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Premenstrual Syndrome PMS |
a group of symptoms such as nervous tension,
irritability, tenderness of the breasts, and headache, experienced by some women in the days preceding menstruation and caused by hormonal changes |
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Erectile dysfunction
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a medical condition that prevents a man from achieving an
erection or maintaining one throughout sexual intercourse |
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Felattio
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is an act of oral stimulation of a male's penis by a sexual partner.
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Erogenous zone:
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an area of the body that is sensitive to sexual stimulation
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corpus luteum
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a yellow mass of tissue that forms in a part of the ovary follicle
after ovulation in mammals and secretes the hormone progesterone. If no pregnancy is established, the corpus luteum degenerates, but it continues to secrete the hormone if pregnancy occurs. |
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Menopause
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the time in a woman's life when menstruation diminishes and ceases,
usually between the ages of 45 and 50 |
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Cunning ling
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oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris
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Voyeurism
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somebody who gains pleasure from watching, especially secretly, other
people's bodies or the sexual acts in which they participate |
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Paraphillia
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used to describe sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals
that are not part of normative stimulation and that may cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her. |
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`Pedophilia
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sexual desire felt by an adult for children, or the crime of sex with a
child |
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Gonads
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an organ that produces reproductive cells gametes, e.g. a testis or an
ovary |
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vulva
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the external female genitals. These include the clitoris and the two pairs of
fleshy folds, the labia majora and labia minora that surround the opening of the vagina. |
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vagina
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in female mammals, a lubricated muscular tube that connects the cervix of
the womb to the vulva |
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Clitoris
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a sensitive erectile female sex organ at the front junction of the labia
minora in the vulva |
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Cervix.
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the neck of the womb, consisting of a narrow passage leading to the vagina.
The cervix widens greatly during childbirth to permit delivery of the baby |
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Uterus
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a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of female mammals, in which
the embryo is nourished and develops before birth |
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ovary
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either of the two female reproductive organs that produce eggs and, in
vertebrates, also produce the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone |
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fallopian tube
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either of two narrow tubes through which a female mammal's eggs
pass from either of the ovaries to the womb |
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zoophilia
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-sex with animals |
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Ectopic pregnancy
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the development of a fertilized egg outside the womb, e.g.
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Androgens .
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a natural or artificial male sex hormone responsible for the Testosterone and androsterone are |
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Gender identity
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the possession by somebody of a conviction of belonging to a
particular sex, regardless of whether this corresponds to his or her anatomical sex |
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Orgasmic Dysfunction
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irregularity in the functioning of having an organism |
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Sadomasochism
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the gaining of sexual gratification by alternately or
simultaneously enduring pain and causing pain to somebody else, or the acts that produce such gratification |
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sadism
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Sadism the gaining of sexual gratification by causing physical or mental pain to
other people, or the acts that produce such gratification |
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Masochism
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sexual gratification achieved through humiliation and physical and
verbal abuse |
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Resolution
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phase the disappearance or coming to an end of the orgasm condition
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Orgasmic phase
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the climax of sexual excitement, consisting of intense muscle
tightening around the genital area experienced as a pleasurable wave of tingling sensations through parts of the body |
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Plateau phase
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a period or phase in something when there is little increase or
decrease |
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Excitement phase
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the feeling or condition of lively enjoyment or pleasant
anticipation |
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Cohabitation
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to live together, especially without being formally married
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Nocturnal emission---
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Wet dreams a dream that has sexual content and leads to
the ejaculation of semen |
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Nocturnal emission---
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Wet dreams a dream that has sexual content and leads to
the ejaculation of semen |
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Retarded Ejaculation
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not fully developed to eject semen from the penis during
orgasm |
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Erectile Dysfunction
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a medical condition that prevents a man from achieving an
erection or maintaining one throughout sexual intercourse |
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Refractory period
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the time after receiving a stimulus during which a nerve or
muscle cell cannot respond to further stimuli |
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Semen
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the thick white fluid containing sperm that a male ejaculates
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Estrogen
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a steroid hormone, produced mainly in the ovaries, that stimulates estrus
and the development of female secondary sexual characteristics |
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Glans
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the rounded tip of a penis also the erectile tissue at the tip of a clitoris |
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Semineferous tubules
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Progesterone
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a sex hormone produced in women, first by the corpus luteum of the ovary to prepare the womb for the fertilized ovum, and later by the placenta to maintain pregnancy |
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Dna |
a nucleic acid molecule in the form of a twisted double strand double helix that
is the major component of chromosomes and carries genetic information. |
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Spermatic tubules
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relating to, carrying, or containing semenA
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Prostate Gland
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an "O"-shaped gland in males that surrounds the urethra below
the bladder, secreting a fluid into the semen that acts to improve the movement and viability of sperm |
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Seminal vesicle
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either of a pair of glands that secrete the fluid component of
semen into the ejaculatory duct in males |
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Epididymus
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A long, narrow, convoluted tube, part of the spermatic duct system,
that lies on the posterior aspect of each testicle |
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Endometriosis
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medical condition in which the mucous membrane endometrium
that normally lines only the womb is present and functioning in the ovaries or elsewhere in the body |
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Perimetrium
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The serous membrane enveloping the uterus.the outer layer
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Myometrium
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the muscle wall of the womb
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Endometrium
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the mucous membrane that lines the womb and increases in
thickness in the later part of the menstrual cycle |
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Bartholins Glands
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two small compound racemose glands located on either side of
the vaginal orifice that secrete a lubricating mucus |
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Clitoris
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a sensitive erectile female sex organ at the front junction of the labia
minora in the vulva |
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Prepuce
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the loose fold of skin that covers the tip of the clitoris
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Urethral opening
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the tube in mammals that carries urine from the bladder out of
the body and in the male also carries semen during ejaculation |
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Labia Minora
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the two small folds of skin that lie immediately inside the labia
majora of women and girls and join at the front to form the hood of the clitoris |
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Labia Majora
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the two thick outer folds of skin that surround the clitoris, the
opening of the urethra, and the opening of the vagina of women and girls |
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Monus pupis
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A rounded fleshy protuberance situated over the pubic bones that
becomes covered with hair |
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Testis
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either of the paired male reproductive glands, roundish in shape, that
produce sperm and male sex hormones, and hang in a small sac scrotum |
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Rna |
a nucleic acid containing ribose found in all living cells, essential for protein
synthesis. RNA also acts instead of DNA as the genetic material in some viruses. |
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xx chromosomes
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women have the pairing of XX.
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xy chromosomes
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Men have the chromosomes pairing of XY
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Testosterone:
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a male steroid hormone produced in the testicles and responsible
for the development of secondary sex characteristics. Use: produced synthetically for treatment of androgen deficiency. Formula: C19H28O2 |
