The Male Reproductive System and Male Contraception
- What’s the Point of Sex
(biologically-speaking) ?- The purpose of the male reproductive system is to
- Ensure the continuation of the human species
- To produce, store and transport spermatozoa.
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- The Mighty Sperm
- Men can produce 1,500 Sperm a Second.
- They can release 400,000 spermatozoa in a single ejaculate.
- They can make millions of sperm cells over their lifetime.
- The Gonads
- The term ‘gonads’ is a generic term that applies to the anatomical location of where the gametes are produced.
- The male gonads are the testis.
- Sperm cells (spermatozoa) are produced in the testis.
1) The Scrotum
- The Male External Genitalia
1) The Scrotum
- The scrotum is a sac-like organ made of skin and muscles that houses the testes below the penis in the pubic region.
- The penis is the male external excretory and sex organ.
- The Scrotum
- The function of the scrotum is to to regulate the temperature of the sperm.
- It does this by contracting and relaxing muscles to move the testis either closer to or further from the warm body.
- The Scrotum
- Overheated testis can cause infertility among males.
- Several products and procedures are available to help the keep your sperm cool.
- The “Snowballs” underwear is at the top of my list, just for the name alone!
Hey MEN! Wake up and take CONTROL…… BIRTH CONTROL! Remember guys, IT IS…
What it is…..
What a vasectomy does NOT do….
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