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The Amazing Architecture of the Human Immune System
Published in Rocky Dr. Termanini, The Nano Age of Digital Immunity Infrastructure Fundamentals and Applications, 2018
The reproductive system allows humans to reproduce. It is key to the production and survival of the human race. The male reproductive system includes the penis and the testes, which produce sperm. The female reproductive system consists of the vagina, the uterus, and the ovaries, which produce eggs. During conception, a sperm cell fuses with an egg cell, which creates a fertilized egg that implants and grows in the uterus.
De-sexing the Medical Record? An Examination of Sex Versus Gender Identity in the General Medical Council’s Trans Healthcare Ethical Advice
Published in The New Bioethics, 2020
The Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary (2007) does not define the terms sex, female or male despite using the words when explaining other medical concepts, such as: reproductive system: the combination of organs and tissues associated with the process of reproduction. In males it includes the testes, vas deferentia, prostate gland, seminal vescicles, urethra and penis. In females it includes the ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina and vulva. (Oxford Paperback Reference 2007, p. 618)I hypothesise that the words sex, female and male were assumed to be uncomplicated: common knowledge for the intended user of said medical dictionary. Therefore, I will use the traditional understanding of biological sex as male or female, based on genetics, anatomy and physiology of an individual’s reproductive system. The language of sex in medicine reflects the process of human (mammalian) sexual reproduction. Humans have two types of gametes, two categories of reproductive systems, and two types of sex chromosomes. For the vast majority of individuals, sex is easily determined and not in dispute.