After weeks' worth of rapid cell development, one of the biggest baby development milestones during this week is that your baby is taking on a much more distinct form. During your fifth week worth of pregnancy, here are some of the things that are happening inside of you:

• Your baby's heart and his or her circulatory system are both taking shape. There is now a bulge that indicates where the heart is developing within your baby. By the time the fifth week of your pregnancy has ended, your baby is already experiencing forming of his or her earliest blood vessels.
• The umbilical cord is now working to replace the baby's yolk sac. This umbilical cord works alongside the placenta as a means for bringing nutrition as well as oxygen to your baby as well as to remove any wastes from the placenta.
• At five weeks of pregnancy, your baby is approximately the length of a pen tip, which is about 1/17 of an inch, and he or she is growing quite rapidly every single day.

In addition to these baby development milestones, your body is also experiencing changes as well. Although externally the latter half of your pregnancy is going to be more dramatic to the world, the beginning weeks of your pregnancy are going to include some of the most dramatic changes internally for you. All of the systems within your pregnant body are changing in order to help your new baby with his or her development. During the fifth week of your pregnancy, you may begin to notice some of the following things:

• Are you feeling more fatigued than usual? Your body is producing a lot more blood than usual in order to carry nutrients and oxygen to your growing baby. This increase in blood is likely to be especially high during your fifth week of pregnancy, and this is going to place demands on the circulation in your body. Your heart rate, in turn, is going to increase in order to keep the pace, and this could potentially cause headaches, fatigue and dizziness.
• At your fifth week of pregnancy, you may also be experiencing a number of other symptoms indicating early pregnancy including more frequent urination and mood swings. You may also experience heightened sense of smell, nausea and breast changes. Most women do begin to experience some symptoms for the first time during their fifth week of pregnancy, but every single pregnancy is unique. Some symptoms may end up appearing later, and other symptoms may never appear at all.
• Around your fifth week of pregnancy, your placenta is going to grow, securing to the uterus while supporting and nourishing your baby and this may cause some light spotting.

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The fourth week, when it comes to baby development milestones, is one of the biggest. Why? This is the week that you are likely going to miss your period, which means that it will be the week that you start wondering about whether or not you are pregnant. Here are some of the things that are going to be going on during this period of time, and the baby development milestones that you can look forward to.

• When you reach your fourth week of pregnancy, the growing baby's body has three different distinct layers, and all of his or her organs are going to develop from these three unique layers.
• Between the third and the fourth weeks of pregnancy, one of the greatest baby development milestones is that your baby is growing to the point where it is as long as the head of a pin, which is about 1/25 of an inch in length.

The Placenta

During the fourth week of your pregnancy, one of the biggest baby development milestones relates to the placenta. This is something that is responsible for carrying nutrients from your body into the baby's body, and this is the week when it begins its formation. It is made primarily from the tissues of the baby, but it gets help from some of the cells in your body.

• At four weeks of pregnancy, your placenta is going to continue to thicken, and it will do so until you reach around the fourth month of your pregnancy.
• The placenta is designed to be able to match up with the needs of your body and your baby, providing nutrients to your baby to make sure that the right nutrients are constantly being provided based on his or her development.
• Although the placenta is comprised of shared tissue, the placenta doesn't allow for your blood and your baby's blood to come into direct contact with one another.

The Changes in Your Body

By the time you reach four weeks in pregnancy, you have already missed your first period and it is time for you to take a pregnancy test.

• Home pregnancy tests measure a hormone known as hCG that is produced by your body once a fertilized egg has attached itself to your uterine wall, which happens between six and twelve days following fertilization.
• Most commercial pregnancy tests recommend waiting until after you miss your period because the longer that you wait, the more accurate that the test is going to be.
• The best time to take a pregnancy test is early on in the morning, right around when you are urinating for the first time because this is when the level of hCG in your body is going to be the highest, giving you the clearest possible result.

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Fertilization occurs at what is perceived as the third week of pregnancy, and this is when the baby development stages really begin. Fertilization is the process that occurs when a sperm and an egg connect, forming a single cell which is known as a zygote. Zygote is a Greek word that means "yoked together". Here is what is going on during the third week of your pregnancy, as far as baby development stages are concerned:

• By the time you reach the third week of your pregnancy, the zygote, which is microscopic in size, is going to divide over and over at an astounding rate within your uterus.
• By the time you reach the third week of your pregnancy, your baby has already developed all the genetic material needed for life, with half of his or her 23 pairs of unique chromosomes coming from you and the other half coming from your partner.
• By this point, the gender of your child has already been determined by his or her genetic makeup.
• Within a period of 38 weeks, your baby is going to grow from being a single solitary cell, into being made up of more than a total of 2 trillion different cells!
• Within approximately 12 hours following fertilization, the single cell zygote that is your baby is going to divide into two completely identical cells. Each of these two cells is going to split again, creating a total of four cells, and then this split becomes eight cells. This is going to continue over and over again, as the total number of the cells in the baby is going to continue to double over and over again with every passing twelve hours.
• When single zygotes split into two separate zygotes, each possessing the same genetic makeup, then the result is identical twins.
• During this third week of your pregnancy, the zygote is just in the beginning stages of moving down through your fallopian tube to reach the uterus.

In addition to these baby development stages, your body is also going through some other changes and experiences as well. It is too early yet for you to experience any outward symptoms, and you have not yet missed a period. However:

• At three weeks of pregnancy, your baby is currently in a phase known as blastocyst. The developing placenta is currently beginning to produce a hormone known as human chorionic gonadotropin or hCG, which is the hormone that is detected in pregnancy tests to determine whether or not you are pregnant.
• At this point, you can take a home pregnancy test in order to detect the hormone after between six and twelve days following fertilization.

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During this stage of your pregnancy yet, you do not have a baby growing just yet, but your body is in the preparation stages for ovulation, which is the step before conception. Are you wondering how you can already be considered to be two weeks pregnant before you have even conceived the baby? With your pregnancy developing two weeks before conception, you may wonder how you can be pregnant without having conceived a child.

Conception is something that typically occurs while you are in the second week of your pregnancy, or two weeks following your last menstrual period. Even when you are in the process of menstruating, your body is working on preparing for the baby.

The conception process, and pregnancy developing:

• First, one of the eggs that are maturing in your ovaries is released.
• This process is known as ovulation, and it typically occurs between 11 days and 14 days after the end of your menstrual period.
• After ovulation occurs, the egg is going to move down through the fallopian tube, which is a tubal structure that connects your uterus to your ovary, and the egg waits here to be fertilized.
• If you engage in sexual intercourse during this phase, then you may become pregnant!
• The sperm can actually live in your body for as long as six days. Once your egg has been released, it has to be fertilized within a period of only 12 to 24 hours.
• At this point in time, the egg is only approximately 1/200th of an inch large, and it is too small for you to see with a naked eye.

Although the conception may not have occurred yet at this point in time, your body is still working on getting ready for the pregnancy. For example, when you are at two weeks, a new lining is being developed in your uterus, thickening so that it will be able to nourish your newly conceived baby. Your body is also sending out chemical signals and hormones, releasing the egg from a follicle within your ovary. When the egg is released, it is released into the fallopian tube, and this is where it waits until it has been fertilized. The hormones that are at work are progesterone and estrogen, and they cause the temperature of your body to increase somewhat. Using a basal body temperature will help you detect this slight change in temperature, which will indicate when ovulating is taking place.

Occasionally during the ovulation process, the ovary can produce more than a single egg, resulting in what is known as non-identical or fraternal twins, or triplets or even larger numbers of children depending on how many eggs are released, providing that all of the eggs have been fertilized.

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Although it may seem strange to think about, the journey of your pregnancy actually begins before the baby has actually been conceived. The very first week of your pregnancy does not begin with conception, or with the growth of the fetus in your body, but rather it begins with the beginning of your very last menstrual period. Understanding how pregnancy fetal development works in the first weeks of your pregnancy is a great way to understand the changes that are happening in your body from week to week.

Why is this?

It is hard to pinpoint the period where your egg has actually become fertilized. The most accurate starting point that you can use for this particular purpose, then, is the date of your last menstrual cycle. Your doctor is going to take this date, and then he or she will calculate your estimated due date based on counting forty weeks away from this day.

What this is known as is gestational age, and it is the way that most doctors are now measuring all pregnancies. Because both our ovulation and our conception are taking place approximately two weeks following the beginning of our last period, the fetal age for our baby, which is what begins as soon as the egg has been fertilized, is generally going to be just two weeks less than the baby's gestational age. So in other words, when you are in your eighth week of pregnancy, your baby has a fetal age of 6 weeks.

Something else that you are going to want to put consideration into is how your own body is changing during this process. Many women focus on how the baby is growing and developing during this time without putting a lot of their focus on how their own body is changing in ways to accommodate the growth and development of the new baby.

During the first week, the preconception week, your body is already working to prepare for the new baby. In fact, your body has actually been preparing for this very important process during every single month ever since puberty. During every menstrual period that you have, your uterus is shedding its natural lining. By shedding this lining, your uterus is allowing for the creation of a brand new lining, which is going to be rich in blood vessels that are prepared to house your developing baby, nurturing and nourishing it during development.

Your menstrual periods are setting the stage for the growth of a baby, and the preconception phase of your pregnancy, which occurs just before the egg is fertilized is setting the stage for the upcoming nine months of growth, development and nourishment.

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There are a number of different ailments that women are actually at risk for developing without actually realizing it. For example, autoimmune syndrome risk factors for women are much more significant than for men in many situations.

Autoimmune diseases and disorders make up a group of disorders that involve the immune system actually attacking the body, altering or destroying tissues. There are supposedly more than 80 different serious chronic illnesses that fall into this category, including for example type-1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and lupus for example.

According to the AARDA, which stands for the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, approximately 75 percent of all autoimmune disorders occur in women. Each disease, by itself, appears to be uncommon, save for thyroid disease, diabetes and lupus, but when you look at them as a group, these disorders make up the fourth greatest cause for disabilities among women in the United States.

It is not exactly known what it is that causes the body to turn on its own self, which is the result for many of these autoimmune diseases, but some suspect factors including environmental, hormonal and genetic factors.

Some other examples of autoimmune disorders and diseases include Addison's Disease, Aplastic anemia, Arthritis, Asthma, Cardiomyopathy, Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS), Crohn's Disease, Dermatitis, Eczema, Fibromyalgia, Hepatitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Osteoporosis, Psoriasis, and Scleroderma.

Since most autoimmune disorders are very far from being completely understood, it can be really difficult for scientists and researchers to pinpoint the specific risk factors that put women in jeopardy of developing them. Symptoms are also capable of being nonspecific, and this unfortunately hampers a proper level of diagnosis for many women.

However, if you feel as if something is wrong in your body, or with someone that you care about, then it is vitally important that you become what is known as an "active health advocate", taking the time and putting the effort into determining what is wrong and what is causing it so that you can get the help that you need. It is very common for women at this point to make a number of different visits to a number of different doctors until a diagnosis is finally achieved. You need to insist that someone is going to take the symptoms that you are experiencing seriously.

If you do not feel as if your physician is completely taking the complaints that you have serious, then it would be advisable for you to consider finding another doctor until you have found someone that is going to take the time to actually investigate the symptoms that you are experiencing.

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Because breast cancer is so prevalent these days, it is vitally important that you get a mammogram often, which generally means once every one to two years once you are old enough to start having sex. It is vitally important that you begin to take care of your health now, and one of the ways that you can achieve this is to know when to get a mammogram for the best possible health.

Do you know if you are at risk for developing breast cancer? Unfortunately, simply being female and aging is going to put you at risk of developing breast cancer and this is why it is so vitally important that you get a mammogram regularly. The older that you are, the greater your chances will be for you to develop breast cancer in your lifetime. There are also other risk factors that need to be considered as well. If someone in your immediate family has had breast cancer for example, then you are going to be at a much greater risk of developing it your own self.

The real key to knowing whether or not you need to get a mammogram is actually knowing and understanding what a mammogram is and what it can do for you. Breast cancer is unfortunately the leading type of cancer when it comes to women. There are many people that unfortunately are completely unaware of the fact that they have breast cancer and so they do not get the help that they need until it is too late for them to do anything to stop the spread of the cancer, and at this point it can be a silent killer.

Before you know when to get a mammogram, you have to have an understanding of what a mammogram is and what it is all about:

A mammogram is a X-ray picture of your breast. Along with a standard breast exam, a mammogram that is administered by your physician or your nurse can find instances of breast cancer even during earlier stages when they can be treated in the most effective way possible. When you decide to get a mammogram, you are not getting cancer or causing cancer but you are giving yourself a real fighting chance to ward off breast cancer before it is ever allowed to become a problem in your life or to cause problems with your health.

When you get a mammogram, you are just going through a really simple test. There is a technician that takes the picture, and they place your breast in between two panels, and they are X-ray panels that push your breast in between them so that a good picture can be taken. The test may be a little bit uncomfortable and first but it is something you will not have to worry about because the test is quick and painless.

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There are a number of ailments that women are actually at risk for developing without actually realizing it. For example, heart disease risk factors for women are much more significant than for men in many situations.

Depression seems to affect more women than it does men. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 12 million women are being affected by some form of a depressive disorder yearly, in comparison to approximately 6 million men. According to psychologists, women need to have connections with other people in their lives, and they need sustenance or else they are going to become depressed. Sometimes the condition is also capable of being triggered by hormonal changes, particularly when it comes to postpartum depression following pregnancy or around the time of menopause.

Other depression risk factors for women may include:

• A previous episode of depression,
• A family history of a depressive disorder,
• A history of problems relating to the heart,
• The experience of a serious chronic illness,
• Problems with marriage or family,
• Issues with or a history of substance abuse,
• The use of drugs that may be capable of triggering depression, including medications that are used to treat seizures or high blood pressure,
• Stressful life events and life experiences, such as a death or the loss of a job,
• Experiencing a disease that is capable of triggering a depressive episode, such as thyroid disease for example, or anemia,
• A recent serious illness, or the experience of a recent operation or surgery,
• A childhood history of physical abuse or of sexual abuse,
• Being naturally overly anxious, or being a worrier,
• Possessing an anxiety disorder,
• Possessing an eating disorder,

In order to help to reduce the risks that are associated with depression, it is recommended that you try to find a reason that will get you up in the morning. When you have good reasons to get out of bed every morning, such as a job, the community, love, your pets, or volunteer work, then you can work through the depression.

Based on statistics revolving around people that are suffering from depression, both out of men and women, the people that are the healthiest are those that are in relationships that are perceived as being significant and caring. Adults that are not in nurturing relationships may be at risk of developing depression, but this risk for depression can be reduced when adults make efforts to reach out within the community.

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Originally posted 2009-11-05 03:25:22. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Following a breast cancer diagnosis, you are going to need to sit down with your doctors so that you can put together a unique treatment plan. It is important that your treatment of breast cancer be completely unique to your individual situation and your own personal pathology report. The treatment of breast cancer plan that you receive is going to be comprised of one or a number of different treatments that are specifically intended to target the individual cancer cells that are in your body in a variety of different ways. Not only is this going to help to deal with the treatment of breast cancer today, but it will also help to prevent recurrence in the future so that you do not end up dealing with breast cancer again in the future.

Both you and your doctor are going to want to base your unique treatment of breast cancer on your own situation. Your medical condition is going to need to be determined and considered and your personal decision making style will also need to be considered as well. It may also be beneficial for you and your doctor to re-evaluate the decisions that you make on a periodic basis to make sure that your individual treatment of breast cancer is the best possible option for your needs.

Successfully treating your breast cancer is going to mean completely getting rid of the actual cancer or getting it enough under control for a period of time. Because breast cancer is made up of such a large number of different cancer cells, it can often require a number of different options for treatment of breast cancer in order to remove all of the cancer from your body.

The options for treatment of breast cancer that you choose may include, but are not necessarily limited to, all of the following treatment options:

• Surgical treatment of breast cancer
• Radiation therapy treatment of breast cancer
• Chemotherapy treatment of breast cancer
• Hormonal therapy treatment of breast cancer
• Targeted therapies for the treatment of breast cancer such as Avastin, Herceptin and Tykerb.

Designing your own personal strategy for treatment of breast cancer is going to be vitally important because it means all the difference in whether or not you overcome your cancer one and for all. It is going to require a great deal of careful planning and thought. The ideal type of treatment of breast cancer is going to work against the bad cells without putting the rest of your health in jeopardy in the process. Make sure that you have a thorough understanding of all of the different types of treatment of breast cancer before you settle on the right treatment for your needs.

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Originally posted 2009-11-04 03:22:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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There are a number of ailments that women are actually at risk for developing without actually realizing it. For example, osteoporosis risk factors for women are much more significant than for men in many situations.

Older women simply had to accept some things in the past, such as back pain, hunched backs and frailty, before doctors came to understand anything about osteoporosis. Now, however, there are a number of steps that girls and women can take in order to avoid these problems. Osteoporosis is threatening 44 million Americans, and 68% of these are women, according to reports by the National Osteoporosis Foundation.

Osteoporosis is actually highly preventable, and has a lot to do with the behaviors that are developed by women during their childhood, as well as during their adolescence and into their early adult years as well. These behaviors can play a truly significant role in the disease and its development. This is because our bodies are building up most of their bone mass until we reach the age of 30, and this is the point where new bone is no longer forming, and the new focus is placed on simply maintaining the old bone. It is never too late to begin to work on keeping bones strong, avoiding the occurrence of fractures.

Your body is going to do whatever it can in order to repair damage to the bone, but you also have to be willing to provide the tools to make it happen, such as the adequate consumption of calcium, as well as weight-bearing types of physical activity.

The osteoporosis risk factors that can affect women can include:

• Being a female, as females are much more likely than men to develop osteoporosis,
• Increasing in age, as bone density begins to break down with age when not properly cared for,
• Women that have small and thin-boned frames,
• Ethnicity, as the women that have the greater risk are white women and women of Asian descent,
• Family history of osteoporosis,
• Issues and imbalances with sex hormones, such as estrogen loss as a result of menopause and infrequent menstrual periods and cycles, as both may increase your risk,
• Experience with anorexia,
• A diet that is low in vitamin D or calcium,
• Using certain medications, including some anticonvulsant medications and particularly glucocorticoids.
• Living a lifestyle that is particularly sedentary,
• Smoking,
• Excessive drinking of alcohol

If you think that you are at risk for developing osteoporosis, then it would be wise for you to talk with your doctor. Your doctor will be able to tell you what you can do in order to prevent issues in the future.

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Originally posted 2009-11-03 03:18:50. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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