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First Aid For Animal Bites

Facts About Animal Bites Bites from animals can lead to serious infections – eg tetanus Bid can also lead to crushing of the tissue First aid consists of washing and disinfection Deeper wounds – especially near joints and tendons – as well as major wounds with bleeding and injured skin should be directed by a physician Background Sharp and symmetrical animal teeth can make deep bites, which can cause infection in the tendons, joints and bones Animal teeth can also destroy tissue due to crushing Quick First Aid is required to prevent infection when the skin is pierced Animal bites give rise to risk of tetanus – and in some parts of the world, dog bites (rabies) Which animals usually […]

Female Fertility and Falling Pregnant

Facts About Falling Pregnant If you have regular menstrual periods, you also have regular ovulation You can check whether you are ovulating with: temperature measurements ovulation test some may see it in their mucus If you want to get pregnant, you must: stop contraception sure to be of normal weight exercise eat regularly and healthily not smoking, drinking alcohol or using drugs check if necessary. medication with your doctor Remember to take folic acid when trying to get pregnant Many have expectations to become pregnant as soon as they decided it. So simple is not always – even if it is for some. Only 25% of young, healthy couples get pregnant the first month they try. For 60% succeed in the […]

What Happens at Fertilization?

Facts About Fertilization Fertile women usually ovulate once a month, midway between two menstrual periods By intercourse during this period the egg could be fertilized by sperm from a man Fertilization occurs most often in the fallopian tube, and the egg will After a few more days transportation become lodged in the uterine lining Reproduction All living things reproduce for the species should not to become extinct. Reproduction is a term for the process by which organisms, including humans, are creating new organisms like themselves. It is one of the fundamental characteristics that define life. What is fertilization? Fertilization in humans involves a sperm sperm from the man penetrates an egg from the woman. In most cases fertilization occurs as […]

Molar Pregnancy

Facts About Molar Pregnancy molar pregnancy caused by an abnormal fertilization, and results in that the whole or parts of pregnancy is converted to blistering / grape-like structure Occurs rarely – about 80 in South Africa a year Most are treated with curettage Good long-term prognosis even in cases where there is conversion to cancer What is molar pregnancy? Cells, which are formed in utero by pregnancy trophoblast cells is called. The cells normally divide, grow and develop into the placenta and fetus. By molar pregnancy grow these trophoblast cells uncontrollably. molar pregnancy is due to an error in the genes that occur in connection with fertilization. molar pregnancy grows inside the uterus, but it grows usually not into the […]