Bale,+Michael

Michael Bale

1. The M/F reproductive system has endured many things from man kind. originally it was for the purpose of creating offspring and that was it. The pleasure relating to it has transformed it into a method of pleasure in todays society. Through contraception methods we have defeated its purpose in creating children leaving just the pleasure aspect. This aspect has become a basis for advertizing, and sources of money in many ways. The priginal purpose is still used but the system has been in our own way transformed to a pleasure sourse and for some, nothing more.

2. The reproductive system has many peices and aspects. It ebgins with the male, with the production of sperm and the sperm travel through the system recieveing nutrielnts and fluids from the glands, moving into the female where the egg has taken its own journey through the falopian tubes and into the uterous. there it implants and waits to grow and develope into a baby. if any area of this process goes wrong the entire rest of the process fails. For example. If the prostate gland has a problem the sperm will die form the acididty of the vagina. Any

Mike Bale 12/3/09 Mrs. Halpern Period 3
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Seasonale

Seasonale was first developed by Barr Pharmaceuticals in collaboration with Eastern Virginia Medical School. Seasonale was approved by the FDA on September 5, 2003. The manufacturer claimed that it would cost $1 a pill. On May 22, 2007 Lybrel, a generic for seasonale, was approved by the FDA and is currently in circulation.
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Seasonale is an oral pill that releases hormonal messages to block ovulation and shedding of the menstrual lining. It hardens cervical mucus and makes it difficult for the egg to implant. Seasonale requires a prescription from your doctor.
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Seasonale releases the hormones estrogen and progesterone which prevent the woman form ovulating. instead of having periods the woman will ahve a pill period which is 4 times a year and akes the place of a period where menstrual bleeding takes place. It hardens the cervical mucus and make sit difficult for eggs to implant.
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Seasonale is a prescription and costs about $100 -$200 for 3 months depending on insurance coverage.
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Seasonale is taken once a day at the same time. Taken with or without food. when taken properly it is approximatly 99% effective but missing a dose will increase chances of pregnancy depending on the doses missed. if a pill is missed 2 pills may be taken on the day that you remember. Do not exeed this number and the following day after you remember continue with one a day.
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Seasonale can be taken by any one who is sexually active but seasonale does not prevent STI's so if you have multiple partners you may want to also use a condom to halp protect against STI's. Seasonale is best used for people with only one partner.
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Advantages: No set up before hand. No or reduced menstrual symptoms Not permanent does not decrease pleasure
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Disadvantages: requires memory to take pill (human error) does not protect against STI's does not completely get rid of menstrual symptoms.
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Bibliography http://www.womanswellnesscenter.com/deskarticle1105.html
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http://www.drugs.com/seasonale.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_cycle_combined_hormonal_contraceptive