Essay own information: Flashcards
Sport
Hemoglobin doping: Used for endurance optimisation increases oxygen capacity in muscle tissues
Androgen doping: Increasing muscle mass
Fairness is a social concept that can change as society changes. A century ago it was viewed as cheating to engage in systematic training regiment
Designer drugs: Synthetic steroids that have been created to be undectable
Testoteron - Made in Leydig cells
Hormone therapy
Uncertainty as to whether or not therapy can work on men who have low testosterone due to aging Debilitating hormonal genetic disorder HRT - reduces osteoporosis risk Increased cancer risk using HRT Steroid use
Circumcision
HIV is a huge problem in SA
Reduces need for teenagers to undergo unnecessary cultural circumcision
Improved techniques that allow for clear training to conduct a safe procedure
Questions on enforcement
A violation of parent’s rights over child
Irreversible procedure
Should young women freeze eggs
Women are born with all their eggs
Older women have higher risk of having children with down syndrome
Long term storing may prove costly
Mother may die before parent reaches independence
IVF
People would be less likely to abort if they knew people would adopt
Ethics of stem cell research on embryos
Freedom of choice in SA
If one is financially secure to look after children