Reproductive health

get an abortion because it’s wrong!” and so much more. It is not hard to tell that in our society women are not treated equally, this is due to numerous factors in our history, however the single most major obstacle that restrains women is women’s health rights. Women are shamed on a daily basis for their bodies, whether it is the way they look or what they wish to do with them, it is a fundamental human right that women are constantly denied. Women all over the world are told what to do the…

set on antibiotics and depending on how advance the disease is how the physician terminates how to treat it. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) What is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease? Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is an infection in a woman’s reproductive organs, affecting the vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries, most complications are often caused by sexually transmitted…

Often times while watching television or listening to the radio, a company will advertisement a product. Whether the product be an engaging toy, an effective cleaning chemical, or a new wonder drug, at the very end of the advertisement there is most always a disclaimer. “This toy is not safe for children under three years old” and “do not use this product if you are pregnant or breastfeeding” are among the more popular sayings. The reason for the latter disclaimer is likely due to the advertised…

discrimination, lack of education, little financial stability, and violence against women and girl can limit females from taking advantage of their reproductive health…

1. Explain the roles of hormones in sexual development. Hormones arouse cells and organs to specific activities and influence the way we look, feel, develop, and behave. 2. Describe the anatomy and physiology of the male and female reproductive systems. The visible part of the male sexual anatomy are the penis and the scrotum, the pouch that contains the testes. The testes makes testosterone and sperm. Immature sperm is stored in the epididymis. Inside the body are several structures involved…

When considering the benefits of the historical Roe v Wade Supreme Court case, one of the most obvious benefits is one of the most important: women’s health. Women’s reproductive health has been greatly improved through the legalization of abortion made possible because of Roe v Wade. It is important to understand that even before Roe legalized abortion, “many unqualified people set themselves up as abortion providers, using unsafe methods and unsanitary facilities, based solely on their desire…

external genitalia of girls and young women for nonmedical reasons. It is usually carried out on young girls between infancy and age 15, and, according to the World Health Organization, “More than 125 million girls and women alive today have been cut in the 29 countries in Africa and Middle East where FGM is concentrated.” FGM has no health benefits and harms girls and women in many ways. Immediate complications can include severe pain, shock, hemorrhage, bacterial infection, and urine…

Scholars debate whether political polarization has grown among the mass public in the United States. One school of thought does not believe that the public has become more polarized (DiMaggio et. al 1998; Evans 2003; Klinkner 2006; Fiorina et. Al 2008). According to this thought, current measures of polarization conflate citizens’ votes with ideologies. Votes do not directly measure citizens’ ideologies, as citizens take into account candidates’ ideologies as well as their own when voting. On…

Pro-life, Pro-choice and also how Planned Parenthood affects people that live in the U.S. and what Planned Parenthood does to help people. The website for Planned Parenthood gives a statement about what they want to accomplish with women’s health…

come a long way, some improvements still need to be made when compared to our male counterparts. Hence, I did not completely understand that less than a hundred years ago, women were not even allowed to play sports for fear of it damaging their reproductive organs. Today, society has accepted women's individual and team sports in many settings and different levels such as collegiate and international. The historical context that this book offers and its authentic references of the origins of…