Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
the Info Post! Posted: 11-03-06 04:04am
I created this a while back for the teen
pregnancy forum and figured it might be
good for you guys as well.
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 11-03-06 04:05am
ok! Here goes - questions on a
postcard please.
scrotum -
this sac hangs outside the body and
holds the testicles and epididymis.
The scrotum automatically tightens up to
keep the testicles warm or hangs low to
help cool them off.
testicles
- the 2 testicles, or testes,
produce and store millions of tiny sperm
cells. The testicles are oval-shaped
and grow to be about 2 inches (5
centimeters) in length and 1 inch (3
centimeters) in diameter. The
testicles are also part of the endocrine
system because they produce hormones,
including testosterone.
epididymis
- a set of coiled tubes (one for
each testicle) that connects to the vas
deferens.
seminal
vesicle - are sac-like structures
attached to the vas deferens to the side
of the bladder
prostate
gland - produces some of the parts
of semen, surrounds the ejaculatory ducts
at the base of the urethra, just below the
bladder.
vas
deferens - a muscular tube that
passes upward alongside the testicles and
transports the sperm-containing fluid
called semen
bladder -
where urine collects.
urethra -
the channel that carries the semen
to the outside of the body through the
penis. The urethra is also part of the
urinary system because it is also the
channel through which urine passes as it
leaves the bladder and exits the body.
penis -
made up of 2 parts: the shaft and
the glans. The shaft is the main part
of the penis and the glans is the tip
(sometimes called the head). At the
end of the glans is a small slit or
opening, which is where semen and urine
exit the body through the urethra. The
inside of the penis is made of a spongy
tissue that can expand and contract.
sperm
production - once a male has
reached puberty, he will produce millions
of sperm cells every day. Each sperm
is extremely small: only 1/600 of an inch
(0.05 millimeters) long. Sperm develop
in the testicles within a system of tiny
tubes called the seminiferous tubules.
At birth, these tubules contain simple
round cells, but during puberty,
testosterone and other hormones cause
these cells to transform into sperm cells.
The cells divide and change until they
have a head and short tail, like tadpoles.
The head contains genetic material
(genes). The sperm use their tails to
push themselves into the epididymis, where
they complete their development. It
takes sperm about 4 to 6 weeks to travel
through the epididymis.
The sperm then move to the vas deferens,
or sperm duct. The seminal vesicles
and prostate gland produce a whitish fluid
called seminal fluid, which mixes with
sperm to form semen when a male is
sexually stimulated. The penis, which
usually hangs limp, becomes hard when a
male is sexually excited. Tissues in
the penis fill with blood and it becomes
stiff and erect (an erection). The
rigidity of the erect penis makes it
easier to insert into the female's vagina
during sexual intercourse. When the
erect penis is stimulated, muscles around
the reproductive organs contract and force
the semen through the duct system and
urethra. Semen is pushed out of the
male's body through his urethra - this
process is called ejaculation. Each
time a guy ejaculates, it can contain 250
- 500 million sperm.
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 11-03-06 04:05am
1. The pull-out method is not a method,
it can get you pregnant.
2. You can get pregnant if he just rubs
his area on your area, but doesnt stick it
in, but chances are very small
3. You can get pregnant if you have sex
in the water
4. You can get pregnant while on your
period
5. You can get pregnant anytime of the
month, you never know when you are
actually ovulating
6. Sperm do not die immediately on
contact with the air
7. You can get pregnant even if you
douche afterwards
8. You can get pregnant during the 1st
time
9. You can get pregnant even if you
havent had your period yet
10. You can get pregnant while on birth
control, it only reduces the risks, the
same as condoms
11. You can get pregnant standing up
12. You can get pregnant even if you
take a bath or shower afterward
13. You can have your period, and still
be pregnant
14. You do not have to have an orgasm to
get pregnant
15. You can get pregnant at any time
during your cycle,
16. You can get pregnant from pre-cum,
17. You can get pregnant in any
position,
18. You cannot get pregnant from oral
sex (some people think u can)
19. You can get preggy even if you go
pee right after sex!
20. You can get pregnant while
breastfeeding
21. Birth control is only 98-99%
effective if taken 100% correctly
22. All women ovulate at different times
of the month. New studies indicate women
may even ovulate multiple times per month,
so don't trust your cycle to be your birth
control.
23. Weed, mountain dew and coffee do not
make you sterile, so don't listen to that
bull either. If a man tells you he has
had a vysectomy or that he is sterile ask
for medical proof.
24. Anal sex will not make you pregnant
although it can transfer std's, cause long
term problems
25. Home pregnancy tests are not 100%
accurate, false negative are much more
common than false positives.
26. Kissing your boyfriend will not make
you pregnant, neither will holding hands.
27. Stressing can make your period late,
even if you are not pregnant.
28. The only way to know if you are
pregnant for sure is to take a test. You
can not find out by looking at your
symptoms. Test.
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 11-03-06 04:05am
It doesn't matter what your story is, when
you had your period, how many times you
had sex, if he did or didnt, if you're on
birth control, whether or not the condom
broke, or anything. You always have a
chance of being pregnant, and that's
exactly what we're going to tell you. So
before you post, test! You can test 4
days before your first missed period, so
don't ask us your chances of being
pregnant, just test!!
Common things that can mess up your cycle:
1) stress
2) starting birth control
3) stopping birth control
4) switching birth control methods
5) puberty and natural horomonal changes
6) not eating enough or dieting
7) taking horomones, steroids, or other
prescription drugs
8 ) illness
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 11-03-06 04:06am
the
science bit.
*sperm can live for upto 5 days inside the
female body.
*an egg is viable for upto 36 hours after
ovulation.
*ovulation typically occurs 14 days before
not after your period (regardless of cycle
length).
*it is rare for the luteal (post
ovulation) phase to change, a longer cycle
usually means you ovulate later.
*it is impossible to know exactly when you
ovulate, without being a dedicated long
term charter. Therefore it is impossible
to say exactly when you are fertile.
*pregnancy is a risk you take any time you
have sex (even on b/c because that is
only, at best, 98-99% effective).
*day one of the cycle is the first day of
bleeding.
*therefore your window of highest
fertility is from 5 days prior to
ovulation until 2 days after.
Based on an average 28 day cycle - days 09
- 16
based on an average 30 day cycle - days 10
- 18
based on an average 35 day cycle - days 15
- 23
based on an average 40 day cycle - days 20
- 28
this does
not mean that you can't get pregnant at
any other time, because it is possible
dependant on your own personal cycle and
time of ovulation - these are just typical
averages for the window when are are most
likely to be most fertile.
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Shortfroggy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Pinehurst, Tx
U Forgot 2 of Them Posted: 11-12-06 19:59pm
kia_breizzze
wrote:
1. The pull-out method is
not a method, it can get you pregnant.
2. You can get pregnant if he just rubs
his area on your area, but doesnt stick it
in, but chances are very small
3. You can get pregnant if you have sex
in the water
4. You can get pregnant while on your
period
5. You can get pregnant anytime of the
month, you never know when you are
actually ovulating
6. Sperm do not die immediately on
contact with the air
7. You can get pregnant even if you
douche afterwards
8. You can get pregnant during the 1st
time
9. You can get pregnant even if you
havent had your period yet
10. You can get pregnant while on birth
control, it only reduces the risks, the
same as condoms
11. You can get pregnant standing up
12. You can get pregnant even if you
take a bath or shower afterward
13. You can have your period, and still
be pregnant
14. You do not have to have an orgasm
to get pregnant
15. You can get pregnant at any time
during your cycle,
16. You can get pregnant from pre-cum,
17. You can get pregnant in any
position,
18. You cannot get pregnant from oral
sex (some people think u can)
19. You can get preggy even if you go
pee right after sex!
20. You can get pregnant while
breastfeeding
21. Birth control is only 98-99%
effective if taken 100% correctly
22. All women ovulate at different
times of the month. New studies
indicate women may even ovulate multiple
times per month, so don't trust your cycle
to be your birth control.
23. Weed, mountain dew and coffee do
not make you sterile, so don't listen to
that bull either. If a man tells you he
has had a vysectomy or that he is sterile
ask for medical proof.
24. Anal sex will not make you pregnant
although it can transfer std's, cause long
term problems
25. Home pregnancy tests are not 100%
accurate, false negative are much more
common than false positives.
26. Kissing your boyfriend will not
make you pregnant, neither will holding
hands.
27. Stressing can make your period
late, even if you are not pregnant.
28. The only way to know if you are
pregnant for sure is to take a test.
You can not find out by looking at your
symptoms.
Test.
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29. You can not get pregant by having a
guy poke his finger in your belly
button.
30. Do not believe the myth if you go pee
after intercourse your not likely to get
pregant... Cause you can.
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POM82
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Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 137 Location: Canada
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Posted: 03-09-07 08:15am
Hello Kia,
As I can see you are the mod for this
forum,
Would you kindly make this thread a sticky
http://ehealthfor
um.com/health/topic86215.html
so we are not always recreating threads on
PE.
Thanks!
POm
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Tylanas
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Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 12985
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Posted: 06-09-07 14:51pm
I agree! That topic should be renamed
something like "Premature Ejaculation
Support" and stickied.
Also, I am in shock that there is no
"Masturbation Myths" sticky!! How many
times do we get people on here saying they
have weakness or tiredness due to
masturbation, or that masturbation makes
you tall, or short, or that you can run
out of sperm, or makes hair grow on your
hands, or whatever?
We need a "Masturbation Myths" sticky!
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speedy80a
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 13 Location: ,
Posted: 12-15-07 11:34am
if birth contrl is 98 to 99 % effective,
why are all these girls coming up pregnant
when there on the pill and we are using
condoms ? every day theres a new girl at
school pregnant, and they say it was with
protection. and what about staph i read we
can get that just messing around.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 12-15-07 22:32pm
It's that effective if you use it right.
As I posted before, most girls do not use
it properly because they are uninformed.
Don't blame birth control for human error.
Condoms are not just to prevent pregnancy;
they are to prevent STDs too. They also
can be used inappropriately. Again, don't
blame a perfectly functional condom on a
dumb user.
You get staph by being filthy and not
washing your hands in the bathroom.
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homerx
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Posted: 02-10-08 23:41pm
Eiri
wrote:
I agree! That topic should
be renamed something like "Premature
Ejaculation Support" and stickied.
Also, I am in shock that there is no
"Masturbation Myths" sticky!! How many
times do we get people on here saying they
have weakness or tiredness due to
masturbation, or that masturbation makes
you tall, or short, or that you can run
out of sperm, or makes hair grow on your
hands, or whatever?
