PSY 3010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Assisted Reproductive Technology
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In vitro fertilization (ivf: assisted reproductive technology (art, gestational carrier, surrogacy, key consideration: emotional responses to infertility. Pregnancy: pregnancy is viewed in trimesters, 3 periods of about 3 months (13-week trimesters, pregnancy tests, human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg, early signs and symptoms, missed menstrual period or slight bleeding, nausea, breast tenderness. Increased urination: sleepiness, fatigue, and emotional upset, hegar"s sign; chadwick"s sign. Continuing change in the woman"s body: uterus enlarges, breasts enlarge and are sensitive, hyperpigmentation, muscles and ligaments soften and stretch, blood volume doubles, lungs and kidneys become more efficient, weight gain: average 27. 5 pounds, skin stretches, stretch marks. Recommended weight gain during pregnancy: underweight- 28-40 pounds, normal- 25-35 pounds, overweight- 15-25 pounds, obese- 11-20 pounds. The fetus during the third trimester of pregnancy. Fetal development: first trimester, blastocyst, arrives in the uterus 4th day, attaches to wall of uterus 6th or 7th day, embryo, end of second week.
