Skin Cancer Life Expectancy

Question: Does anyone know how skin cancer affects life expectancy? McCain suffers from this type of cancer. Will it increase the chance that Palin is made President?

Answer: All types of cancer lowers life expectancy, because cancer treatment is in itself toxic and mutagenic. So statistically, McCain having had skin cancer 4 times should increase Palins chance of being president. Lovely thought...

Question: What is the Life expectancy/Quality of life for Skin Cancer?? 10 points =]

Answer: It really depends on the form. In the kinder basal cell carcinoma,five year survival is incredibly high, since it very rarely becomes metastatic. However, in the case of a malignant melanoma, it really depends on the stage. As a melanoma in-situ, 100%. As an invasive melanoma, between 85%-95% (over five years). When there's regional metastasis, between 25%-60%, and when there's a distant metastasis, about 9%. Surgery is, well, surgery- it's not a picnic, but it's over pretty soon. Chemotherapy and interferon are the worst. Symptoms like hair loss, immune system suppression,depression, dealing with the fact that you essentially have one big flu for a year's worth of treatment.. not fun- there's nausea, pain, nonstop headaches, tiredness... However, because the prognosis for most stages of most skin cancers is indeed pretty good, it is worth it for most patients, because dealing with the severe side effects of chemotherapy for your course of treatment- still leaves the part of you that can ***** and moan about it intact.

Question: What is the life expectancy for stage 4 melanoma skin cancer? My sister who is only 27 has stage 4 melanoma skin cancer? she has done Chemotherapy ,MRI,SCAT,Surgery's, and shes on some meds too,and other things i cant remember. She was diagnosed a year ago and she was already at stage 4. What is the life expectancy? Is there a cure? Is stage 4 the worse or is there more stages. My family is very touchy on the subject and i just want some answers. She has lost her all her, so much weight, her eye sight is going,she has memory loss and i just want to learn more so i know i dont say something stupid or sound uncaring. Thank you for your help

Answer: Stage 4 is the last stage and it is not curable. Usually patients with stage 4 disease are encouraged to enter clinical trials. We have not been able to find an effective treatment for this cancer so there isn’t a standard way to treat it as there is with most other cancers. The median survival is 6-7 months at stage 4. I’m very sorry.

Question: Todays news?Skin cancers up, (Sunbathing) Lung cancers up. (car omissions) Life expectancy down by three years? I guess that most of you are not going to be around for much longer? I don't sunbath, drive or smoke. I wish you luck as I wave you goodbye There you go, on your way, Cheerio.

Answer: the news papers certainly know how to cheer us all up don t they !!

Question: What is the estimated life expectancy of a 72 year old male who has had cancer 3 times? (type of cancer is skin)

Answer: I dont know, but I have an old uncle who has had colon cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, 3 heart attacks and two open heart surgeries and he is 88 and still going strong ...looks like he is 70 and can still jump up and click his heels together.. true ..Can tell one joke after the other.. and eats what ever he wants.. He still makes home ice cream at home a couple of times a month... he is the damndest thing ive ever seen..

Question: What is John Mccains Life expectancy ? im not trying to be cruel but does anybody know in that is in the insurance business could mccain buy life insurance ,he has had melonmia (skin cancer) 2 or 3 times the stress on his body while being a pow. What would his life expectancy be? his dad lived to be 70 i think his granfather died much younger

Answer: why do you people have to act like jerks McCain-Palin 08

Question: what is the life expectancy of someone with cancer of the pancreas? We found out just under 3 weeks ago that my 82 year old grandfather unfortunately has cancer of the pancreas. He's been poorly since just after christmas and his diagnosis was made like i said about 3 weeks ago. He's since not eating, because i suppose he cant cause its too painful, he's lost over 2 stone in weight, his eyes have gone all sucken and his skin is a different colour. I wondered if anyone knew of any good websites where i could look this up or if they knew anything about this cancer maybe they could give me some information.

Answer: Try some of these links. I don't know where you are, but there are probably agencies and even resources through your grandfather's oncology clinic that can offer support and information services. http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG…

Question: Life expectancy rate for the future? I am in my mid-twenties, and I have 2 little kids, and one on the way (hopefully even one more). But anyway, my family history has some pretty poor health, my grandpa passed away at age 42 from a heart-attack and had his first heart attack at age 28. Also my family on my father's side, My grandmother passed away in her early 70s from Lukimeia and my Aunt has skin cancer and my father's doctor supposedley thought he had a tumor(thank God he didn't!). So here is my question...the technology increases every day, and if my grandfather had the technology of for example the heart transplant like we do today, he would have survived. So I'm not even to afraid with the medical opperations we have today, but you never know. So, what do you think my 3 year old child's life expectancy will be if and when he is about 26?

Answer: I think that your children will outlive everyone else in your family. There are so many advances in medicine that we didn't have like 50 years ago and this has helped the life expectancy to go up from what it was in the past. I am pretty sure that the advances in medicine will greatly increase as time goes on and this will help increase the life expectancy even longer to maybe in the mid to high 100s if all goes well.

Question: what is the life expectancy....................? of a 70 year old smoker (smoking since he was 9 years old) that has had 2 skin surgeries from melenoma. (cancer of the skin) and has thought that he has had it for 5 1/2 years? He is still up and walking, working and has COPD. But is slowing down quite a lot in the last year.

Answer: Skin camcer caught early is curable and probably not linked to smoking. More to sun.If they get all the cancer and it does not spread to any organs he should be fine. The copd is what is slowing him down and that is caused by the smoking at least in part.I can not see the cancer being what gets him as long as it is under control and he goes in for regular check ups.

Question: why are republicans acting like mccains age isnt an issue? hes 72,he has had skin cancer 3 times,his dad died at 72,and the average life expectancy is 75,its a legitimate issue.

Answer: What "IF" can be played all day long. What IF Obama loses his lawsuit and can't produce a valid birth certificate ? What IF the new investigation into Rezko implicates Obama as a co-conspirator and he is indicted for fraud ? See, it ALL plays both ways and if you think I like the thought of Biden anywhere near the White House, well...I trust Palin far more than that drunken sot.

Question: How old is John McCain? And what is the average life expectancy for an adult male who has had skin cancer three times?... And how bout that VP huh?

Answer: He is 72 http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/24/science/sci-melanoma24 Here is a story from the LA Times that gives some info on McCains cancer.

Question: Is Mccain's health an issue? He is about 71 or 72 now I think. He was tortured for several years so that probably aged him quite a bit. Also, if he finished both terms as president, he would be 79 or 80, which is over the average life expectancy (76). He has to have skin cancer checkups because he has had sporadic cancers erupt before that were not dangerous. His wife's arm is in a cast because she shook someone's hand too hard. Is this just me or does he stand a very good chance of becoming senile if elected president?

Answer: The health or potential health of candidate for president is a valid consideration, regardless of the candidates age.

Question: What is the meaning of life an atheist could find in the rest of his life when he knows his days are numbered? My father is now hospitalized and the doctor says his days are numbered. He is perfectly conscious with no sign of senility. He just cannot eat because of cancer pain and already became skin and bones. The doctor told the family that he didn't have much time left. My father has not been told yet, but he looks vaguely aware of this, as he himself feels his condition is getting worse. If he were religious, he would now be praying for what he believes in. But my father is an atheist. How and in what would he be able to find the meaning of life for the rest of his life? I am asking this question because I believe knowing that would help understand what we can do for him as a family. Critical opinions about atheism or suggestions for religious conversion are not really asked for in this question. Please just let me know what the meaning of life would be for a man with a limited life expectancy who does not believe in life after death.

Answer: All of our days are numbered. Sometimes you just know the number and sometimes you don't is all. Death is always the inevitable end, though. So, the atheist that knows the number should not be any different than the one that didn't. They should find the same meaning in life that they had before.

Question: Why Are We Socialists?...? Social Security, SEC, FDIC, FDA, FCC, FAA, Police, Firefighters, Federal Highways, Medicare, Medicaid, FEMA, the military. Who would choose to do without most of these? So why are we the only western nation without universal health care? Why do we have the highest infant mortality rate in the western world, and one of the lowest life expectancies? Why is it that 50 million of us go without insurance, and the treatment we need? The rest of us are left proving that we need treatment, allowing our health care "providers" to tell our doctors what they can and can not do. Fear the Canadian's poor health care system? I've not met one Canadian who envies our health care system, and believe me, I've known plenty. My father has to wait 3 months to have his arm checked for possible skin cancer, and this is what we fear from social medicine? I work in a hospital, as a part of the machine which fights against you people, and makes your life a living hell if you should ever need health care and you come back asking for more. You insist that the government shouldn't dictate your treatment, but you're perfectly fine with an HMO doing so. Prisoners are receiving free health care, routine exams and physical examinations that much of the tax payers can only dream about! What is wrong with this picture?! Why are so many Americans so happy to vote against their own self preservation? US health care is now nearing the number 40 mark, doesn't that bother anyone? We may have the best doctors in the world, but when they can not give treatments and their patients are refused service it doesn't do us any good. So why do we continue to believe the government is an entity to be feared, but corporate health care should not? I forgot to mention public education and libraries, neither social program I would choose to do without... Mike W: I couldn't agree more, except when it comes to LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. In the case of life, if anyone should be in charge of protecting citizens, it should be the government. In that sense, health care should be a right, and not a privilege. Capitalism has worked wonders for the civilized world, but the rest of the developed world has somehow realized that when it comes to medicine our health should not be privatized. So why are we still convinced that capitalism has worked its wonders with health care when so many of us are unable to receive treatment, and compared to the rest of the civilized world our health care system is... well... not very good?

Answer: You are preaching to the choir. I totally agree. The same people screaming "SOCIALIST" would be the first ones to call the police in an emergency, and I am willing to bet they were educated in public schools. A little socialism never hurt anyone.

Question: Can Leopard Geckos get cancer? I have a 17 year old female leopard gecko. Within the last six months she has developed a bump on her nose, almost on the tip but closer to her left nostril. it is starting to get bigger. the skin around it and on it looks totally normal ( maybe a little stretched). she doesn't act like it hurt her. she is eating and drinking normal, shedding a little more then she used to, but I'm assuming that's due to old age. she doesn't mind if I touch it...or push on it. I'm just concerned about it. I have a very limited income when it comes to extra vet bills, but its not like that is an option, because I live in the middle of no where and the nearest vet that will see a gecko is a 3 hour drive one way. Any information, or experience in the area would be greatly appreciated. Also, what is the average life expectancy for a female leo that has never been bred?

Answer: ahhh. i dont know if this is exactly what your case is, but something similar happened to my male leo. it had some unusual lump growing next to his eye, and his eye was getting filmy. I took him to the vet, and they said it was just some "puss" in there. they cut it open and took it out. they said it could have spread, so it is good they got it then and there. well, i do not know really, but hmmm... maybe it could be an infection? maybe look it up on google , like, "lump on leopard gecko" or "signs of old age in gecko" ... maybe it has something to do with that. i know it is reallllly expensive to go to the vet... $50 for a visit and $30 for antibiotics ... !! look online and maybe there will be some household things you can put on it! good luck

Question: Abortion.. What are your views? Trapped... Time Has Run Out For Over 49 Million Americans. By Another's Choice.. Who is trapped by the "choice" of abortion? Both the mother and the pre-born child. Abortion is legal through all nine months of pregnancy in the United States. The infamous Roe v. Wade case legalized abortion throughout the United States. The lesser-known companion case, Doe v. Bolton, defined the "health" exception. This case solidified Roe in allowing abortion through all nine months if the pregnancy threatens the life or health of the mother. The vague word used here is "health." What does "health" mean to you? Doe v. Bolton defined health to include, "physical, emotional, psychological, familial, and the woman's age - relevant to the wellbeing of the patient." Essentially, Doe v. Bolton opened the door for "health" to mean anything a doctor or woman wanted it to mean. Some states have laws regulating late term abortions, and some states simply have no willing providers. However, women are free to go to other states to obtain one. Late-term abortions may be less common, but they are still legal. Didn't the Partial Birth Abortion Ban outlaw late-term abortions? No. In the 2007 decision, Gonzales v. Carhart, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 was upheld. The "Ban" merely regulates one specific method used in late-term abortions (D&X). Other late-term abortion methods, such as Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) and a modified version of partial birth abortion, may still legally be used to kill a child up to the moment of birth. A woman is often trapped by the decision to abort. You probably know someone who has aborted her child. Why did she "choose" abortion? Did she want an abortion or was she coerced or "strongly encouraged" by her boyfriend, husband, or parents? Let's face it; there are many reasons why women abort. One study found that 64% of women surveyed said they "felt pressured by others" to abort. Also, 54% said they were "not sure about the decision at the time." Does this sound like a "woman's right to choose?" More than 49 million children have been legally trapped by "choice" in the United States since 1973. Time is running out for millions more. With more than 3,500 surgical abortions performed in the United States every day, you most likely have been, or will be, involved with someone considering abortion. You owe it to yourself and those around you to make an educated decision about abortion. Unlocking The Language Trap... My Body, My Choice! The term "pro-choice' avoids talking about what you are choosing. Most people agree that we can be "pro-choice" about many things without offending anyone (i.e. chocolate or vanilla, paper or plastic). The term "choice" is value-neutral and meaningless unless we have some kind of idea what we are choosing. Society generally limits people's choices when it comes to behaviors that are harmful or potentially harmful to other people. We, as a society, are "anti-choice" when it comes to theft, arson, murder, and a whole host of other actions. A Woman's "Right"/Freedom to Choose It sounds almost patriotic. Our great American freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, etc. Individual rights are important, but you will not find "a right to abortion" anywhere in the Constitution. We have come too far to reduce a woman's "right" to mean the "right to kill her own children". It's Just Tissue Consider the following facts: Simple tissue down not have a beating heart, brain waves, fingerprints, and unique DNA. A woman can carry a baby with a different blood type from her own. After the moment of fertilization, nothing new is added to the baby except oxygen, nutrition, and time. The only differences between a newborn and a pre-born baby are size, level of development, environment, and degree of dependency. All of these facts confirm the reality that you are a person worthy of protection from the moment of fertilization. A "Wanted" Child Does your value depend on the degree that someone wants you? Let's be honest- a child is a child. How could any baby be called unwanted when there are over one million couples waiting, hoping, and praying for a chance to adopt a child? "Safe" Abortion Many young women believed this lie until it was too late. The book, Lime 5, documents over 200 cases of women injured or killed by illegal, so-called "safe" abortions. The end result of an abortion is a dead baby, and the potential for cervical cancer, breast cancer, infertility, and psychological pain. Where's the "safe" part? "Back-Alley" Abortions According to the Centers for Disease Control, 39 maternal deaths occurred due to illegal abortions in 1972 (the year prior to the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationally). Any loss of life is tragic, but this is nowhere near the alleged "thousands of deaths by back-alley abortions." "I'm Personally Opposed, But I Can't Tell Others What To Do" What if U.S. citizens had been willing to accept this justification for tolerating slavery? Our forefathers took away the "rights" of slave owners in order to give freedom and respect to African American people. Our youngest and most vulnerable are still slaves to the life and death decisions of others. Rape and Incest As traumatic as rape is, abortion does not "un-rape" the mother. The baby doesn't deserve to die for the crime of his or her father. Pat, a victim of rape, said, "In choosing to abort, to kill the innocent child growing within me, I lowered myself to the level of the rapist... The effects of abortion are much more far-reaching than the effects of the rape in my life." Fetal Deformities No one's perfect. Abortion for fetal deformities is a form of discrimination against disabled people. Eighty percent or more of Down Syndrome babies are now aborted. There are waiting lists of people that would be willing to adopt a special needs child. Who's to say their lives aren't worth living? When we make life and death judgments based on "quality of life," we start down the slippery slope of eugenics. Abortion Methods: Vacuum Aspiration The abortionist inserts a hollow plastic suction tube into the dilated cervix. The uterus is emptied by either a manual syringe or high-powered suction machine. The baby's body is torn into pieces as he or she is being pulled through the hose. Dilation and Suction Curettage (D&C) This is similar to the vacuum aspiration. However, after the baby is suctioned out of the uterus the abortionist inserts a curette, a loop-shaped steel knife, up into the uterus. With this the abortionist cuts the placenta and umbilical cord into pieces and scrapes them out into a basin. The uterus is again suctioned out to ensure that no body parts have been left behind. Bleeding is usually profuse. Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) Once the cervix is dilated considerably further than in the first trimester abortions, the abortionist inserts a narrow forceps that resembles a pliers. This instrument is needed because the baby's bones are calcified, as is the skull. The abortionist inserts the instrument into the uterus, seizes a leg or other part of the body and, with a twisting motion, tears it from the baby's body. The spine is snapped and the skull is crushed. Body parts are then reassembled and counted to make certain that the entire baby have been removed and that no parts remain in the womb. Partial-Birth Abortion or Dilation and Extraction (D&X) After undergoing two days of dilation, the abortionist performs an ultrasound to locate the child's legs and feet. The abortionist then uses a large forceps to grasp one of the baby's legs. He pulls firmly, forcing the child into a feet-down position. Using his hands instead of forceps, the abortionist delivers the baby's body in a manner similar to a breech birth. The baby's head remains inside the birth canal. The abortionist uses surgical scissors to pierce the child's head at the base of the skull opening. The abortionist then inserts a suction catheter into the brain and vacuums out the child's brain tissue with a machine 29 times more powerful than a household vacuum. RU-486 - Mifeprex (The Abortion Pill) Mifeprex blocks the action of the hormone progesterone, which is needed to maintain the lining of the uterus providing oxygen and nutrients for the baby. Without it, the baby dies. Mifeprex is used in conjunction with the drug Cytotec (Misoprostol) which is taken two days after Mifeprex, causing uterine bleeding (sometimes profuse), strong contractions, and expulsion of the baby. The pregnant woman visits the abortionist to obtain the Mifeprex pills, returns two days later to receive Misoprostol, and a third time to verify that the abortion is complete. The failure rate of this method is about 8% if the pills are taken within 7 weeks and up to 25% at 8-9 weeks. If the baby survives the abortion, there is an extremely high risk that he or she will suffer mental and/or physical birth defects from the Misoprostol. Emergency Contraception - Plan B (The Morning-After Pill) Emergency Contraception (EC) contains synthetic progestogen and is a large dose of the common birth control pill designed to be taken as a single dose after "unprotected sex." EC works in three ways. First, it attempts to stop ovulation. Depending on where a woman is in her cycle, ovulation may or may not have already occurred before EC was taken. Second, EC attempts to stop fertilization by impeding the transportation of either the sperm and/or the egg. Third, EC tries to stop implantation by altering (thinning) the lining of the endometrium (uterus) so the embryo cannot implant and receive nourishment from the mother. The first two methods are contraceptive, but if they fail, the third method can cause an abortion because it occurs after fertilization. Newsflash In the 2007 decision, Gonzales v. Carhart, the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 was upheld. The Partial Birth Abortion Ban did not limit the frequency of late-term abortions. The "Ban" merely regulated one method used in late-term abortions. It is still legal for a doctor to kill a child up until the time he or she is born using a modified version. The baby can be delivered up to the navel and then killed. EXPOSE In Their Own Words: Former Abortionists and Clinic Staff Speak Out "There is a great difference between the intellectual support of a woman's right to choose and the actual participation in the carnage of abortion... seeing body parts bothers the workers..." Judith Fetrow: Former Clinic Staff "Abortion Providers III" "I want the general public to know what the doctors know- that this a person; that this is a baby. That this is not some kind of blob of tissue..." Dr. Anthony Levantino: Former Abortionist "Meet the Abortion Providers" "We were told to find the woman's weakness and work on it. The women were never given any alternatives. They were told how much trouble it was to have a baby." Debra Henry:Former Clinic Staff " Meet the Abortion Providers" "But I think the greatest thing that got to us was the ultrasound... The baby really came alive on TV and was moving... That picture of the baby on the ultrasound bothered me more than anything else... We lost two nurses. They couldn't take looking at it." Dr. Joseph Randall: Former Abortionist " Meet the Abortion Providers" Reproductive Racism The vision of Planned Parenthood, founded in 1916 by Margaret Sanger, became the working arm toward eugenic goals. The stated vision was "reproductive freedom" through legalization of contraceptives to be used by the wealthy and imposed Eugenic Sterilization Laws as "birth control" for everyone else. The organization most responsible for propagating the bigoted concepts of "Social Darwinism" is the American Eugenics Society. Founded in the early 1900's, this organization was the sister organization of the British Eugenic Society which embraced the white- more specifically, the Anglo-Saxon- race supremacy doctrine. In the United States, eugenics became more than abstract philosophy. It degenerated into an active campaign to eliminate all those deemed inadequate and resulted in a worldwide crusade to abolish all human inferiority. The American Eugenics Society fostered the Jim Crow Laws of the South and Eugenic Sterilization Laws nationally, the anti-Semitic doctrine that encouraged Nazi Germany during the Jewish Holocaust and defined South-African Apartheid. Despite claims that Margaret Sanger was not a racist of an anti-Semite, the fact remains that "she openly welcomed the worst elements of both in to the birth control movement." Henry Pratt Fairchild who wrote, "Birth control and eugenics are by nature closely related, and neither one can attain its complete fulfillment, or render its maximum service to society, without the other" and Lothrop Stoddard, author of, The Rising Tide of Color Against White World Supremacy, were two of many eugenicists who worked closely with Sanger. Historical documents prove that Planned Parenthood acted as the willful arm of the American Eugenics Society and developed a plan, the ***** Project, as a propaganda program to infiltrate the black community with a "birth control for health" campaign through their civic leaders. Margaret Sanger expressed disdain for the poor and disabled whom she frequently dubbed "undeserving," "unfit", and "dysgenic." Her call for their sterilization and segregation is well known and is likely to have been the motive behind her "***** Project." Lest one think reproductive racism was merely an issue of the past, current numbers prove the problem persists. Racial targeting by abortion providers, Planned Parenthood being the foremost national provider of abortions, has demonstrably resulted in a disproportionate number of minorities obtaining abortions. In the year 2000, African Americans, numbering 34.7 million individuals, or 12.3 percent of the U.S. population obtained 32% of abortions in that year. "Black women are almost four more times as likely as white women to have an abortion, and Hispanic women are 2.5 times as likely." According to updated census reports, African Americans are no longer the largest U.S. minority population. Abortion and population control have taken a devastating toll on the African American and Hispanic communities. The Overpopulation Myth Despite what you may have heard, there is no overpopulation crisis. Abortion, euthanasia, contraception, sterilization, and infanticide are not needed to quell an over abundance of the human population. "Plunging death rates, not soaring birth rates, are the main reason for rapid population increases in the last century. World average life expectancy more than doubled, rising from 30 years in 1900 to 63 years now. "World population increased not because people were breeding like rabbits, but because they stopped dying like flies." In the United States, projections show that the 55 plus age group is going to grow from 24.7% of the population in 2010 to 31.5% in 2050. The UN Population Division states, "At the world level, the number of older persons is expected to exceed the number of children for the first time in 2047. In the more developed regions, where population aging is far advanced, the number of children dropped below that of older persons in 1998." Young people are needed in the workforce to support a rising population that is retiring or unable to work. In 73 countries around the world today, including the United States, the total fertility rate is below replacement level. A nation's total fertility rate must be 2.1 children or above in order to maintain population level. The total fertility rate of Europe is well below replacement at 1.45. Government incentives to have more children are already in place in countries such as France, Italy, Poland, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Germany, Austria, Russia, Scandinavia, and the Netherlands. According to the United Nations Population Division, "below-replacement fertility prevails in the more developed regions and is expected to continue to 2050." We need to start looking at the problems of underpopulation and economic disaster occurring as populations rapidly age, rather than spreading the myth of overpopulation and "need' for abortion and birth control. The Science of Sex I'm a 23 year old virgin saving sex for marriage. What did I miss by not being sexually active in college? STD's, unplanned pregnancy, heartache, and a lot of baggage that would follow me the rest of my life? I can live without that. When I meet the man I'm going to marry and walk down the aisle towards him, I'm not going to think, "I wish I had slept around more, had more boyfriends, experimented more, etc." No Way! I'm saving myself for my future husband. And I don't regret a minute of it. -College Graduate Sex is a powerful force of nature. It bonds people together, is pleasurable, and can create babies. So how does premarital sex damage relationships? The answer lies within the powerful oxytocin hormone released in the body during sexual activity. For example, picture duct taping a girl's arm to a guy's arm. Now rip off the tape (OUCH!) and use the same piece of tape to wrap her arm to a new guy's arm. What happens? Well, it hurts like crazy when you rip off the tape. After switching partners several times, partials of skin and hair left on the tape reduce the adhesiveness so it cannot attach as effectively. The same thing happens with sex. When oxytocin is released in the brain during sexual activity, it acts like emotional super glue and bonds you to that partner. When you break up (OUCH!) and have a new sexual partner, your ability to bond and produce oxytocin is damaged. Just like debris on the duct tape, previous sexual experience reduces the ability to bond correctly. Brain chemicals don't care how old, mature, or in control of your emotions you are- they still create a bond. No one can beat the brain chemistry behind sex. On the flip side, imagine that you never removed the duct tape. Eventually it would just feel like part of you. When a couple waits until marriage to have sex, and they remain faithful to each other, oxytocin acts as super glue between a husband and wife. It also helps maintain the "high" of sex. If you have been sexually active in the past, there is hope. Oxytocin levels can return to normal if you stop engaging in sexual activity and begin to heal the physical and emotional scars developed from premarital sex. Give yourself a year or so before you attempt to get into a new relationship, and commit to save sex for marriage. You won't regret it. What About Birth Control? All hormonal contraceptives (the pill, patch, mini-pill, shot, vaginal ring, emergency contraception, intrauterine devices, etc.) have the capability to cause an abortion. Hormonal contraceptives work in three way: by attempting to stop ovulation, by thickening cervical fluids to prevent fertilization, and by thinning the lining of the uterus to prevent implantation. The first two methods can cause and abortion because it occurs after fertilization. Hormonal contraception does not always stop ovulation. When break-through ovulation occurs, there is a possibility of fertilization. Studies have shown that ovulation rates in women taking oral contraceptives ranged from 1.7% to 28.6% per cycle. Ovulation rates for women taking progestin only pills (the mini-pill) ranged from 33% to 65%. When these contraceptives do no stop fertilization, they have the capability to cause an abortion because the lining of the uterus may be too thin and inhospitable for the embryo to implant and receive nourishment. Birth control manufacturers insist that their products do not terminate an existing pregnancy. However, they have incorrectly redefined the terms "contraception" and "pregnancy" to mean the moment of implantation rather than the moment of fertilization (implantation happens 7-10 days after fertilization). Emergency contraception (EC) is a large dose of the common birth control pill. EC is also known as the morning-after pill and is designed to be taken as a single dose after "unprotected sex." Documented side effects for EC include nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, breast tenderness, menstrual changes, and ectopic pregnancy. Contrary to popular arguments, EC does not decrease pregnancies and surgical abortions. EC had been available in Scotland since 1984, but pregnancy rates have not decreased and sexually transmitted infection rates have increased. NO REGRETS: The True Story Of My Adoption Plan When I first found out I was pregnant I couldn't control my crying. I shook uncontrollably. I had never felt so lonely or confused in my life. I wanted my boyfriend's support. I shouldn't have been surprised when he told me to have an abortion. My mind raced to justify the abortion. Perhaps my child would be better off dead than in a broken family. I thought that an abortion would be the answer to my problem. I tried to tell myself that my child wasn't really a baby, he was just tissue... I told myself lie after lie until I made the appointment. But no matter how hard I tried to fool myself, I knew I carried a baby. Deep down, I realized if I were to take my baby's life I would regret it forever. When I decided not to show up to the appointment, I felt so relieved. It didn't take long for me to face reality and see my baby as a gift. I realized it was my duty as mother to protect my child's best interest and give him all I could. Many relatives didn't understand why I was even thinking of adoption. Who in the world would give up their child? Me. That's who. Of course I wanted to be the one to rock him and watch him grow. But beyond my wants I knew my child deserved more. Adoption was the best way I could show love to my child. My boyfriend was overly thrilled about adoption... But nevertheless was willing to interview some couples with me. We met with them several times to ensure we found the best. The couple we chose was married, deeply in love, and welcomed our son as their own. Their love for my child is divine. I can hold my head up high and people are amazed. The birthfather, my family, and my friends congratulated me on my decision and came to realize it was out of love. Yes, I grieved the loss of my child. But the joy far exceeds the sorrow. I thank God that I don't have to visit the memory of an aborted baby. I can live with my decision and so can my son.. With no regrets, Molly Obviously, as you can assume.. I'm completely Pro-Life.. There is no excuse to have an abortion.. It's murder.. It always has been, and it always will be.. Also, as to the people arguing, well, what if the mother/parents can't financially take care of the baby, or gives him/her a bad upbringing? If for whatever reason the mother/parents are unable to work, therefore, can't support their child/children, why would it be so horrible to live off of welfare.. Welfare is there to help people.. Also, you can't say "Why bring a baby into this world if you're just going to have to raise it with money from the government? Because, there are a lot of people that don't even have kids, that are living off of the government, most disabled... So, there isn't really any argument.. And there are people that have children, that are barely scraping by, but they didn't decide to kill their child just because they wouldn't have the best of the best.. I would rather give my children just the basics.. food, clothes, a roof over their heads, and love.. rather than have had an abortion.. Furthermore, there are parents out there that are together, have decent jobs, can afford whatever they need, and still don't give their children a proper upbringing. Also, just because a woman feels she can't, or just simply doesn't want to raise a child.. She most likely could.. And there is always adoption.. It's a very good choice, especially if you don't want to raise your baby yourself.. And to the women out there that are seriously thinking about killing their child.. I think that you would regret killing your child more, rather than if you put him/her up for adoption.. He/she could have a wonderful life.. Why take that away from them? You'd think you'd want the best for them.. It doesn't matter how you were raised or what your childhood was like.. You can turn your life around, and make something of yourself.. But, that's all up to you.. People shouldn't blame other people for the way they are.. I understand some people have had pretty horrible childhoods/lives.. But, it's what you do with your life now, that matters.. You don't have to keep living your life in the wrong way, just because that's the way you were raised... It's all you now.. Anyway, to get to my question.. If you were pro-choice before you read the actual facts about abortion, has it made you change your views? Also, what are your views on abortion? Abortion is a very serious problem in the world.. And I just thought that some people would actually care enough to read this.. Even, though it is pretty long.. I'm not trying to change anyone's opinion.. It's just that some people don't base their opinions on the facts.. They just believe whatever they want to without even knowing what they are making an opinion about.. To Lizzy: You said that you have problems with your "organs". It would depend on what kind of "problems" that you had whether or not you'd be able to physically/healthily carry a baby. You also said that if you kept taking your medicines, (not knowing if you were pregnant) you'd have a deadly miscarriage? What exactly do you think a miscarriage is? Also, about a child getting in the way of someone's lifestyle and giving you stretch marks. I can't believe you would make that kind of remark, especially about the stretch marks.. That's pretty low, if you ask me.. You're saying, you'd rather kill your baby so you don't get stretch marks, rather than to have your baby at all.. And it should be on people's conscience.. They did something horrible, and now they have to live with it.. "So, it's best left to the professionals to keep the women from hurting or even killing themselves." So, you're saying.. Let's protect the women from hurting/killing themselves. By killing the innocent babies within them, so their life can be the way it was before? Also, about your comment on overpopulation. "It isn't like all of man kind will be aborted off of earth, lol." Do you find abortion to be funny, because it isn't? You're basically saying we aren't going to kill off the human race because we're killing babies everyday. Please read the section in my "question" about The Overpopulation Myth.

Answer: Well, I couldn't resist answering, but I didn't have time to read your book. Basically, I assume you are saying you are pro life. That's good. It disgusts me when I hear people say that "it's my body and I have a right to do what I want to it." Well, you're right! Do whatever you want to your body - tattoos, multiple piercings, unprotected sex, suicide, etc - nobody cares. But you have absolutely no right to kill another human who happens to be living inside your body. That's murder. Let's say I'm walking down the street and someone decides to hitch a ride on my back. That doesn't give me the right to kill the person. The baby is not 'yours'. You are simply a vehicle for bringing a person into the world. If we are to allow killing of babies (abortion) we should allow killing of old people if they are no longer wanted or 'inconvenient', ugly people if we don't care to look at them, fat people because they put a burden on our health care system, ethnic people if they are different from us, etc, etc. Babies get killed because they have no voice and many 'modern' people want a simple fix for all their 'problems'. What a pity.