All Entries in the "Human Reproductive System" Category

Start of Puberty

The term adolescence is taken from the Latin word adolescere, which means “to grow up.”  This period of growth involves all sorts of changes, from the way you think and feel, to the way you behave or react to things and events around you.  You may also experience many changes in your body.  The [...]

Human Fetal Development

 
Prenatal development is the process in which an embryo or fetus gestates during pregnancy, from fertilization until birth. Often, the terms fetal development, or embryology are used in a similar sense.

The Human Reproductive System

What is Human Reproduction?

In both animals and human beings, reproduction begins with a single cell.

Menstruation and Fertilization

Why women Menstruate?
At birth, a girl has already thousands of undeveloped egg cells in her ovaries. These egg cells become mature when the girl reaches puberty.
At the age of 12 or 13, each of the thousands of eggs in each of her ovaries ripens or matures monthly.