With an Epidural Block, the External Genitals Are Numbed by Local

question 47

True/False

With an epidural block, the external genitals are numbed by local injection during vaginal deliveries.

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Definitions:

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The removal of the testicles in males or ovaries in females, which drastically reduces hormone production, affecting reproduction and secondary sexual characteristics.

Hans Selye

A pioneering Hungarian endocrinologist who identified the stress response as having three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Stress

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