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Sex

A persons Identity as male or female./ Engaging in sexual behaviors.

Sexuality

The feelings, behaviors, and identities associated with sex.

Coitus

Penile-vaginal intercourse.

Partible Paternity

The belief that two or more men may be fathers of the same child.

Heterosexuality

Sexual attraction to, or behavior with, persons of the opposite sex.

Homosexuality

Sexual attraction to, or behavior with, persons of the same sex.

Polygamy

Having more than one spouse at a time , as a social institution.

Castration

Removal of the testicles or testicles and penis.

Eunuch

A man who has been castrated

Transgender (or Trans)

Identifying with the other sex or rejecting a conventionally gendered identity.

Double Standard

The idea that acceptable behavior is different for men than for women.

Cohabitation

A live-in sexual relationship between individuals who are not married to each other.

Perversion

An obsolete term for atypical sexual desire or behavior, viewed as a mental disorder.

Neuroses

Mental disorders such as depression that, in Freudian theory, are strategies for coping with repressed sexual conflicts.

Sexual Orientation

The direction of an individual´s sexual feelings: sexual attraction toward persons of the opposite sex (heterosexual), the same sex (homosexual), the same sex (homosexual)or both sexes (bisexual).

Psychology

The study of mental processes and behavior.

Social Psychology

The study of one´s relationships to others.

Feminism

The movement to secure equality for women; the study of social and psychological issues from women's perspectives.

Control Group

A group of participants included in a study for comparison purposes.

Cognitive Psychology

The study of the information-processing systems of the mind.

Gender

The collection of psychological traits that can differ between male and female.

Erogenous Zone

A region of the body whose stimulation causes sexual arousal.

External Genitalia

The sexual structures on the outside of the body.

Vulva

The female external genitalia.

Mons (or mons veneris)

The front-most component of the vulva: a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic bone, covered in hair

Labia

Two pairs of skin folds that form the sides of the vulva.

Outer Labia (or Labia Majora)

Fleshy skin folds, partially covered in pubic hair, that extend from the mons.

labia minora (inner lips)

Two small hairless, light-colored membranes located between the labia majora.

aka "Hottentot Aprons"

Clitoral hood

A loose fold of skin that covers the clitoris.

Vestibule

The potential space between the left and right inner labia.

Vasocongestion

The swelling of tissue caused by an influx of blood.

Labiaplasty

Surgical modification of the inner labia.

Bartholin´s Gland

Two mucus secreting glands that help lubricate the vaginal opening.

Labial adhesion

A condition seen in prepubertal girls in which the left and right inner labia stick together.

Clitoris

The erectile organ in females, whose external portion is located at the junction of the inner labia, just in front of the vestibule.

Glans

The terminal knob of the clitoris or penis.

Corpus Cavernosum (pl.corpara cavernosa)

Either of the two elongated erectile structures within the clitoris or penis that also extend backward into the pelvic floor.

Corpus Spongiosum

A single midline erectile structure. In both sexes it fills the glans; in males it extends backward along the underside of the penis, surrounding the urethra.

Smegma

A whitish, greasy secretion that can build up under the hood of the clitoris or the foreskin of the penis.

Crura (sign.crus)

The two internal extension of the corpora cavernosa of the clitoris or penis.

Vestibular Bulbs

Erectile structures beneath the inner labia, on either side of the vestibule.

Introitus

The entrance to the vagina, usually covered early in life by the hymen.

Hymen

a membrane, usually perforated or incomplete, that covers the opening of the vagina. It may be torn by first coitus or by other means.

Imperforate Hymen

A hymen that completely closes the introitus.

Female Circumcision

Any of several forms of ritual cutting or excision of parts of the female genitalia.

Sunnah

Female genital cutting limited to incision or removal of the clitoral hood.

Clitoridectomy

Removal of the entire external portion of the clitoris (glans, shaft, and hood).

Infibulation

The most invasive form of female genital cutting; involves removal of the clitoris, inner labia, and parts of the outer labia, plus the sewing together of the outer labia over the vestibule.

Ùrethra

The canal that conveys urine from bladder to the urethral opening.

Perineum

The region of skin between the anus and the vulva scrotum.

Pelvic floor muscles

A muscular sling that underlies and supports the pelvic organs.

Pubbococcygeus muscle

A muscle of the pelvic floor that runs from the pubic bone to the coccyx (tailbone). In women it forms a sling around the vagina.

Reproductive tract

The internal anatomical structures in either sex that form the pathway taken by ova, sperm, or the conceptus.

Vagina

A muscular tube extending 3 to 4 inches

(8 to 10 cm) from the vestibule to the uterine cervix.

Coitus

Penetration of the vagina by the penis.

Sexual Intercourse

Sexual contact, usually understood to involve coitus.

Birth Canal

The canal formed by the uterus, cervix, and vagina, through which the fetus passes during the birth process.

Mucosa

A surface layer of cells that is lubricated by the secretions of mucous glands.

Candidiasis

A fungal infection of the vagina. Also called thrush or a yeast infection.

Douche

To rinse the vagina out with a fluid; the fluid so used.

Lubrication

The natural appearance of slippery secretions in the vagina during sexual arousal, or the use of artificial lubricants to facilitate sexual activity.

Grafenberg spot (G-spot)

A possible area of increased erotic sensitivity on or deep within the front wall of the vagina.

Paraurethral Glands

Glands situated next to the female urethra, thought to be equivalent to the prostate gland in males. Also known as Skene's glands.

Anus

The opening from which feces are released.

Sphincter

a circular muscle around a tube or orifice whose contraction closes it.

Rectum

The final, straight portion of the large bowel. It connects to the exterior via the anus.

Uterous

The womb: a pear-shaped region of the female reproductive tract through which sperm pass and where the conceptus implants and develops.

Cervix

The lowermost, narrow portion of the uterus that connects with the vagina.

Os

The opening in the cervix that connects the vagina with the cervical canal.

Mucus

A thick or slippery secretion.

Endomitrium

The internal lining of the uterus.

Myometrium

The muscular layers of the wall of the uterus.

Perimetrium

The outer covering of the uterus.

Menstruation

The breakdown of the endrometrium at approximately monthly intervals, with consequent loss of tissue and blood through the vagina.

Pap Test

The microscopic examination of a sample of cells taken from the cervix or (less commonly) the anus.

Pelvic Examination

A visual and digital examination of the vulva and pelvic organs.

Coloposcopy

The examination of the cervix with the aid of an operating microscope.

Endometrial cancer

Cancer of the endometrium of the uterus.

Hysterectomy

Surgical removal of the uterus.

Fibroid

A noncancerous tumor arising from muscle cells of the uterus.

endometriosis

The growth of the endometrial tissue at abnorma locations such as the oviducts.

Prolapse

The slipping out of place of an organ, such as the uterus.

Oviduct

Either of two bilateral tubes that lead from the uterus toward the ovaries, the usual site of fertilization. Also called a fallopian tube.

Cilia

microscopic, hair-like extensions of cells, often capable of coordinated beating motions.

Fimbria

The fringe at the end of the oviduct, composed of fingerlike extensions.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

An infection of the female reproductive tract, often caused by sexually transmitted organisms

Ovary

The female gonad, which produces ova and secretes sex hormones.

Gonad

An organ that produces ova or sperm and secretes sex hormones.

Follicle

A fluid-filled sac that contains an egg (ovum), with its supporting cells, within the ovary.

Ovum (pl.ova)

A female gamate or egg.

Ovulation

Release of an ovum from an ovary.

Sex Steroid

Any of the steroid hormones that are active in sexual and reproductive processes.

Estrogens

Any of a class of steroids - the most important being estradiol - that promote the development of female secondary sexual characteristics at puberty and that have many other functions in both sexes.

Estradiol

The principle estrogen, secreted by ovarian follicles.

Progestins

Any of a class of steroids, the most important being progesterone, that cause the endometrium to proliferate and help maintain pregnancy.

Progesterone

the steroid hormone secreted by the ovary and the placenta that is necessary for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy.

Androgens

Any of a class of steroids - the most important being testosterone - that promote male sexual development and that have a variety of other functions in both sexes.

Testosterone

the principle androgen, synthesized in the testicles and, in lesser amounts, in the ovaries and adrenal glands.