The Story of Penicillin

The Story of Penicillin

Jul 20, 2022 | 0 comments

I sometimes take antibiotics for granted. As a doctor, I have prescribed thousands of courses of antibiotics throughout my career. I have taken many courses myself also, and they almost certainly saved my life when I perforated my appendix in my mid-20s. Antibiotics...
The Menopause

The Menopause

May 20, 2022 | 0 comments

The menopause is the biological stage in a woman’s life when menstruation permanently ceases. It marks the end of the female reproductive life. It occurs with the final menstrual period and is usually diagnosed clinically after 12 months of amenorrhoea. In the UK, the...
Maternal Changes During Pregnancy

Maternal Changes During Pregnancy

Apr 20, 2022 | 0 comments

Pregnancy is a period of profound physiological transformation. The mother’s body undergoes wide-ranging adaptations across virtually all organ systems, designed to support foetal growth, prepare for labour, and safeguard maternal well-being. These changes are...
Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Mar 20, 2022 | 0 comments

Pregnancy, also referred to as gestation, is the period during which one or more offspring develop inside the uterus. It typically lasts around 40 weeks from the first day of the last menstrual period (LMP) and is divided into three trimesters. The first...
Conception

Conception

Feb 20, 2022 | 1 comment

Following the deposition of sperm in the vagina at the cervix, it is subsequently transported to the uterus. Here it fertilises the ovum and implants in the uterine stroma, and this process is known as conception.   Transport of sperm Immediately after...
Sexual Intercourse

Sexual Intercourse

Jan 20, 2022 | 1 comment

Sexual intercourse, which is also referred coitus or copulation, is the reproductive act in which the male reproductive organ enters the female reproductive tract. Upon completion of the reproductive act, sperm cells are passed from the male body into the female,...