Prolactin

Anterior pituitary gland disorders Pathophysiology The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain in a protective pocket of the sphenoid bone. The pituitary gland is about 1 cm in diameter and is divided into the anterior lobe and posterior lobe. The anterior lobe is responsible for secreting major hormones that regulates most body functions. Their secretion is regulated by hypothalamic releasing and inhibitory factors delivered via portal capillaries, and by negative feedback inhibition

Treating with medication during pregnancy is a difficult task as there are no true absolute data studies in the realm of psychiatric medications. There are many risk factors associated with pregnancy and medications. There are risks associated pre pregnancy, during and even post pregnancy effects of some medications. As noted in the text, these risks are teratogenesis on the fetus, behavioral teratogenesis, effects on developing fetus and labor and delivery, neonatal drug effects, pregnancy induced

Culture traditions a direct connection of mothers and infants. This book “Ancient Bodies, Modern Customs, and Our Health’ is about the tradition or culture of mother and infants and how their health is affected. The author is Elizabeth D. Whitaker is an anthropology researcher and lecturer and writer. Whitaker earned her bachelor’s degree from Duke University, master from University of Minnesota, and Ph.D from Emory University. I believe the author followed anthropological theory and methods in

Summary: Johnson and Johnson’s is a multi-billion dollar company that has been around for 129 years. The company was founded in 1886 by Robert Wood Johnson joined his brothers James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson to create a line of ready-to-use surgical dressings in 1885. The company produced its first products in 1886 and incorporated in 1887 (Johnson).Since then the company has built a reputation on its “Credo”. Simply stated, the first responsibility is to the doctors, nurses, patients

The effects of kidney failure on erectile dysfunction Impotence is defined as "male erectile dysfunction, that is, the inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance." (1) Age, smoking and metabolic disorders are some of the major risk factors for ED. Kidney failure is a medical condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter waste products from the blood (2) and is also a risk factor for developing ED. ED’s prevalence is estimated to be approximately

There are many benefits for the mother that come with breastfeeding as well, not just the baby. Breastfeeding releases good hormones, such as Oxytocin and Prolactin, which make you feel a strong sense of love and attachment to the baby, and help you relax to focus on caring for it. Breastfeeding provides many health benefits even beyond the immense emotional satisfaction that is often felt, mothers will recover from childbirth quickly and with less postpartum bleeding, have reduced chances of having

In addition, the article “ The Chemical Imbalance in Mental Health Problems” written by Carver J. M. recommends that when dopamine rises beyond the brain can process, a person may experience auditory hallucinations. It may be hearing voices, seeing things or combination of both. Initially, our inner thoughts only can be heard inside our body but due to high levels of dopamine these “voices” begin to talk with us known to decrease our self-esteem, makes us to do something, or sexual topics. Besides

Babies can enter this world in one of two ways: Pregnant women can have either a vaginal birth or a surgical delivery by Caesarean section, but the ultimate goal is to safely give birth to a healthy baby. Vaginal or natural births are the most common method with 73% of births in Australia happening in this way (Malek A, 2013). Caesarean surgery is the delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the abdomen and uterus, and a natural birth is where the baby comes out through the vagina. Caesarean

Oocyte production and quality Recent experimental animal studies report that BPA exposure affects oocyte quality, fertilization, and maturation (overview in Table 1), which is consistent with the previous findings (Peretz, et al., 2014). Low-dose BPA (50 μg/kg) was given orally to adult C57BL/6J mice and significantly decreased the percentage of fertilized oocytes without any ovulation changes (Moore-Ambriz et al., 2015). In the in vitro studies, it was reported that BPA treatment decreased meiosis

Osmoregulation Field Assignment Osmoregulation is the process in which an organism balances the uptake and loss of water and solutes, on a cellular level, in an attempt to maintain homeostasis (Campbell and Reece, 2009). In osmoregulation, the regulation of osmotic pressure is the way in which organisms prevent their fluid from becoming to concentrated or diluted. The osmotic pressure, generated by the net movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane, driven by differences in solute