Plan B

In The Two Articles It Was About How In New York City They Launched A Program That Would Put The Plan B And The Morning After Pill In More Than A Dozen City Schools. A Program Called CATCH (Connecting Adolescents to Comprehensive Healthcare) Offers Students Healthcare Have Been Providing Services Offering Oral Birth Control And Plan B Pills. In 2011 CATCH Became Apart Of Five New York City Schools And This Year They Have Became Apart Of 13 Schools. These Schools Were Choosen Because They Are In Areas With No Nearby Clinics Or These Schools Have A High Teen Pregnancy Rate. Eventhough Schools HAve Been Offering Condoms For Years CATCH Is The First To Offer A Pill Like This. The Program Works To Give Nurses A Fuller Range Of Options. Although The Program Offered Opt Out Options There Were No Negative Comments They Only Had A Few Opt Outs. The Articles Goes On To Decribe The Plan B Pill And How It Effects Women’s Bodies. This Is What A Plan B Pill Looks Like  . The Menstrual Cycle In Women

The menstrual cycle, under the control of the endocrine system, is necessary for reproduction. It is commonly divided into three phases: the follicular phase, ovulation, and the luteal phase. It is also occasionally misclassified using the uterine cycle: menstruation, proliferative phase, and secretory phase. Menstrual cycles are counted from the first day of menstrual bleeding. Hormonal contraception interferes with the normal hormonal changes with the aim of preventing reproduction.Stimulated by gradually increasing amounts of estrogen in the follicular phase, discharges of blood (menses) slow then stop, and the lining of the uterus thickens. Follicles in the ovary begin developing under the influence of a complex interplay of hormones, and after several days one or occasionally two become dominant (non-dominant follicles atrophy and die). Approximately mid-cycle, 24–36 hours after the Luteinizing Hormone (LH) surges, the dominant follicle releases an ovum, or egg in an event called ovulation. After ovulation, the egg only lives for 24 hours or less without fertilization while the remains of the dominant follicle in the ovary become a corpus luteum; this body has a primary function of producing large amounts of progesterone. Under the influence of progesterone, the endometrium (uterine lining) changes to prepare for potential implantation of an embryo to establish a pregnancy. If implantation does not occur within approximately two weeks, the corpus luteum will involute, causing sharp drops in levels of both progesterone and estrogen. These hormone drops cause the uterus to shed its lining and egg in a process termed menstruation.In the menstrual cycle, changes occur in the female reproductive system as well as other systems (which lead to breast tenderness or mood changes, for example). A woman’s first menstruation is termed menarche, and occurs typically around age 12-13. The average age of menarche is about 12.5 years in the United States, 12.72 in Canada, 12.9 in the UK and 13.06 ± 0.10 years in Iceland. The end of a woman’s reproductive phase is called the menopause, which commonly occurs somewhere between the ages of 45 and 55. Here Is The Link To A Youtube Video Summarzing The female Reproductive System http://youtu.be/SkcddD0LGlM