the part of the response cycle period of return to the unaroused state, which may last 10 to 15 minutes after orgasm, or longer if there is no orgasm.

 Rapid Ejaculation

 when a man is unable to delay ejaculation long enough to satisfy his partner.

a system of ideas, attitudes, and beliefs about the worth of an entity or concept that consciously or unconsciously bind together the members of the family in a common culture.

the potential or actual ability to change the behavior of other family members

consists of husband provider, a wife who stays home and children.

 related to the lack of information about timing of ovulation.

refers to a symptom complex associated with the luteal phase of a menstrual cycle (2 weeks before onset of menses).

 change of life, refers to the host of psychologic and physical alterations that occur around the time of menopause

a devastating event and is not well understood, although family history is a major influencing factor.

a method of contraception and, partly changing values and the increased risk of infection with intercourse.

 withdrawal, is one of the oldest and least reliable methods of contraception. This method requires that the male withdraw from the female’s vagina when he feels that ejaculation is impending

 inserted into the vagina before intercourse and destroys sperm by disrupting the cell membrane.

a barrier method that consists of a steel band that forms a ring and is covered with rubber so that when the diaphragm is inserted, the ring lodges high in the vagina with the rubber covering the cervix.

male sterilization which is achieved through a relatively minor surgical procedure severing the vas deferens in both sides of the scrotum.

used in Lamaze and Bradley methods where the woman is taught to become familiar with sensation of contracting and relaxing the voluntary muscle groups throughout her body.

provide the body’s primary source of energy as well s fiber necessary for proper bowel functioning.

persistent craving and eating of substances such as ice, freezer frost and other nonnutritive substances.

the inability to achieve a pregnancy within a stipulated period of time, usually a year.

graafian follicle ruptures allowing the ovum to enter the fallopian tube and be carried in the direction of the uterus.

fetaprotein-the beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin and lactate dehydrogease, and considered a marker that indcates the presence of nonseminomatous disease.

located between the labia minora, tissue which is essentially erectile.

a hollow, muscular, thick walled organ shape like an upside down pear.

increased vascularization that causes the softening of the cervix and blue-purple discoloration of the cervix (Chadwick’s sign).

essential factor for the synthesis of prothrombin, and its function is related to normal blood clotting.

group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by a defect in the synthesis of the alpha or beta chains in the hemoglobin molecule.

he or she is self supporting and living away from home, married, pregnant, or in the military.

abortion-bleeding and cramping increased and the internal cervical os dilates.

the membranous joints of the fetal skull which are unite the cranial bones.

located between the parietal bones, divides the skull into left and right halves, runs anteroposteriorly, connecting the two fontanelles.

the strength of the uterine contraction during acme.

the mean FHR during a 10 minute period.

a FHR BL greater than 160 bpm for at least a 10 minute period.

temporary and reversible loss of sensation produced by injecting an anesthetic agent into an area that will bring the agent into direct contact with nervous tissue.

provides perineal anesthesia for the second stage of labor, birth, and episiotomy repair.