The menstrual cycle explained and how oral contraceptives work. Click on this website link to go through the interactive- do both without oral contraceptives and with oral contraceptives. Please remember that oral contraceptives is a treatment option for helping regulate menstrual cycles which can be very erratic for the early years of puberty. Additionally, oral contraceptive is one of the treatments that help address dysmenorrhea, painful cramping that occurs with the shedding of the endometrium. This is due to the effect of prostaglandins. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/sfeature/sf_cycle.swf
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Bio Ninja sings the In Vitro Song- good for revision |
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/misunderstood-geniuses-world-science-festival/
Puberty before ten the new normal?In the NYTimes magazine, scientists and parents discuss signs of early puberty in girls. Scientists dispute causes and possible fall out. Correlation and causation implications in this paper and topic is worthy of bioethics discussion on many levels. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/magazine/puberty-before-age-10-a-new-normal.html?_r=1&hpw=&pagewanted=all
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