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How pregnancy happens.

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  • #52
    R0ot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,473 ✭✭✭R0ot


    That vid was excellent.


  • #53
    Ghost Girl
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭Ghost Girl


    Brilliant - send it to the schools cause some schools still dance around the topic! I'll never forget my biology teacher telling the class "and pregnancy doesn't happen straight away - trust me im a mother of 5"....but she never went into detail!


  • #54
    Phototoxin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭Phototoxin


    It's quite informative, witty, slick, and well targeted.
    It's also quite sexist. The constant putting down of the male character, along with the rather misleading "the egg then decides which sperm", which suggests some thought process (these are single haploid cells, not capable of thought, decision or even beating Jordan at a game of chess) suggests an element of empowerment to the female character. Ultimately, this is aimed at young women to whom this sexist slant is hardly likely to offend, and may even prove attractive by showing an empowered, intelligent and witty female character besting a dim and childish male one.
    It's a good piece of work, but hardly suitable for teaching guys. The weak male character will just turn them off and make it far less effective. It would be analogous to having Alex Ferguson teach women about putting on a condom. That said, most guys of the age at which this is aimed wouldn't be too interested in the topic anyway, so it's not really all that important.

    I concur with the sexist slant. However its also slightly inaccurate as it states that you aren't pregnant until the embryo has implanted into the uterus.


  • #55
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    A woman is not consider pregant until implantion occurs she may have concieved but is not considered pregnant until that happens.


  • #56
    Phototoxin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭Phototoxin


    you can be pregnant without the embryo implanting in the uterus.


  • #57
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    No you can't that is not how medically pregnancy is measured.
    Post conception contraception does not end pregnancy.


  • #58
    Phototoxin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭Phototoxin


    Yes you can. Etopic pregnancy ?

    Anyway the point of the thead is to explain how pregancy happens and I suppose the video does do it in a slightly biased way.

    I've not mentioned contraception.


  • #59
    The_Minister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    Etopic pregnancy is where the embryo implants in the wrong place (fallopean tubes etc.).

    Thaedydal is right when she says that normally you aren't considered pregnant until implantation.
    There is however some disagreement on this point. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beginning_of_pregnancy_controversy, but in general most medical authorities choose implantation as their benchmark.


  • #60
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    And certain religous agencys will say life/pregnancy begins at conception.


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  • #61
    Phototoxin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭Phototoxin


    Thaedydal is right when she says that normally you aren't considered pregnant until implantation.

    I'm not contesting that. Infact that's what I said but i also pointed out that you can have an ectopic pregnancy.
    And certain religous agencys will say life/pregnancy begins at conception.

    In my experience they say life begins at conception as opposed to pregnancy begins at conception otherwise why have 2 different terms.


  • #62
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    Pregnancy is an altered state which starts when an embryo implants and the woman's body starts to created different hormoans and chemicals to facliate the growth of the embryo.


  • #63
    JC 2K3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,794 ✭✭✭JC 2K3


    So is an ectopic pregnancy really pregnancy?


  • #64
    Abi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,058 ✭✭✭✭Abi


    An ectopic pregnancy is a complication of pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the uterine wall.

    Once there is implantation, regardless of where / whether it goes full term, or miscarraige occurs - it is still a pregnancy.


  • #65
    ArthurGuinness
    Registered Users Posts: 325 ✭✭ArthurGuinness


    This may sound vulgar but there is an english sex ed video on the go. Where they inserted a camera with a light on it into a vagina and also put on the penis shaft and you can see inside the body. They also connected sensors to both the males and female's body so you can see exactly how our body chages and reacts during sex its a wierd but good watch i may find a link.


  • #66
    ForTheLoveOf_Fi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭ForTheLoveOf_Fi


    funny :)


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  • #67
    heavymetalrock
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭heavymetalrock


    the video was very good, i really learn something, thank you:):):):)


  • #68
    mayblue
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭mayblue


    hahahahahaha that was hilarious.... very well explained though


  • #69
    The Volt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    If only all penises had buzzers.


  • #70
    blahblahblah.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 67 ✭✭blahblahblah.


    i thought it was really good


    they should really show that in sex-ed classes


  • #71
    Aoifey!
    Registered Users Posts: 4,571 ✭✭✭Aoifey!


    I like it, funny and informative.


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  • #72
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Pregnancy (latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, inside the uterus of a female. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets. Human pregnancy is the most studied of all mammalian pregnancies. Obstetrics is the surgical field that studies and cares for high risk pregnancy. Midwifery is the non-surgical field that cares for pregnancy and pregnant women.

    Childbirth usually occurs about 38 weeks after fertilization (conception), i.e., approximately 40 weeks from the last normal menstrual period (LNMP) in humans. The date of delivery is considered normal medically if it falls within two weeks of the calculated date. The calculation of this date involves the assumption of a regular 28-day period. Thus, pregnancy lasts almost nine months.

    The exact definition of the English word “pregnancy” is a subject of political controversy, but it is not a matter of substantial controversy in the medical community.


    Hope that helps


  • #73
    lynnsback
    Registered Users Posts: 174 ✭✭lynnsback


    That was really good. I thought I knew it all about women's fertility and the cycle. Obviously not! Cool video.


  • #74
    tatabubbly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭tatabubbly


    Jesus that was actually quite interesting!


  • #75
    da_shivsta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭da_shivsta


    that was funny :) informative, and I don't see why people think it was sexist. It was just a dumb one and a smart one. Like, it just happened that they were one male and one female character. Isn't it stereotypical that the female be blonde and dumb?
    If they were two males, people would say something about gay undertones or something. Lighten up everyone!


  • #76
    JC 2K3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,794 ✭✭✭JC 2K3


    And if the female was dumb, complaints about it being sexist would be likely considered perfectly legitimate....


  • #77
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    Well, it's not a man and a woman, it's a penis and a vagina, and I know a fair few men who would call their penis pretty feckin' stupid...


  • #78
    JC 2K3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,794 ✭✭✭JC 2K3


    Indeed.


  • #79
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,170 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    And many women would have pretty dopey vaginas too. Both let their crotches get them into trouble. So there we have it, so maybe back to the topic at hand?

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • #80
    lynsalot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 407 ✭✭lynsalot


    So if the sperm sits around the pool lazing about, having a great time. Ya know going the jacuzzi, working up a tan, sipping cocktails, it must be a pain in the hole to hit the end of a condom lol

    My vagina has a guest list, no trainers, smart dress, members only (ha excuse the pun) in all seriousness that was a good video.


  • #81
    *giggles*
    Closed Accounts Posts: 930 ✭✭✭*giggles*


    Good vid, better than the one's in school anyway, where Miriam O Callaghan narrates *shudders*. Take a close look at the presenters, look very closely, look even closlier.....there!


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  • #82
    MD!
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭MD!


    im glad im not the only one who feels like they learned something about sex from a cartoon. wtf is wrong with us? why is the mechanics of pregneancy such a surprise to most adults?


  • #83
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    Because we do not have a proper comprehensive reproductoin, sex and sexuality and sexual health education program in our schools.


  • #84
    Blackdrag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 44 ✭Blackdrag


    why couldnt they show this in schools?


  • #85
    ztoical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,788 ✭✭✭ztoical


    Blackdrag wrote: »
    why couldnt they show this in schools?

    Because parents complain....don't think it's not true, my mother is a GP and has offered every year to come to my old secondary school and do a talk on sexual health and family planning as she's seen not only a high number of pregnant teens from the school but an increase in STI's among young people in the area and has been told each year no and the reason given is that some parents would object. She's offered to speak to just 6th year students, most of whom would be 18, has said students of parents who object could sit out but they always say no.

    The level of sex education seems to depend on the school you go to. A few years back there was a thread in one of the forums on boards asking about peoples sex education in school and it really is all over the place. There doesn't seem to be one set guideline followed by all schools. Some people got great sex education covering everything from pregnancy to STI's and everything in between, some got the basics, sex=babies, and some got nothing.


  • #86
    Blackdrag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 44 ✭Blackdrag


    Yes but its got to be worth a look if even most adults on this forum have learnt something new...


  • #87
    flutterflye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,538 ✭✭✭flutterflye


    I am shocked that anything in this video would be news to anyone over 18/19.

    What the hell does that say about our sex ed programmes?!


  • #88
    Morag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,427 ✭✭✭Morag


    That they are nearly non existent and where they do happen they are pared away to nothing useful.


  • #89
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    Post deleted - please note this is the Personal Issues forum and there is zero tolerance for muppetry here.

    If you haven't already done so, please take the time to read the [URL=" http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056181484"]forum rules[/URL] in the charter.

    Many thanks.


  • #90
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,773 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    ztoical wrote: »
    Because parents complain....don't think it's not true, my mother is a GP and has offered every year to come to my old secondary school and do a talk on sexual health and family planning as she's seen not only a high number of pregnant teens from the school but an increase in STI's among young people in the area and has been told each year no and the reason given is that some parents would object. She's offered to speak to just 6th year students, most of whom would be 18, has said students of parents who object could sit out but they always say no.

    The level of sex education seems to depend on the school you go to. A few years back there was a thread in one of the forums on boards asking about peoples sex education in school and it really is all over the place. There doesn't seem to be one set guideline followed by all schools. Some people got great sex education covering everything from pregnancy to STI's and everything in between, some got the basics, sex=babies, and some got nothing.

    Heavens, I was in school in the 60s and by the time I was 16 had had 3 lots of school sex education (puberty, biology classes and actual sex education), plus talks by a local doctor at the church youth club! That was in the UK.


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  • #91
    GreenerGrasss
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭GreenerGrasss


    Wow. Every day's a school day.

    That was really informative. I'm on the pill and pretty religious about taking it daily. This just makes me even more paranoid about getting pregnant !!

    I wonder if there's a cool, illustrative video about how the pill works. Graphic animated teaching is just so much easier to understand !!


  • #92
    Mr. Loverman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,001 ✭✭✭Mr. Loverman


    This video isn't totally accurate.

    Pre-cum has been proven in academic studies to contain no sperm.

    The problem with the withdrawal method is men pulling out too late.


  • #93
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Mr. Loverman wrote: »
    This video isn't totally accurate.

    Pre-cum has been proven in academic studies to contain no sperm.

    The problem with the withdrawal method is men pulling out too late.

    Actually if a man ejaculated before hand there can be residual sperm that can mix with pre cum.


  • #94
    Mr. Loverman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,001 ✭✭✭Mr. Loverman


    ggghhhhh wrote: »
    Actually if a man ejaculated before hand there can be residual sperm that can mix with pre cum.

    For sure, but normal pre-cum is sterile.


  • #95
    croi115
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭croi115


    why does this ask me to download an exe file?


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