Abstinence
the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol.
Amniotic sac
A thin-walled sac that surrounds the fetus during pregnancy.
Blastocysts
a ball of cells that forms early in a pregnancy, about five to six days after a sperm fertilizes an egg.
Bacterial STDs
caused by a bacterial organism, and the active infection can be cured.
Chromosomes
- a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
Consent
permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
Contraceptive
(of a method or device) serving to prevent pregnancy.
Dating Violence
the physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse by a person to harm, threaten, intimidate, or control another person in a current or former dating relationship, partnership, or marriage.
Embryo
an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus).
Estrogen
any of a group of steroid hormones which promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives or to treat menopausal and menstrual disorders.
Fallopian Tubes
- (in a female mammal) either of a pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus.
Fertilization
the action or process of fertilizing an egg, female animal, or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.
Fetus
an offspring of a human or other mammal in the stages of prenatal development that follow the embryo stage (in humans taken as beginning eight weeks after conception)
Harassment
aggressive pressure or intimidation.
Healthy Relationships
involve honesty, trust, respect and open communication between partners and they take effort and compromise from both people
HIV/Aids
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS
Menstruation
the process in a woman of discharging blood and other materials from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until menopause, except during pregnancy.
Ovaries
a female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced, present in humans and other vertebrates as a pair.
Ovum
a mature female reproductive cell, especially of a human or other animal, which can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell.
Parasitic STDs
a sexually transmitted infection that's caused by a parasite, rather than bacteria or a virus.
Puberty
the period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction.
Semen
the male reproductive fluid, containing spermatozoa in suspension.
Sexual abuse
the infliction of sexual contact upon a person by forcible compulsion.
Sexually Transmitted Disease
caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Sperm
a cell that is produced by the male sexual organs and that combines with the female's egg in reproduction.
Testicles
either of the two oval organs that produce sperm in men and other male mammals, enclosed in the scrotum behind the penis.
Testosterone
a steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
Viral STDs
A viral infection is caused by a virus and cannot be cured.
Zygote
- a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum.