Exam 9: Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth

This chemical is linked to the beginning of childbirth and is thought to signal the uterus to begin contractions:

Infertility is due to a male sperm factor (e.g., low number, poor quality, or low mobility) ________ of the time.

Carrie was distraught when she miscarried, but found herself even more upset when her doctor told her that another name for a miscarriage is ________.

Marty is reading a book about puberty and male reproduction.He learns that the sperm cells develop in the ________.

Which fertility testing method would require the use of an X-ray?

Matt and Monica have been trying to get pregnant for two years.No wonder it is so difficult! They just found out that the average couple is fertile for only about ________ each month.

A severe form of postpartum depression called ________ may be characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and extreme mental disorganization, leading to extreme, and often violent, behaviors.

Bonnie is now 42 years old and feels it is hopeless to try to get pregnant now.Although increasing age is associated with decreasing fertility, approximately 45% of women over 40 who wish to become pregnant eventually do so.

ZIFT combines IVF and GIFT.

Most health insurance covers ART.

In stage three labor, the ________ is expelled from the uterus with the umbilical cord attached.

The number of abortions in the United States has been increasing steadily due to easier access to birth control.

Karen is going through puberty.Her mother explains that her ovaries contain approximately ________ oocytes.

A woman would be in second stage labor when ________.

________ involves the insertion of a small tube through the cervix and into the uterus to obtain a placental tissue sample.

Barry and Barbara confide to their family members that their baby is a "test tube baby," which means that ________.

Mora is reviewing the research on the various risks associated with sexual and reproductive issues.According to the research the risks to the health and life of the mother from surgical abortion are significantly higher than the risks of pregnancy and giving birth.

Immediately upon fertilization, a hormone called ________ begins to be released; pregnancy tests measure the level of this hormone in a woman's urine to determine pregnancy.

Married couple Tim and Tia are biologically capable of conceiving, but feel more comfortable and content to live lives that do not include parenting.They prefer to be called ________.

__________ was developed to assist a couple when the man's sperm production is either very low, the cells have poor shape or mobility, or some other problem exists with his sperm or semen that makes other ART methods ineffective.