INTEGBI 35AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Lactational Amenorrhea, Seminal Vesicle, Epididymis
25 Oct 2016
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Fertility = production of a live birth (marked by birth) Fecundity = the biological capacity to reproduce (theoretical potential) Fecundity is crucial to fertility: fecundity interacts with various behavioral processes to determine the level of fertility. Fertility which exists in the absence of deliberate birth control. The adjective natural is not ideal but preferred to physiological . Social factors may also play a part. A large fraction of couples believes that control is possible. Gains access to effective methods of control. Couples exert control in accordance with their achieved parity which implies that they have conscious norms about what represents a desirable family size. ~55 days and then mature in the epididymis. Contributes about 60% of semen volume: viscous and contains fructose. Produces yellow pigment that makes semen fluoresce under uv light. Is similar to penis in size, but is not seen. Clitoris has a lot more nerve endings.
