Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Colostrum, Vas Deferens, Teratology

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Leslie Janes

Document Summary

Should you have a child: reasons to have a child. Religious beliefs: reasons not to have a child. Becoming pregnant: enhancing the possibility intercourse just prior to or at ovulation. Ovum can be fertilized up to 24 hours after ovulation mucus. Just before and during ovulation, mucus is very slippery and wet: typically track minimum 6 month trend, temps dips slightly before ovulation, rises dramatically after ovulation-predictor urine tests other methods. Keeping sperm in the body as long as possible (man on top, lie on pillow for 1 hr) > 1 year = infertility: approximately 15% of couples, 50% of these will end up getting pregnant without help. 1 in 6 couples seek help causes complex, hard to determine unidentifiable in 15% male infertility low sperm count: anything that increases testicular temp is bad. Irregularly shaped sperm: can"t propel themselves properly low sperm motility infections can lead to scarring in the vas deferens which slows or stops sperm.