Here are my notes on this topic:
1. Conception
- Trying to conceive
- 2 healthy people
- unprotected sex
- 25%
- Increase odds
- know when ovulate
- not always easy
- if cycle regular
- start 5-6 days before ovulation
- sex every 2-3 days
- abstain from ejaculating for 2-3 days
- every day abstain
- sperm count increases
- sperm mobility decrease
- best compromise: wait 1 day
- sex every other day
- if cycle is irregular
- any time is equally likely
- know when ovulate
- Trying NOT to conceive
- Abstinence
- Barrier methods
- condoms
- diaphragm
- cervical cap
- contraceptive sponge
- Short-acting hormones
- birth control pills
- vaginal ring
- skin patch
- injections
- Long-acting hormones
- Last for 3-10x
- copper IUD (ParaGard)
- hormonal IUD (Mirena)
- Implant (Nexplanon)
- Sterilization
- tubal ligation
- vasectomy
- Awareness
- rhythm method (calendar)
- After
- morning-after pill
2. When does life begin?
- potential
- fertilization
- zygote
- cleavage
- morula
- blastula
- implantation
- secretes HPL
- 2 weeks, may miss period
- viability
- week 24 = 50%; week 26 = 85%; week 39 = 98%
- birth
3. When does life end?
- mirror
- feather
- Balfour’s test
- Not yet dead
- vegetative state
- persistent vegetative state
- permanent vegetative state
- clinically dead
- resuscitation
- Brain dead
4. Dying
Pre-dying
- Agonal stage
- lack of oxygen
Process of Dying
- Pallor mortis
- Algor mortis
- Rigor mortis
- Livor mortis
- Putrefaction
- Liquefaction
- Skeletonization
5. What now
- Death certificate
- Manners of death
- Burial options
- Stages of grief
