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Chapter 5: Reproductive Health

Prepregnancy and Prenatal Care
This Web site is provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
Based on the information provided by this site and on information from two other sources of your choice, write an essay on why pregnant women should not drink alcohol. Cite your sources.
Visit the Drinking and Your Pregnancy_NIAAA web site
Infertility
What are the options for infertile couples? These fact sheets prepared by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine provide a variety of types of information from adoption to infertility procedures.
Select one of the infertility options from the Web site and report to your class how a couple in your area would obtain this procedure. Start by contacting your local hospital or OB/GYN. Include information on cost, time, insurance, and success rates.
Visit the American Society of Reproductive Medicine web site
Contraception
Deciding which type of contraceptive is right for you involves knowing how contraceptives work.
After reading the descriptions of the various methods of contraception discussed on this Planned Parenthood Web site, rate the pros and cons of three methods you would consider using.
Visit the Planned Parenthood web site

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