Legalization, public funding, and public legitimacy have contributed to a significant rise in abortions in the United States since 1970 (see Figure 4-1). The proportion of pregnant women who legally terminate their pregnancy has risen steadily, from 19 percent in 1973 to 30 percent in 1979, an increase of 58 percent in six years.2 As […]
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Plateau Phase
During the plateau phase, the vaginal orgasmic platform develops, and the uterus elevates. In a postmenopausal woman these changes occur to a somewhat lesser degree than before menopause (Masters & Johnson, 1966). Orgasm Phase Contractions of the orgasmic platform and the uterus continue to occur at orgasm, although the number of these contractions is typically […]
Inguinal Hernia
An inguinal hernia (ING-gwuh-nul HER-nee-uh) is caused when the intestine pushes through the opening in the abdominal wall into the inguinal canal (the inguinal canal was originally used by the testes when they descended into the scrotum shortly before birth). This can happen during heavy lifting or straining. When it does, the intestine pushes down […]
Socialist agendas and family reform
In charting the transformation of patriarchal forms in twentieth — century China, Stacey (1983:181, 254) describes a close connection between political agendas and family and household forms in a rather different context. Unlike in Iran, it was not western reforms that were under attack but feudal practices as embodied in Confucian patriarchy. While claiming that […]
Other Conditions That Affect the Male Reproductive Organs
Other conditions may also affect the male reproductive organs, including steroid use, hernias, and hydoceles. Over the last few years, steroids have become a controversial topic as more and more male athletes disclose past steroid use. In 2005, congressional hearings began to evaluate steroid use in major league baseball. We will discuss this more in […]
Acceptance and Mistrust
Anita Mayer, a middle-class resident of rural Texas and mother to four children, used a garden image to explain her view of parenting: “I think children are like plants, that they’re predestined flowers to whatever they’re supposed to be, and you’re just the good gardener who provides a decent environment, . . . and they […]
«What Moves Me Away from Porn?”
Identifying My Inhibitors The checklist below can help you determine what factors reduce the likelihood of your either developing or maintaining a serious involvement with porn. Put a check (✓) next to each item with which you agree: __ I lack easy access to porn and want to keep it that way. __ I find […]
A comment on method
Before I describe the data that I rely on it is important to make a comment on methodological issues associated with the measurement of ‘unmet need’. I have used surveys to assess reproductive processes in my own work, however, because of my experiences with surveys, I find it important that careful consideration be given to […]
Male hormonal contraception
The concentration of testosterone is many times greater in the testes than in serum. Unlike in other androgen-dependent organs, such as the prostate and seminal glands, a multiple of the serum concentration in the testes is also necessary for normal functioning (spermatogenesis). Grateful use is made of this phenomenon in research into a male contraceptive. […]
Data Review
ICT & Gender at Professional Level in Germany. We retrieved exemplary data from the annual survey of the German Institute for Employment Research (IAB)3, which monitors the development of unemployment and professions subjected to social insurance contributions. The IAB provides the following data for women and men employed as data processing professional, and computer scientists […]