Uretero What?

Unit 15: Uretero What?

A Systems-level View of a Pregnancy with Medical Complications

Directions: Go to this website: http://www.sciencecases.org/pregnancy/pregnancy.asp

Complete these questions for Parts I, II, and III:

Part I:

1. What is the anatomical relationship between the cervix and the uterus? Cervix is the door to the uterus, which lets menstrual flow out of the vagina and a body when it’s born.

2. What are the current statistics on the frequency of occurrence of cervical cancer? Does a women’s race affect her chances of developing this cancer? What is the standard test for detecting cervical cancer? 12,280 women in the United States were diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 4,021 women died from these types of cancer. Yes, Black and Hispanic women get cervical cancer and are diagnosed at later stages of the disease than women of a different race. Pap smear.

3. Most cases of cervical cancer result from human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. What information can you find about transmission, contraction, and consequences of HPV from valid medical sources? Skin to skin or genital to genital contact. If you have many sexual partner you can catch HPV, which is an STD. Women can get genital warts. Always have sexual relations with some kind of protect can ensure there wouldn’t be a spread of this transmitted diseases. (HPV)

4. The success of the new HPV vaccine (approved in June 2006) will rely on parents’ willingness to vaccinate their prepubescent daughters. Discuss your own willingness to do so were you a parent of a young girl. If I had a daughter I would make sure that she had this vaccine especially in her young adult years. You may never know what your child is up to.

5. Yvonne faces a potentially life-changing decision—to have a child now or wait until after a surgical procedure. Help her weigh the pros and cons as you see them. –She can have a child right then and put her career on the backburner. – She can get...