The Causes and Effects of Unsafe Sex Having unsafe sex with a partner is not only brainless; it can be deadly. There are many reasons teens choose to have unsafe sex, from peer pressure, to the passion of the moment, to the media, which often portrays sex as an act with no negative result...

Environmental Hazards That Effect Pregnancy Did you know that 30 to 80 percent of all conceptions end in miscarriages, stillbirth or early infant death? And that men's sperm counts have gone down by 40 percent during the last thirty years? There are many reasons that these things happ...

Classical Music and its effects on the NeonateIn Today's society music is very diverse. It produces feelings and emotions sensed by all walks of life. Different styles of music tend to give different ideas and impressions to people. It affects everyone it comes in contact with, and it is more pow...

Schizophrenia is a serious brain disorder that can have a devastating impact on the lives of patients and their families. It is a disorder that is still undergoing very much research due to the lack of knowledge about the exact reasons for its occurrence as well as the exact chemical reactions in th...

"No abortion is ever completely safe", says the National Right to Life Committee. Many people are not aware of the serious dangers associated with abortion. Women may suffer many physical effects from having an abortion. In many cases, a woman may also have severe emotional and psycholo...

Mothers can abuse children in many ways. The main form of abuse most people think of is physical. Some other important forms are related to alcohol, tobacco, and cocaine use. There are many effects resulting from the use of alcohol, tobacco, and cocaine during pregnancy. One form of abuse a fet...

Male Sterilization vasectomy is a permanent surgical technique in which the vas deferens tubes which carry the sperm is sealed, so that sperm are no longer present in semen when a man ejaculates. Sperm continues to be produced by the testicles but the passage to the penis is blocked, so it is re-abs...

The teenage pregnancy rate for 1997 rose all the way up to 62.7 percent; this was the highest it has been in years! When I first saw this fact, I knew something would have to be done about it. This high pregnancy rate in teenagers is, in fact, a major problem because teenagers are not responsible e...

Teratogen is the substances in the external environment that can cause the abnormality to the development of the fetus if the mother engrossed them during pregnancy. Overuse of drugs, timing of exposure, individual factors of mother and child, genetic factors, nutritional factors, metabolic factors,...

When I think of outside forces effecting a growing fetus I automatically think of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, these environmental agents that can cause damage are known as teratogens. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is the all encompassing diagnoses that includes, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), partial f...

Alcoholism and Its EffectsAlcoholism Alcoholism is when there is a progressive, excessive inappropriate drinking of alcohol. Alcoholism is thought to come from a combination of a huge range of psychological, social, and genetic factors. Alcoholism comes from emotional and sometimes physical depe...

Do you think that abortion is the same thing as murdering your own child? People have argued this question for centuries. In 1996, there were 30 abortions for every 1,000 women aged 15-19 ("Teen" 1). I think abortion should be against the law because it's harmful to the mother and ...

Do you think that abortion is the same thing as murdering your own child? People have argued this question for centuries. In 1996, there were 30 abortions for every 1,000 women aged 15-19 ("Teen" 1). I think abortion should be against the law because it's harmful to the mother and ...

Do you think that abortion is the same thing as murdering your own child? People have argued this question for centuries. In 1996, there were 30 abortions for every 1,000 women aged 15-19 ("Teen" 1). I think abortion should be against the law because it's harmful to the mother and ...

Position Paper Frontiers in Biology RU 486: The Abortion Pill RU-486 also known as Mifepristone is a controversial issue in America. RU-486 provides women with an alternative option to surgical abortion. The Food and Drug Administration approved Mifepristone in the United States on Septe...

Your Choice It would be a perfect world if all women used birth control correctly and consistently, and every girl who became pregnant were ecstatic, as well as being capable both financially and emotionally to raise their child. However, until that day comes we need to keep abortion legal. In ...

Today abortion is a pretty simple and safe procedure when done by a trained medical personal during the first three months of pregnancy. Abortion is less safe when preformed after the 13th week of pregnancy. The usual surgical technique of abortion during the first trimester is to insert a metal ...

ABORTION Should abortion be legal or illegal? Many people argue about this. There are tow main sided of the abortion issue. One side is "pro-choice" and the other "pro-life". People who are pro-choice believe that a woman has every right to choose or to do what she likes. ...

Finding out about an unplanned pregnancy can be scary. Having an unwanted pregnancy can lead women to struggle to decide between adoption and abortion. Knowing she will be losing her child, the pregnant woman faces a tough decision. Most of the time adoption is a better choice than abortion because ...

There is no right to life before birth in any society on Earth today, nor has there been at any former time. Every human being in the United States they are granted their unalienable rights. These rights are life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. I believe each women should be able to have the c...

Running head: THE EFFECTS OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME ON INFANTSThe Effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome on InfantsPsychology of AdjustmentAbstractPrenatal exposure to alcohol can have detrimental effects throughout a child's life. The primary concerns are changes in the brain that can lead to deficien...

As a writer for a radical, feminist newspaper, and leading birth control agitator of America, Margaret Sanger held the position as an influential international leader for fifty years. Margaret Sanger was born September 14, 1879 in Corning, New York. The sixth of eleven children, Sanger believed her ...

TOXINS: HAZARDOUS OR BENEFICIAL? Toxins are present in plants and foods that we eat. Do toxins have a purpose besides simply making us sick, and if so what is their purpose? In this paper, I will focus on how toxins affect our body and how toxins evolved over the years. Research has shown tha...

Many teenagers now are very sexually active and take the risk that comes with sexual intercourse. There are many consequences that come with having sex. First of all, it can cause pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and emotional consequences too. (Edelson 50) That is why birth control is an im...

It Is A Life Not A Choice Abortion has been one of the United States' most controversial subjects.Abortion is the intentional killing of a human being before birth. About 1.6 million pregnancies end in abortion each year in the United States. Although abortion is regarded as a woma...