Jackelyn Rosas Class Day/Time: Monday-Thursday Date: June 25,2020

Research Assignment
Summer 2020

Health topic: Postpartum Depression

Definition/ Description: Postpartum depression is often confused as “baby blues,” which both are quite
similar for new mothers to feel sad, worried, or fatigued. Almost 80% of mothers have this feeling after
childbirth but it’s completely normal. On the other hand postpartum depression is a lot more powerful
and lasts longer. It’s most common in first time moms and those who have given birth before. Postpartum
depression can cause severe mood swings, exhaustion, and a sense of hopelessness.

Causes: One of the things that can trigger this depression is a combination of physical changes and
emotional issues. Physical changes like after childbirth your hormones drop dramatically, and emotional
issues like you may feel anxious about your ability to take care of a newborn, feel less attractive, and
overwhelmed.

Risk Factors: Any first time mothers or mothers that have had a child before can experience postpartum
depression. Some risk factors for new moms are if you have a history of depression, bipolar disorder,
difficult breast-feeding, weak support system, financial problems. For mothers who already have children
some risk factors are problems in your relationship with your spouse, the baby has health
problems/special needs, experiences a stressful event, illness or have had postpartum depression before.

Symptoms: The symptoms of postpartum depression can depend on the person and even day to day.
Sometimes you may feel sad I want to cry a lot without even knowing why. Also insomnia, anxiety,
feeling angry, different types of mood swings, you lose interest in things you used to enjoy. You feel
worthless and most importantly you feel disconnected from your baby, you feel like you’re a bad mother
and sometimes you even have thoughts about harming your own baby.

Complications: For mothers this depression can last for months or longer even sometimes coming a
chronic depressive disorder. For children that have mothers with untreated postpartum depression are
most likely to have emotional and behavioral problems like excessive crying, sleeping, eating difficulties,
and even language delay.

Prevention: One way you can prevent this during pregnancy is with support groups, counseling or other
therapies. In some cases antidepressants may be recommended even during pregnancy. After birth your
doctor may recommend postpartum checkup to look for signs or any symptoms of postpartum depression,
the earlier detected the earlier treatment can begin.

Treatment: There are two types of main treatments for postpartum depression: one is medication which
are antidepressants That have a direct effect on the brain; they are chemicals that regulate mood but it
takes a couple of weeks to notice a difference in your mood. The second treatment is therapy a
psychiatrist or psychologist or any mental health professional can provide counseling. Therapy can help
you work through all your moods and thoughts. Or if your doctor seems that your estrogen levels are low
he may recommend hormone therapy.

Why did you choose this topic: I chose this topic because I am young, I’m a woman who in the future
wants to have kids and a family. And educating myself before seems like I can be prepared for what can
happen after childbirth. And just the thought that some women at the beginning of the pregnancy are so
happy to become a mother but then have to deal with postpartum depression, and trying to harm the baby
it’s a scary thought. I wouldn’t like to go through that in the future with my children.

Sources:
1. https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/postpartum-depression
2. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/postpartum-depression/symptoms-causes/sy
c-20376617

Health topic: Endometriosis

Definition/Description: Endometriosis is A paid for this order where a tissue that is supposed to be
inside your uterus grows outside your uterus. This order mostly involves your ovaries, fallopian tubes and
tissue lining in your pelvis.

Causes: Some causes are genetic factors which are inherited in genes. Hormones can also promote indoor
me choices, your immune system may fail to find and destroy endometrial tissue growing outside your
uterus. But one of the main causes of it is retrograde menstrual flow which is during your period some
tissues shed through the fallopian tube into areas such as the pelvis or the body.

Risk factors: Women between the ages of 25 to 40 art like you to have endometriosis. Also maybe family
history, someone had endometriosis before.

Symptoms: Some symptoms of endometriosis can include very painful menstrual cramps, lower back and
pelvis pain, intestinal pain, pain when urinating during menstrual periods and even pain during or after
sex.

Complications: A complication that people have with endometriosis is having issues with fertility.

Prevention: To prevent endometriosis you should exercise a lot, eat healthy, avoid alcohol.

Treatment: One of the treatments is medication that is hormonal birth control which may include
extended cycles in which you only have a few periods a year or have no periods at all. This medicine is
either available through a pill or a shot and will help stop bleeding and minimize or even illuminate pain.
Another treatment is surgery. During surgery the surgeon locates areas at the end of my choices and
removes patches. The last resort surgery is called hysterectomy; it's when your condition doesn’t improve
with no other treatments. During this surgery the surgeon removed your uterus and cervix. They also
remove ovaries because the organs make a decision which estrogen causes to grow endometrial tissue.
Why did you choose this topic: The reason I chose this topic was because I know a family member that
had endometriosis and I saw how much she struggled during her menstrual cycle. Also her endometriosis
went to the last resort where they had to remove her uterus and she is just 37 years old.

Sources:
1. https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/endometriosis
2. https://www.healthline.com/health/endometriosis#outlook