Contraception
100% effective and not risk of getting STD's
What is:
Abstinence!
When to consider quitting smoking, stopping drinking, getting regular exercise, taking folic acid
What is:
Preconception
Releases the luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone in the female reproductive system.
What is the anterior pituitary gland?
What are presumptive signs of pregnancy?
If this test shows a lack of sufficient accelerations in the fetal heart rate, potentially signaling the need for further testing to assess fetal well-being.
What is a non-reactive stress test?
Requires refraining from intercourse on the days the women is most likely to concieve
What is:
Rythym method
Determine how organisms and their descendents develop and control every process the human body performs
What are:
Genes
In the female reproductive system, this is the site where fertilization typically occurs.
What is the fallopian tubes?
What is folic acid?
Sudden intense pain with abdominal rigidity that occurs in 2nd or 3rd trimester
What is placenta abruption?
Oral contraceptives contain the hormones that mimick pregnancy
What is:
Estrogen and progesterone
Inherits two genetic mutations (one from each parent) and has an increased risk to develop a disease
What is:
Autosomal Recessive
Substances consumed or exposed to by the mother that can be harmful to the fetus
What are teratogens?
Causes increased respiratory rate in the 3rd trimester.
What is uterus pushing on diaphragm?
Women are typically screened for gestational diabetes during this timeframe of pregnancy.
What is 24 to 28 weeks?
Take Mifepristone first-stops progesterone and keeps pregnancy from growing
Take Misoprostal next-causes cramping and bleeding
What is:
Medical Abortion
Offerd to women between 15th-20th weeks of pregnancy to detect fetal abnormalities. Requires small ample of amniotic fluid
What is:
Amniocentesis
Develops at the site of embryo implantation
What is the placenta?
This nutrient, commonly found in lean meats and spinach, is vital for preventing anemia during pregnancy.
What is Iron?
This is the defining feature of preeclampsia that differentiates it from regular hypertension during pregnancy.
What is proteinuria?
Continuous breast feeding: No period since giving birth, feeds at least 6 times a day, feeds on demand q 4 hours,exclusive breastfeeding, night time feeds
What is:
Lactation Amenorrhea Method
Requires sufficient sperm, mucus to move sperm along, regular ovulation, unobstructed fallopian tubes and uterus, hormonal sufficiency and intercourse within 24 hours of ovum release
What is:
The conditions needed for conception
The acronym TORCH stands for
What are toxoplasmosis, other, rubella, cytomegalovirus and herpes?
If the first day of a pregnant person’s last menstrual period was July 15th, this is their estimated due date using Naegele's Rule.
What is April 22nd?
This is the medication given to an Rh-negative mother to prevent the formation of antibodies against Rh-positive blood cells.
What is RhoGAM?