This slideshow explains how the female reproductive system works. 1/13 The Female Reproductive System Like other living things, human beings reproduce. It’s what keeps the population going. In humans, this happens when the male and female reproductive systems work together to make a baby. © 2020 The Nemours Foundation/KidsHealth. All rights reserved. Reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical …
What Is Reproduction? Reproduction is the process by which organisms make more organisms like themselves. But even though the reproductive system is essential to keeping a species alive, unlike other body systems, it’s not essential to keeping an individual alive. In the human reproductive process, two kinds of sex cells, or gametes (GAH-meetz), are involved. The male …
More Than a Funny Word OK, so it’s a funny word . . . but what is puberty, anyway? Puberty is the name for when your body begins to develop and change. During puberty, your body will grow faster than any other time in your life, except for when you were an infant. Back then, your body was growing rapidly …
What Is Delayed Puberty? Puberty is the time when your body grows from a child’s to an adult’s. You’ll know that you are going through puberty by the way that your body changes. Usually, these changes begin between the ages of 8 and 14 for girls, and between 9 and 15 for guys. This wide range …
What Is an Adolescent Medicine Specialist? Zits. Periods. Pressure to do drugs, drink, or smoke. Too much growth in places you don’t expect — and not so much in places you do. There’s a lot going on health-wise during the teen years. It helps to have a medical team who understands. Adolescent medicine specialists have extra …
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