NUTR 2050 Chapter 2: Chapter 2.doc

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Nutrition
• Course: NUTR 2050
• Professor: Simone Holligan

Document Summary

Infecund: biological inability to bear children after 1 year of unprotected intercourse. 30-50% of conceptions are lost by resorption into the uterine wall within the first 6 weeks after conception. 9% are lost by miscarriage in first 20 weeks of pregnancy. Miscarriage causes: severe defect in fetus, maternal infection, structural abnormalities of the uterus, endocrine, immunological. Endocrine: a system of ductless glands such as the thyroid, adrenal glands, ovaries and testes that produce secretion that affects body function. Immunological: having to do with immune systems and its functions in protecting the body from bacterial, viral, fungal or other infections. Sub-fertility: reduced level of fertility characterized by unusually long time to concieve or repeated early pregnancy losses. Puberty: the period of life during which humans become biologically capable of reproduction. Ova: eggs of female produced and stored in ovaries. Prostaglandis: substances that cause the uterus to contract and release the blood and nutrients stored in the uterine wall.