects, it is often impossible to establish direct cause-and-effect relationships with certainty. In many instances, this means that one cannot definitively determine that a particular substance will result in a particular reproductive health effect. However, often there is sufficient evidence from ...
Divergent selection on, but no genetic conflict over, female and male
... We performed phenotypic selection analyses and quantitative genetic analyses in the R-package MCMCglmm [44], which uses an iterative Bayesian approach suitable for non-Gaussian data. MCMCglmm provides meaningful error estimates for derived variables by direct sampling from the posterior distribution ...
... We performed phenotypic selection analyses and quantitative genetic analyses in the R-package MCMCglmm [44], which uses an iterative Bayesian approach suitable for non-Gaussian data. MCMCglmm provides meaningful error estimates for derived variables by direct sampling from the posterior distribution ...
parasites as a cost of reproduction
... oocysts), which builds on previous studies of lizards demonstrating that gonadectomy decreases ectoparasite loads in male striped plateau lizards (Cox & John-Alder, 2007) and female brown anoles (Cox et al., 2010). The fact that, in the present study, this treatment effect was seen for some endopara ...
... oocysts), which builds on previous studies of lizards demonstrating that gonadectomy decreases ectoparasite loads in male striped plateau lizards (Cox & John-Alder, 2007) and female brown anoles (Cox et al., 2010). The fact that, in the present study, this treatment effect was seen for some endopara ...
Chapter 22 Outline
... Outline how ovarian function is hormonally controlled, starting with the hypothalamus to the final target organs (i.e. uterus, and 2o sex organs). Then discuss the hormones named above in terms of the female reproductive cycle that occurs each month (i.e. list each hormone, name the (specific) organ ...
... Outline how ovarian function is hormonally controlled, starting with the hypothalamus to the final target organs (i.e. uterus, and 2o sex organs). Then discuss the hormones named above in terms of the female reproductive cycle that occurs each month (i.e. list each hormone, name the (specific) organ ...
Crisis Pregnancy: A Management Guide for General Practice Quality in Practice Committee
... important to consider and identify issues which make women particularly vulnerable (such as child protection needs and domestic abuse / gender-based violence) and refer / signpost them on to appropriate support services in a timely manner20 (Grade C recommendation). 3.3. Fetal Anomalies Women who a ...
... important to consider and identify issues which make women particularly vulnerable (such as child protection needs and domestic abuse / gender-based violence) and refer / signpost them on to appropriate support services in a timely manner20 (Grade C recommendation). 3.3. Fetal Anomalies Women who a ...
Male Reproductive System
... on the environmental conditions. Sperm ejaculated into a woman's vagina remain alive in the mucus of the cervix and are able to fertilize an egg for three to five days. Sperm ejaculated outside the body usually live only a few hours. 100 million – 300 million sperm per ejaculation (you may see estim ...
... on the environmental conditions. Sperm ejaculated into a woman's vagina remain alive in the mucus of the cervix and are able to fertilize an egg for three to five days. Sperm ejaculated outside the body usually live only a few hours. 100 million – 300 million sperm per ejaculation (you may see estim ...
Lecture Notes
... 2. Mr. K. is a 45-year-old patient with a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia. He now complains of frequent urination at night. The physician documents this finding as nocturia. 3. Mr. J. reports that he has been unable to urinate for 16 hours. The physician notes a distended bladder. Based on t ...
... 2. Mr. K. is a 45-year-old patient with a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia. He now complains of frequent urination at night. The physician documents this finding as nocturia. 3. Mr. J. reports that he has been unable to urinate for 16 hours. The physician notes a distended bladder. Based on t ...
ONPRC Module 2
... a thin motile tail (flagellum); also called a sperm cell Acrosome - an organelle covering the head of animal sperm and containing enzymes that digest the oocyte cell coating, thus permitting the sperm to enter the oocyte Middle Piece - contains energy-producing mitochondria to power the movement of ...
... a thin motile tail (flagellum); also called a sperm cell Acrosome - an organelle covering the head of animal sperm and containing enzymes that digest the oocyte cell coating, thus permitting the sperm to enter the oocyte Middle Piece - contains energy-producing mitochondria to power the movement of ...
Chapter 24
... – Gonorrhea occurs only in humans – Risk increases with frequency of sexual encounters ...
... – Gonorrhea occurs only in humans – Risk increases with frequency of sexual encounters ...