Reproductive Tract Infections

Blog #7 STD"S

What would you tell a friend or loved one who suspected that she might have an STD but was afraid to get tested?

When talking about a personal issue about having an STD is a real serious question to ask a stranger, but if it is your friend then it might not be so hard. If you have a friend who you are extremely close to then it is not so hard to tell them. I would suggest they go to the public health clinic in there county, or go to their own personal doctor if they feel comfortable with them.
Many factors of holding off on going to a doctor for treatment can actually do more harm to themselves. I would let them know they don’t know what kind of disease or virus they may have been exposed too. Not getting treatment can be really serious and if they go and get help. That is one thing that I would insist upon. If I knew them and I had the gas and time I would ask them if they would want me to go with them.
You can only suggest things to people and if they don’t want to follow ones advice, then that is all you can do.

"Live and Let Live"

Should prenatal testing be routine for all pregnant women?

Blog #6
Prenatal Testing
Well I could discuss this topic for days! One of the reasons is that all test have their risks. Urine test really are not as high on the platform of risks, but taking blood can introduce bacteria into ones bloodstream and start a whole chain of problems; however, we do have a team of antibiotic to ward off such infection, but this still goes into the bloodstream and the infant does get a dose too.

Next we have the ultrasound procedures. With ultrasound you have some risks the level of exposure in very small amounts of radiation. The exposures to radiation are very small, but still you are exposing radiation, which are accumulative of through out ones lifetime. But that is if you a frantic hung up on radiology!

Now the prenatal testing is the taking of amniotic fluid during the gestation of the pregnancy. The reason is it’s one of the most serious procedures that a woman has to make. It may be simple for a Doctor to perform in his office; however, it has very serious risks behind it. One it can induce the onset of labor, can induce a bacterial infection to the woman and the infant. There are many factors that one has to choose to decide on this procedure. Pregnancy is first already a physically and emotional time throughout the three trimesters.

Now sharing my own personal views on it, I didn’t chose to do one on my first pregnancy because I was very healthy. On my last two pregnancies I was much older. The reason for this procedure wasn’t because I worrying over the possibility of having a Downs Syndrome infant, but rather that I could not survive the physical stress on my heart and kidneys. I actually had several Obstetricians refuse to take me because I was so high risk. But eventually I found a young doctor who took me on and make me feel safe through out these last two babies.

On the my delivery dates for both babies at about the eight month for each infant, they started drawing the fluid to determine if they could survive outside of the womb. The test they were looking for the development of their lungs or fetal lung maturation. On both babies every week I went in his office to have this test preformed; however, on each one of the test I started having some minor labor pains, but my body managed to not go into labor. But on both babies when I had the third amnio synthesis test, I started into labor and was admitted into the hospital for my cesarean section. They are considered premature infants and I have had to deal with developmental issues with these children. So as with any test or procedure, one should weigh the pros and cons and I'm a firm believer in most tests during pregnancy.

But in all it was well worth it!

"Contraception and Abortion"

1. Part(A) In what ways could someone's culture, beliefs and practices influence contraceptive decision-making?

This question is a definite Yes; Someone’s cultural belief’s can play a huge factor in ones contraceptive decision. I was taught not to allow religious preference to decide my fate; however, it did play a role in my life. Catholics are very strict on the birth control and abortion practices. I have actually had to make a serious decision in my life and with my body. My best friend, who had been my childhood friend, placed a value on my body and our friendship. I was in a bad spot and I choose to term my unborn child, she placed our friendship on the bartering table. I went ahead with my decision and she didn’t speak to me for months. Later when I couldn’t understand why she did this I confronted her. She stated ending our relationship was she because she was a devout Catholic and that is the reason she ended it.

1. PART (B) Provide thorough examples based on some of your readings and your own personal experiences. What were the beliefs about birth control/contraception within your own home and family?

Growing up, I learned about being responsible for my decision of using birth control. I experience problems with my parents and I was too young. Letting them know I was using birth control only aggravated my home situation. I was able to go to such wonderful clinics as Planned Parenthood off my bus route to get birth control. I learned from how not to get pregnant as a result of this clinic.

2. Interview a woman on her decision to have children or be "childless".

Recently in the ER I had plenty of women who I could interview! One person named Jane Doe, as we will leave her anonymous. She was the oldest and left responsible for helping to raise her siblings. Her mother never used birth control and felt the more children she had to more food stamps and money the State would fund. This left a bad taste in her mouth, which affected her out, look in having children for herself. She had one child and she told me she had her tubes tied. But what brought her in the ER along with me was she felt sick. The sad new for this young women is the news came down while several of us waiting on the County Hospital to get too us. This nurse just came right out and told her she was five months pregnant. Well needless to say we all heard a painful cry because she couldn’t really even term the baby because she was to far along. So us older gals just comforted her in it would all work out. But when you are the one in that spot its little hot! She went to the sonogram to be sure she didn’t have a tubule pregnancy. I did get to her when I checked out of the ER on the 13th of February and she informed me the baby was okay.

"Luv-Sun Rain King's Super Bowl Sunday 2008"

Well I have to share this Super Bowl Sunday about Luv-Sun Rain King this late morning. I woke up and told him I was ready, he gives his little kitty moan and yawns out with the little red tongue curling upward and he off the wait till I finish my small routing in the bathroom.
I always go for the coffee and see if I feel like eating a bowl of cereal or decide if I want to cook for myself. If the newspaper is already on the breakfast table I will go and just scan the front-page section. Why this morning I want to share this story which is really so simple but to me the most beautiful site for one to see.

I’m looking down at the paper and turn to see Luv-Sun Rain King sitting facing out the window looking at the old condemn cat house which was once a lovely housing from my cats. He is posed looking like the fines Doric temple from Greece. His neck is erected long and ears slightly jiggle with the slightest sounds. He hold always his right paw bent with an arch in it, as he sits with a straight angled line from his head down to bottom. Last but not least he has his tail curved wrapping around his body.

I call out his name and he turns to me as if he say’s I still looking for them to return and goes back to posed position at the window sitting in the chair. Once I start my return to the room where I must do my homework, he starts his decent off the chair and come following me. He stops to see the toy, which is at the leg of the sofa and looks up at me with these azure eyes, which show a purplish deep blue color, begging me to just give him a throw of the old toy. Of course one cannot deny his pleasure so early in the morning. I give it a toss and off he goes so happily playing with his paws with the big pounce for his plight at catching his prey.

Soon I’m back here getting things in order to start the journey for homework and he returns to my area with the toy for one more toss and I do. When he is finished he returns by my side his and assumes his position beside me and looks up at me with those beautiful blue eyes he so posses. You can feel his emotions by the way he looks up at you, and I know he tells me how much he loves me back as I tell him the same. I have been blessed once with a great Siamese as a young adolescent but not like this in my lifetime. He is truly the one of the Greatest Siamese of my lifespan!

Have an old picture of him but my camera is broke but is soon to be repaired.

Sex Education and Abstinence-plus!

Blog 4-- I feel Sex Education should be taught in the nation’s public schools and I feel abstinence-plus should be a must!

Teenagers already know these things by the time they get in elementary. Unfortunately kids are learning these things from television, and I’m referring to the commercials. The funniest one is the “Hi my name is Bob” and he is holds is hand and arm in a erect pose. Selling new Viagra for men. Children talk among themselves at school and you can do all you can as a parent with controls and by monitoring them but you can’t catch them all. With the negative tension I received from my mother about becoming a young adolescent, I learned everything the hard way. My peers taught me more than my mother. I really hate to tell the whole truth about how my life. Growing up as a teenager was not fun.

For those you have seen the Stephen King’s movie “Carrie” I could relate to a mother making you feel pretty much off with the whole experience.

My mother on the menarche was not a good at informing me about the birds and the bee’s. In fact she was just down right bad; however, in fifth grade she signed a permission slip to have the school health teacher show all girls and if the parents wanted the boys to be present then they could also sit in the film. Later after the film the teacher came around and would answer any questions about it. We were given a pamphlet, which was a very basic diagram of the female and male genitals. But when my first period came I was left in shock at and just sent into the bathroom and told to clean up and she handed my a big pad with the elastic belt for those old timely ones!
When it came down to anything to do with sex my mother would hand me a book or an article to read and that was as far as it went.
My mother explanation of intercourse was you laid besides each other and then you just got pregnant. Nothing else was, so my concept was pretty lame. It was only until a girl in High School told me the real facts!
The real truth about sex from my mother was shame base and you didn’t have sex until you were married and if you did it before then you were pretty much going to hell.