All the eggs available to a woman have developed in her ovaries whilst she was a baby. They lie dormant until they go into an active phase (Q 2.3). Sperm development (spermatogenesis) is an ongoing process throughout a man's adult life. It takes approximately three months for a sperm to be produced and reach maturity. It has been estimated that each testicle is producing 1000 new sperm every second.
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- 1 What is meant by the term anatomy?
- 2 What is the anatomy of the external genital area?
- 3 What are the internal genital organs?
- 4 What is the peritoneum?
- 5 Why did I develop into a girl?
- 6 How do sperm development and egg development differ?
- 7 What is meant by the term physiology?
- 8 What is a hormone?
- 9 What are steroid hormones?
- 10 What is sex hormone binding globulin?
- 11 What controls sex hormone release?
- 12 How do oestrogens and androgens affect me?
- 13 What are progesterone and progestogens?
- 14 How do my menstrual cycles occur?
- 15 Support Groups.
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