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Which article are you evaluating?

Human fertilization

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?

I have chosen to evaluate this article because I have always been interested in fertilization, specifically in humans and how it works. Understanding the way in which an egg and sperm merge to become a zygote, when you are most fertile to conceive, etc., are questions any novice human being has when looking to get impregnated. It is very important to understand the different pathways where fertilization can go all wrong or right. Being knowledgeable in this topic gives awareness to what occurs in the process of fertilizing. After reading this article, my first impression was that the article does a good job in going over all aspects of fertilization and does so by making it clear to comprehend without any confusion.

Evaluate the article

The Lead section does a great job in giving a sneak peak of the article. It begins with a clear definition of human fertilization and proceeds in how fertilization works. The content available in the article actively covers the different parts human fertilization reflects on, although there are some sections that need some more work on. A couple sections that need work on is Cell membranes and Diseases. These sections are very short and there is room for expansion under this topic. The article holds a neutral standpoint with no room of bias input and/or room towards persuasion on a given topic. Simply informs the reader in being knowledgeable on the topic. The references section offers a numerous amount of sources although some sources can be of a more present date. There are also some sources that come off of a website and this can be switched to a peer reviewed publication instead by doing more research. All sources are properly added onto the text and are accessible with a click. The article is readily easy to understand and has a good structure to it by starting with some history, followed with the anatomy and fusion, age and time in which you are most fertile, and ending with diseases. The images added into this article give a better visual to the information being expressed to people who are visual learners. The captions added to the picture give a brief explanation of what the image covers. The images follow the "free license" regulation in that all the images are of one's own work and all have credited the author. The article has been given a C-Class rating and is part of Anatomy, Physiology, and Anthropology WikiProjects. The kinds of conversations going on in the "talk room" are how some sections need to be better detailed, having a better resource and questions of people asking for a more specific of timeframe in the different occurrences. The articles strengths are in delivering clear information on every subsection. I do believe there are areas for improvement in some of sections where information can be added to fully grasp the understanding and meaning. The addition of information with reliable sources, will lead to a more well-developed article.

Edit to section on Diseases

I will start off with rewriting the section “Diseases” to “Diseases Affecting Human Fertility”, and then will add the following to this section…

Then for the body.. Various disorders can arise from defects in the fertilization process. Whether that results in the process of contact between the sperm and egg, or the state of health of the biological parent carrying the zygote cell. The following are a few of the diseases that can occur and be present during the process. -	Polyspermy results from multiple sperm fertilizing an egg, leading to an offset number of chromosomes within the embryo. Polyspermy, while physiologically possible in some species of vertebrates and invertebrates, is a lethal condition for the human zygote. -	Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a condition in which the woman does not produce enough follicle stimulating hormone and excessively produces androgens. This results in the ovulation period between contact of the egg being postponed or excluded. [27] (link a few of the above terms)

-	Autoimmune Disorders can lead to complications in implantation of the egg in the uterus, which may be the immune system’s attack response to an established embryo on the uterine wall. [27] -	Cancer ultimately affects fertility and may lead to birth defects or miscarriages. Cancer severely damages reproductive organs, which affects fertility. [27] -	Endocrine System Disorders affect human fertility by decreasing the body’s ability to produce the level of hormones needed to successfully carry a zygote. Examples of these disorders include diabetes, adrenal disorders, and thyroid disorders. [27] -	Endometriosis is a condition that affects women in which the tissue normally produced in the uterus proceeds to grow outside of the uterus. This leads to extreme amounts of pain and discomfort and may result in an irregular menstrual cycle. [27]

Not being able to conceive is shown to have numerous causes whether by a disease or simply through genetics.