Conceiving Children

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Conceiving Children
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Womens fertility

• Peaks around 20 24 years

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Pregnancy detection

• Blood tests for HCG can detect pregnancy as early
  as one week after conception.

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How do I know if I am pregnant?

• (common during first trimester)
• Breast tenderness
• Nausea and vomiting
• Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in blood test
  (can detect pregnancy one week after conception)
• Fatigue

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What stages are there in childbirth?
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First stage of labor

• First stage
• Bloody show
• Uterine contractions
• Ruptured amniotic sac (Water breaks)

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Second stage

• Birth of child

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Third stage

• Placenta

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Cesarean section

• Performed when
• Fetal distress during labor
• Feet or bottom presents first

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Male Infertility

• 50 of infertility male factors
• Due to
• Smoking
• Alcohol abuse
• Environmental toxins
• Low sperm count
• Low sperm motility
• STDs
• Blocked tubes

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Female infertility

• 50 of infertility female factors
• Lack of ovulation
• Blocked tubes
• STDs

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Infertility treatments

• Artificial insemination
• Semen introduced into womans vagina,cervix, or
  uterus
• In vitro Fertilization
• GIFT (Gamete intrafallopian transfer)
• ZIFT (Zygote intrafallopian transfer)
• ICSI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection)

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Artificial insemination
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In Vitro fertilization

• Fertilizing egg in dish
• Placed into uterus

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GIFT (Gamete intrafallopian transfer)

• Sperm and ova placed directly into fallopian tube

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ZIFT (Zygote intrafallopian transfer)

• Egg fertilized in dish
• Placed into fallopian tube

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ICSI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection)

• Single sperm injection
• Best when quality or quantity of semen is poor

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How does pregnancy effect my sex life?

• Sexual activity and orgasm may continue as
  desired until labor begins
• Sexual interest progressively declines over the
  nine months
• Can resume intercourse 6-8 weeks after delivery

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How can I test for birth defects?

• Chorionic Villus Sampling
• Amniocentesis
• Fluid around the fetus is removed to check for
  birth defects

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Abortion rates
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First trimester abortions

• Have little effect on subsequent fertility or
  pregnancy