reproductive organs

Baby-making body parts

Reproductive organs are the body parts involved in sexual reproduction—in humans, the penis, testes, vagina, uterus, and ovaries.

The term appears most often in clinical, educational, or formal contexts: The diagram labeled the reproductive organs.

In casual speech, people more commonly say genitals, private parts, or various slang terms.

anatomy

ovaries

Egg-producing organs

prostate · cervix · vagina · penis · scrotum · vas deferens · epididymis · labia · clitoris · endometrium

fertility

ovulation

Egg discharge from ovary

gametes · spermatozoa · ova · zygote · embryo · fecundity · insemination · procreation · infertility · sperm count

pregnancy

gestation

Carrying offspring in womb

umbilical · amniotic · womb · trimester · labor · delivery · obstetrics · maternal · postpartum · childbirth

health

gynecology

Female reproductive medicine

  • urologyUrinary tract medicine
  • andrologyMale reproductive medicine
  • STISexually transmitted infection

screening · Pap smear · vasectomy · hysterectomy · circumcision · contraception · sterilization · PCOS · endometriosis · fibroids

development

puberty

Sexual development stage

estrogen · testosterone · progesterone · LH · adolescence · growth · differentiation

Categories
Opposites
biological function

reproductive organsdigestive tract

Internal food processing passage

digestive organs · circulatory system · nervous system · brain · heart

life creation vs. life ending

reproductive organsvital organs

Structures essential for survival

Family

organ, reproduce, reproduction, organism, reproductive, coproduction, reproductively, reproducer, reproducers

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