… may also result in infertility, so doctors should inform the patient of this risk before any treatment has begun. Some patients choose to preserve their eggs or sperm prior to receiving treatment if they are considering having biological children in the future.7
For adults, sex reassignment surgery in addition to hormonal treatment can be …
… anus. The prostate, sometimes referred to as the male G-spot, is a walnut-sized gland located below the bladder. This gland secretes a fluid that helps sperm to survive outside of the body and comprises 30% of the male’s ejaculate.1 The best way to stimulate the prostate is to slowly insert a …
… abortion if conception has already occurred. ECPs merely delay ovulation so that the female’s ovary takes longer to release the egg than usual. This prevents the sperm and the egg from meeting, and fertilization will not occur. While safe to use in emergency situations, ECPs should not be relied on as a regular form …
… leutinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone.7 In males, these hormones stimulate activity in the testes, which start to produce the male sex hormone testosterone and begin spermatogenesis. Spermatogenesis is the process of sperm production.
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All people grow at different rates and to different heights; this is largely due to how …
… may not be fertilized by sperm. If the ovum is fertilized (thus becoming a zygote), the egg implants itself inside the uterine wall, interrupting the menstrual cycle, and pregnancy begins. However, if the egg is not fertilized due to the lack of sperm in the female reproductive tract, the endometrial wall will begin to …
… ovary, the uterus builds up its inner lining with extra tissue and blood to prepare for implantation. If the egg is fertilized (combines with a male gamete sperm cell), it will implant itself inside the lining of the uterus, now nourished with tissue and blood, and begin developing into a child. When the egg is …
… energy source for sperm. Some experts think that the presence of PSA and fructose in female ejaculate, while in much smaller concentrations than in male semen, is meant for added stability of sperm to increase the success of pregnancy. Unfortunately, there are some problems with this theory, including the fact that ejaculate is most often
… such as ancient Egyptians who dipped lint tampons in honey and lactic acid to prevent pregnancy. At that time, lactic acid was thought to act as a spermicide, so tampons would double as period devices as well as contraceptive devices.2 During World War I, where American soldiers were often lacking supplies, nurses repurposed tampons …
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