FEMALE PREGNANCY

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 12-year-old Dutch girl went into labor while on a school field
trip. Neither she nor her family were previously aware that she was
pregnant. Teachers rushed the girl to Groningen Hospital in a
northern part of the Netherlands, where she gave birth to a healthy
baby.
Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl born in 1933, began menstruating
at the age of eight months, was tragically raped as a 5-year-old
and gave birth at six years, five months. She is the youngest
confirmed mother in medical history. Medina is still alive today. Her
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 PREGNANCY
The state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus
within the female body. This condition can be indicated by
positive results on an over-the-counter urine test, and
confirmed through a blood test, ultrasound, detection of
fetal heartbeat, or an X-ray. Pregnancy lasts for about
nine months, measured from the date of the woman's last
menstrual period (LMP). It is conventionally divided into
three trimesters, each roughly three months long.

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 REASON WHY TEENAGERS GET PREGNANT ( Conservative MP:
Amber Rudd)
Some, particularly those who are 18 and 19, have made a
decision to have a baby because they are in a stable relationship and
want to start a family, as was the norm for this age group not so many
decades ago.
For others, reasons include: contraception failure, not thinking,
getting caught up in the moment, believing they couldn’t get pregnant,
not feeling comfortable obtaining contraception, being drunk, feeling
pressured to have unprotected sex, and being too embarrassed to ask
a partner to use contraception. Many of these responses, particularly
for young teenagers, do not portray a young person in control and
making their own choices.
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 In order for
pregnancy to happen,
How does sperm needs to meet up
with an egg. Pregnancy
pregnancy officially starts when a
fertilized egg implants in

happen? the lining of the uterus. It

takes up to 2-3 weeks
after sex for pregnancy to
happen.
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 It all starts with sperm
cells and an egg.

How do
Sperm are microscopic cells
that are made in testicles.
Sperm mixes with other fluids

people get to make semen (cum), which

comes out of

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the penisduring ejaculation.
Millions and millions of sperm
come out every time you
ejaculate — but it only takes 1
sperm cell to meet with an egg
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 Eggs live in ovaries, and the hormones that
control your menstrual cycle cause a few eggs to
mature every month. When your egg is mature, it
means it’s ready to be fertilized by a sperm cell. These
hormones also make the lining of your uterus thick and
spongy, which gets your body ready for pregnancy.

About halfway through your menstrual cycle, one

mature egg leaves the ovary — called ovulation — and
travels through the fallopian tube towards your uterus.
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 The egg hangs out for about 12-24 hours,
slowly moving through the fallopian tube, to see
if any sperm are around.

If semen gets in the vagina, the sperm cells

can swim up through the cervix and uterusand
into the fallopian tubes, looking for an egg. They
have up to 6 days to find an egg before they die.

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 When a sperm cell joins with an egg, it’s called
fertilization. Fertilization doesn’t happen right away.
Since sperm can hang out in your uterus and
fallopian tube for up to 6 days after sex, there’s up
to 6 days between sex and fertilization.
If a sperm cell does join up with your egg, the
fertilized egg moves down the fallopian tube toward
the uterus. It begins to divide into more and more
cells, forming a ball as it grows. The ball of cells
(called a blastocyst) gets to the uterus about 3–4
days after fertilization. F I L
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 The ball of cells floats in the uterus for another 2–3 days. If
the ball of cells attaches to the lining of your uterus, it’s called
implantation — when pregnancy officially begins. Implantation
usually starts about 6 days after fertilization, and takes about 3-4
days to complete. The embryo develops from cells on the inside of
the ball. The placenta develops from the cells on the outside of the
ball.
When a fertilized egg implants in the uterus, it releases
pregnancy hormones that prevent the lining of your uterus from
shedding — that’s why people don’t get periods when they’re
pregnant. If your egg doesn’t meet up with sperm, or a fertilized
egg doesn’t implant in your uterus, the thick lining of your uterus
isn’t needed and it leaves your body during your period. Up to half
of all fertilized eggs naturally don’t implant in the uterus — they
pass out of your body during
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 Common signs and symptoms

What are of pregnancy can include:

•Missed period
•Swollen or tender breasts
early •Nausea and/or vomiting
•Feeling tired

pregnancy •Bloating
•Constipation
•Peeing more often than usual
symptoms •Some early pregnancy
symptoms can sometimes feel

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During the first trimester, you’ll probably have lots of body changes,
including:
Tiredness
Tender, swollen breasts
Morning sickness
Cravings or distaste for certain foods
Mood swings
Constipation
Needing to pee more often
Headache
Heartburn
Weight gain or loss
Most of these symptoms go away when you get to the second trimester. This is when your
belly gets bigger and you’ll feel the fetus move. You may also notice:
Body aches
Stretch marks
Darkening
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A line on your skin running from your belly button to pubic bone
Patches of darker skin
Numb or tingling hands
Itching on your abdomen, palms, and feet
Swelling of your ankles, fingers, or face
In the third trimester, some of the same symptoms may continue.
You may also experience:
Shortness of breath
Needing to pee even more often
Haemorrhoids
Your breasts leaking a watery pre-milk called colostrum
Your belly button sticking out
Trouble sleeping
The baby "dropping" or moving lower in your abdomen
Contractions
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