1. Conceiving Children

2. Women’s fertility
Peaks around 20 – 24 years

3. Pregnancy detection
Blood tests for HCG can detect pregnancy as early as one week after conception.

4. 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

5. What stages are there in childbirth?

6. First stage of labor First stage “Bloody show” Uterine contractions
Ruptured amniotic sac (Water breaks)

7. Second stage
Birth of child

8. Third stage
Placenta

9. Cesarean section Performed when Fetal distress during labor
Feet or bottom presents first

10. Male Infertility 50% of infertility = male factors Due to Smoking
Alcohol abuse
Environmental toxins
Low sperm count
Low sperm motility
STD’s
Blocked tubes

11. Female infertility 50% of infertility = female factors STD’s
Lack of ovulation
Blocked tubes
STD’s

12. Infertility treatments
Artificial insemination
Semen introduced into woman’s vagina,cervix, or uterus
In vitro Fertilization
GIFT (Gamete intrafallopian transfer)
ZIFT (Zygote intrafallopian transfer)
ICSI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection)

13. Artificial insemination

14. In Vitro fertilization
Fertilizing egg in dish
Placed into uterus

15. GIFT (Gamete intrafallopian transfer)
Sperm and ova placed directly into fallopian tube

16. ZIFT (Zygote intrafallopian transfer)
Egg fertilized in dish
Placed into fallopian tube

17. ICSI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection)
Single sperm injection
Best when quality or quantity of semen is poor

18. 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

19. How can I test for birth defects?
Chorionic Villus Sampling
Amniocentesis
Fluid around the fetus is removed to check for birth defects

20. Abortion rates

21. First trimester abortions
Have little effect on subsequent fertility or pregnancy