Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Infertility, Placenta, Amniocentesis
19 Apr 2014
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Test strip changes colour if hcg is present meaning you are pregnant: pregnancy tests measure hcg in the urine and it is recommended that you do a test first thing in the morning, hcg is also detected in the blood at the time of missed period and thereafter, for blood tests it doesn"t matter what time of day you do it at as hcg will not vary. Teratogen: a substance that produces defects in a fetus: will cause a toxic gestational environment, legal drugs (nicotine, alcohol, illegal drugs (heroine, prescription medications (steroids, natural health products (excess vitamin a, botanical medicines, food (mercury in fish, shellfish, list of not recommended fish. Dads and drugs: toxins ingestion can lead to infertility, drugs can damage sperm and their genetic content, may affect sperm count, may affect sperm mobility/motility, may affect sperms ability to penetrate the egg.
