Other Flashcards
Causes of infertility
low sperm count, poor sperm health, immune attack on sperm, failure to ovulate, structural and functional problems with oviducts and uterus
What is the Deciduoma Response
When uterine tissue grows over the implantation site, marks end of implantation
Syncytium
syncytiotropoblast forms a single multinucleated cell
Mitochondrial Mutations
- affects tissues that require high amounts of ATP and require synthesis of sufficient quantities of functional mitochondrial proteins
- Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuopathy(LHON)
- Ooplasmic transfer
LHON
- degeneration of optic nerve accompanied by blindness
- missense mutation in mtDNA coding for NADH-CoQ reductase
Ooplamic Transfer
-mitochondria from healthy women injected into oocyte of women with mitochondrial disorder
4 Categories of Sexual Dysfunctions
1) sexual desire disorder
2) sexual arousal disorder
3) orgasmic disorder
4) sexual pain disorder
Tubal Ligation
follopian tubes either:
- cut and tied
- cut and cauterized
- clamed
Vasectomy
-vas deferens cut and ends sealed
Hormonal birth control
- combo pill: progesterone and estrogen. prevents tertiary follicle growth and FSH and LH
- mini pill: low level of progesterone. blocks ovulation, change in cervical mucus making is hostile for sperm transport
Plan B
Prevents implantation and ovulation
Patch and Nuvaring
have hormones that prevent ovulation
LUD-intra-uterine device
-T-shaped flexible plastic inserted through cervix. prevents implantation of blastocyst or union of sperm and egg
