Taking it to the Net


1		Celeste and her husband, Anton, have been trying to conceive for over a year, and have been unsuccessful. After ruling out a number of other factors which might prevent the couple from conceiving, Celeste was diagnosed with endometriosis. What is endometriosis? How might this condition prevent a woman from becoming pregnant?http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/endomet.htm



2		Keri is preparing for a series of prenatal tests. She is unsure about what kinds of tests will be performed, and what kinds of conditions these tests might identify. What prenatal tests are available to pregnant women? Who would be good candidates for each test? What are the potential risks associated with each test? http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/prenatal_tests.html



3		Kamilah, who is pregnant, has been learning about genetic disorders in her child development class. Her instructor briefly described a number of chromosomal disorders that cause one's biological sex to be ambiguous. What are some of these disorders? If Kamilah's child has such a disorder, how might she help her child cope with it? http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/genetic/turner.html

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