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Exam 1.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| After what day do changes in the menstrual cycle usually occur? | Day 14 |
| What is infertility? | Lack of conception despite unprotected sexual intercourse for 12 months |
| When are people who havent tried for 12 months tested? | PCOS or thyroid disorders |
| Subfertility definition | Difficulty conceiving due to both partners having reduced fertility |
| Secondary infertility definition | Unable to conceive after one or more successful pregnancy, or cannot sustain pregnancy |
| Male infertility causes | Abuse of alc or drugs, environmental toxicity, some prescriptions, and cancer tx. |
| Female infertility causes | Athletic training, stress, poor diet, alc, tobacco, drug abuse, STDS, health problems affecting hormones. |
| What are the methods of contraception? | Fertility awareness, Situational contraceptives, barrier methods, intrauterine contraception, hormonal contraceptives, operative sterilization |
| Situational contraceptive example | Plan B |
| Barrier method example | Condom |
| Intrauterine contraception example | IUD |
| Hormonal contraceptive example | Birth control pill |
| Operative sterilization example | Vasectomy, tubal litagation |
| What are the techniques for assisted reproduction? | Therapeutic insemination, IVF, egg donors, surrogacy, and cryopreservation of embryos. |
| What is therapeutic insemination? | Semen deposited at the cervical os or in the uterus by mechanical means. |
| IVF definition | Egg retrieved from woman, fertilized in lab, then embryo placed in uterus. |