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//Written and Authored By Sean T. Macken
//Procreation!
//For those trying to have a successful natural conception, pregnancy, and birth.
//Are you both ready to have a baby? Make it happen!
//It is with hopes that such procreation occurs as a product of love!
/*I pray that your pregnancy is one of the happiest experiences of your entire life!*/
//Preparation
function preparingForPregnancy(){
$preparingForPregnancy = array(
'Exercise' => array("30 minutes of moderate physical exercise daily.","Brisk walking.", "Hiking", "Leisure bike riding.",
"Maintain a healthy weight.", "Swimming", "Aerobics dancing", "Moderate weight lifting.",
"Core excerises such as situps and crunches."),
'Relaxation' => array("Make your sexual encounters something you enjoy and look forward to.", "Allow yourself to be humorous.",
"Try to have a positive frame of mind. Be positive. We'll get through this together.", "Get and give a massage.",
"Practice relaxation techniques daily.",
"Refocus your attention on something calming and increasing your awareness of your body.",
"Focus on slowly tensing and then relaxing each muscle group.",
"Use visualization to take a visual journey to a peaceful, calming place.",
"Close your eyes or sit in a quiet spot.",
"Present moment awareness: cultivate awareness of what's going on right here and right now.",
"Slow down and take in the little things around you.", "Focus your awareness onto the present."),
'Sleep' => array("Have a regular sleep schedule.", "Create a bedtime ritual.",
"Get comfortable.", "Sleep all night.", "Before bed, write down what's on your mind."),
'Diet' => array("Drink plenty of water", "Use olive and peanut oil.", "Eat more beans, nuts, and avocados.",
"Try to include more fiber in your diet."),
'WomensVitamins' => array("Folic acid", "Calcium", "Iron",
"Prenatal vitamins that contain: folic acid, calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin B-6, vitamin C, vitamin D" ),
'MaleFertility' => array("One day of abstinence is enough to restore optimal semen quality.",
"Maintain a healthy weight, eat a healthy diet, and stay physically active.", "Eat salad and fresh fruit.",
"Eat a balanced diet.", "Alpha-lipolic acid", "Anthocyanin", "L-arginine", "Astaxanthin", "Beta carotene", "Biotin",
"L-carnitine", "Zinc")
);
foreach ($preparingForPregnancy as $preparations){
foreach ($preparations as $preparation){
echo "$preparation\n";
}
}
}
//Ovulation and fertility
function optimalFemaleFertility(){
$fertility = array(
'Summary' => array("The female body basically runs on a clock, and timing is important. Normal ovulation occurs once a month,
and the lone egg that's produced literally vanishes about 24 hours after it's released, so there is a narrow window of
opportunity for sperm and egg to meet and to successfully mingle. A female could understand how her body works and she
could be aware of when she is most fertile to plan accordingly for conception and pregnancy. The ways a female can be
aware of her fertility is through keeping track of her menstrual cycle, and observing her body. There are patterns within
her menstrual cycles that could predict her fertility, such as her resting body temperature, and changes to her cervical mucus."),
'MenstrualCycle' => array("Average menstrual cycle lasts around 28 days, though it could be 22 days or up to 35 days while still considered normal.
There are three phases in a cycle: follicular phase, luteal phase, and the ovulatory phase.", "The follicular phase is the first part
of the menstrual cycle, when an egg is prepped and selected for possible fertilization and the lining of the uterus grows and primes
itself for possible pregnancy. It is also called the proliferative phase. Estrogen increases. The length of the follicular phase varies
from woman to woman and is the primary reason for differences in menstrual cycle length.", "The ovulatory phase: go time - Estrogen peaks
then drops, FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) arrives and luteinizing hormone (LH) spikes in preparation for ovulation. Around 36 hours
later, an egg appears, released by the dominant follicle. Ovulation has now occurred.", "The luteal phase - resolution time - after
ovulation, the remainder of the follicle transforms into the corpus luteum, which begins to produce pre-pregnancy hormones, and more
progesterone. Progesterone helps prepare the uterine lining for implantation by a fertilized egg. It also increases basal body
temperature by .5 to 1 degree fahrenheit. Sometimes this phase is called the secretory phase because the uterine lining releases
all kinds of molecules the embryo needs to develop. If the egg is fertilized, the early embryo initiates the production
of a substance called chorionic gonadotropin. If pregnancy doesn't occur, estrogen and progesterone levels decrease late in the phase
and basal body temperature drops back down to its usual levels. The luteal phase lasts about 14 days every cycle."),
'theFertilityWindow' => array("The length of the fertility window in a woman's cycle depends on the life span of the sperm inside the female
reproductive tract (it could live up to five days under the right conditions), and the life span of the egg.", "There is about 6 days
wherein intercourse could lead up to pregnancy: the five days before ovulation and the 24-hour period after.", "The goal is to find where
those 6 days are in your menstrual cycle.", "To find the fertility window, you could track your periods, and get an idea when you
ovulate. You could also monitor your body temperature. Take your basal body temperature every morning. Plot your readings on graph paper,
and look for a pattern to emerge. You're most fertile during the 2-3 days before your basal body temperature rises. This is the time to
have sex.", "You could also determine your fertility window through watching for cervical changes through regularly checking for mucus
at the opening of your vagina and look for changes in quantity and quality. When your cervical mucus is wet and stringy is when you are
most fertile. This occurs just before ovulation. The cervical mucus looks clear and feels stringy, wet, and slippery. The last day that
this type of fluid is present, the peak day, is considered your most fertile day. Ovulation usually occurs within a day or two of your
peak day. Days when you observe these sensations and secretions are the best days to have sex to get pregnant. The peak day of fertility
almost always occurs within 3-4 days of the LH surge.", "Also, ovulation predictor kits are available, as well as urine tests that
determine where a woman is in her cycle.", "This window almost always occurs in the five days before ovulation and the 24-hour period
after.", "When the female is in her fertile window, the more often she has sex, the more likely she is at conceiving. If you have sex
everyday throughout your cycle, your chances of conception are at their highest.")
);
foreach ($fertility as $fertile){
foreach ($fertile as $optimalFertility){
echo "$optimalFertility\n";
}
}
}
//How pregnancy works
function pregnancy(){
$pregnancy = array(
//'Summary' => array("Simplified version: Egg and sperm meet and you have a baby. Egg + sperm = baby."),
'FemaleOrgans' => array("Vagina: Muscular, hollow tube.", "Uterus: Uterus connects with the vagina at the cervix. If no pregnancy
occurs during that particular cycle, the lining sheds during menstruation.", "Fallopian tubes: Located at the upper corners
of the uterus. Serve as pathways from the ovaries to the uterus. The tubes pick up an egg released from an ovary.",
"Ovaries: They store eggs and release a mature egg each month and produce hormones. When a baby girl is born,
her ovaries conatin hundreds of thousands of immature egg cells called ova - her lifetime supply. The eggs remain
inactive until the girl reaches puberty."),
'MaleOrgans' => array("Testicles: The two testicals make and store millions of tiny sperm cells. Testicals also produce hormones.",
"Duct system: includes the epididymis, two coiled tubes where sperm cells mature and are stored, and vas deferens, a muscular
tube that transports semen to the urethra.", "Penis: at the end of the penis is a small opening through which semen exits the body.
During intercourse, the semen travels down the urethra and is ejected from the penis into the female vagina. Both semen and urine
travel through the same passageway - the urethra - though not at the same time."),
'Ovulation' => array("Process in which a mature female egg is released from an ovary into the abdominal cavity, where it is picked up by
one of the fallopian tubes. It involves a coordinated effort from the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. The follicle-stimulating
hormone is produced that causes a small group of immature eggs within the ovaries to begin maturing. The hormone estrogen is then
released. High levels of estrogen signal that the developing eggs are almost mature and ready for ovulation. There is also a surge
of luteinizing hormone (LH) that cause one of the developing eggs within an ovary to mature and release from the follicle,
which is called ovulation. The hormone progesterone is released that causes the lining of the uterus to thicken and prepare for
a possible pregnancy. The released egg moves into one of the fallopian tubes and it travels down the tube to the uterus.
The egg is viable: it's able to be fertilized for 12 to 24 hours after it's released from the ovary. If you have intercourse
shortly before or during this time, you can become pregnant." ),
'Fertilization' => array("The process in which a woman's egg and a man's sperm unite and form a sign cell is the starting point for a baby.
The process starts when you and your partner have sexual intercourse. When the male ejaculates, he releases into the woman's vagina
semen that contains millions of sperm cells. Millions of these sperm swim up through the woman's productive tract.
They travel from the vagina through the lower opening of the uterus (cervix), and into the fallopian tubes. Male sperm can live
for a few days in the female reproductive tract. The female egg is covered with a layer of nutrient cells called the corona
radiata and a gel-like shell called the zona pellucida. To fertilize the egg, the sperm must penetrate this covering.
As the sperm penetrates, the two cells merge to become a one-celled entity called a zygote. Fertilization is now complete."),
'Implantation' => array("Once an egg is fertilized, the cells divide within 12 hours. Within 4-5 days, the developing baby is now made
up of a few hundred cells and reaches it's destination inside the uterus. Once the pregnancy is connected to the mother's
bloodstream, the hormones produced by the pregnancy enter into the mother's circulation. Within about 12 days after fertilization,
the placenta begins to form."),
'Pregnancy' => array("At 14 days after fertilization, or about 4 weeks from the last menstrual period, the fetus is about the size of a
poppy seed. This is the beginning of months of growth and change. It is also a delicate period of pregnancy. Pregnancy usually
lasts 40 weeks or 280 days.", "When pregnant a woman's breasts become tender and swollen. They may also feel warm, fuller, and
heavier. During early pregnancy, the hormone progesterone is higher than usual, which could cause sleepiness.", "It may be
a good idea to wait to tell people you are pregnant until after the 13th week of pregnancy.")
);
foreach ($pregnancy as $preg){
foreach ($preg as $prego){
echo "$prego\n";
}
}
}
//A successful conception, pregnancy, and birth!
function birth(){
echo "A new life with infinite potential enters the world!";
}
preparingForPregnancy();
optimalFemaleFertility();
pregnancy();
birth();
?>