Female Reproduction

1. Sex Part 2

2. The Female Side
• The _________________produces female sex
hormones and stores female reproductive
cells.
• Located pretty much entirely__________in
the pelvis area of females

3. The Female Side
• ________: a hollow, muscular, pear-shaped
organ inside the female body
-This is where the fertilized egg will be
nourished and protected from conception
until birth

4. The Female Side
• The uterus is made of some of
the________muscles in the human body.
• Before pregnancy the uterus is about 3” long
and 2” wide

5. The Female Side
• ___________: are attached to each side of the
uterus and lead to the ovaries
• Each one is about 4” long and look like
spaghetti noodles
• They also contain cilia, or ____________that
help to move the egg from the ovaries to the
uterus.

6. The Female Side

7. The Female Side
• _________: the female sex glands that store
the ova(______________) and produce female
sex hormones
• Estrogen and ______________
• They are two oval-shaped organs that lie to
the upper left and right of the uterus
• They ________________eggs into fallopian
tubes

8. The Female Side
• _________: is the release of an egg into the
fallopian tube
• At birth a female’s ovaries contain more than
________ immature eggs

9. The Female Side
• _____________: provides important body
chemicals and prepares your body for
pregnancy each month
• A cycle is counted from the first day of a
period until the first day of the next period
• A complete cycle usually lasts from ____days
in adults

10. The Female Side
• At or around the 14th day the egg travels into
the fallopian tube
• The uterus __________to protect the egg in
case of fertilization occurs in the tube
• If its not fertilized the egg breaks apart and
the lining of the uterus is shed during the
____________

11. The Female Side
• http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/o
ur-publications/fact-sheet/menstruation.cfm

12. The Female Side
• ______________________: both physical and
emotional symptoms that many girls and
women get right before their periods such as
acne, bloating, fatigue, headaches, sore
breasts, and food cravings
• Usually 7 days before period

13. The Female Side
• ________: a muscular elastic passageway that
extends from the uterus to the outside of the
body

14. The Female Side
• _________: where the vagina and uterus
connect
• The cervix has strong, thick walls. The opening
of the cervix is very small (no wider than a
straw), ________________________________
___. During childbirth, the cervix can expand
to allow a baby to pass.

15. The Female Side
• Problems with the Female Reproductive
System:
• _____________: often occur at the beginning of
a cycle, severe or persistent cramping may need
strong medical attention, however most are
relieved via ________________
• ______________: rare but serious bacterial
infection; can be fatal; symptoms include
fever, vomiting, sun-burn like rash, red
eyes, dizziness, muscle aches; to avoid change
tampons regularly

16. Problems with Females
• ___________: an inflammation of the vulva
and vagina; can be caused by poor hygiene or
irritating substances; symptoms such as
itching and vaginal discharge can occur; can
also lead to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
• _______________: infection of fallopian
tubes, ovaries, and surrounding areas of pelvis;
_________________; usually caused by an STD

17. Problems with Females
• ___________: occurs when tissue normally
found only in the uterus starts to grow outside
the uterus — in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or
other parts of the pelvic cavity. It can cause
abnormal bleeding, painful periods, and
_____________.
• ___________: although they're rare, can occur.
Girls with ovarian tumors may have abdominal
pain and masses that can be felt in the
abdomen. Surgery may be needed to remove
the tumor. They maybe cancerous and they
may not be

18. Female Problems
• ___________: are noncancerous sacs
filled with fluid or semisolid material.
Although they are common and generally
harmless, they can become a problem if
they grow very large. Large cysts may
push on surrounding organs, causing
abdominal pain. In most cases, cysts will
disappear on their own and treatment is
unnecessary. If the cysts are painful, a
doctor may prescribe birth control pills to
alter their growth or they may be
removed by a surgeon.

19. Female Cancers
• ____________: Cancer that forms in tissues of
the ovary (one of a pair of female reproductive
glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed).
Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian
epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in
the cells on the _____________) or malignant
germ cell tumors (cancer that begins
______________).

20. Female Cancers
• Estimated new cases and deaths from ovarian
cancer in the United States in 2011:
• New cases: 21,990
• Deaths: 15,460
Risk factors for Ovarian Cancer:
1) _______
2) __________
3)_______________________
4) ___________
5)_____________________________________

21. Female Cancers
• Symptoms:
• Abdominal pressure, fullness, swelling or bloating
• Pelvic discomfort or pain
• Persistent indigestion, gas or nause
• Changes in bowel habits, such as constipation
• Changes in bladder habits, including a frequent need to
urinate
• Loss of appetite or quickly feeling full
• Increased abdominal girth or clothes fitting tighter
around your waist
• A persistent lack of energy
• Low back pain

22. Female Cancers
• http://www.medicinenet.com/ovarian_cancer_pict
ures_slideshow/article.htm
• _____________: cancer of the breast or
surrounding tissues and glands, early detection is
imparitive
• Important to regularly check yourself and have
regular doctor checkups
• __________________________
• http://www.medicinenet.com/breast_cancer_pictur
es_slideshow/article.htm

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