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Define menarche
Women’s first menstrual cycle
Define fertility
Referrers to reproduction. A women is fertile if she has had a child or is pregnant
Define fecundity
When a women can produce a lot of children
Define weaning
When babies have breast milk removed from their diet (no longer drink breast milk)
Define prolactin
It’s a hormone that controls the production progesterone levels
Define replacement level
Term that refers to the number of births required to maintain stable community
Define surrogate mothers
A women that lend their uterus to another couple (she carries baby)
What are the two types of surrogacy
Traditional Surrogacy- The surrogate acts as both the egg donor and as the actual surrogate for the embryo.
Gestational Surrogacy- The surrogate’s eggs are not used at all. Therefore, the child will not related to the surrogate biologically.
What is separation individuation process
Developed by Peter blos in 1967
Fran Baum’s voluntary childlessness in 1994
Hedonists want to maintain a certain standard of living (money wise)
What are DMT phases
Phase 1- birth rate is high and stable, death rate fluctuates (rural populations)
Two alternative reproduction technologies and methods
A IVI- intrauterine insemination where women are given drugs to cause her to
Factors that affect infertility
Rapid spread of STD ex clamydia blocks Fallopian tubes
What is CPP
Canadian Pension Plan
In vitro definition
Performed or taking place in a test tube, culture dish, or elsewhere outside the body
