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• Urethra

  The tube inside the penis that carries semen and urine
• Seminal vesicle

  The two glands that produce the fluids that turn into semen
• Vas deferens

  The muscular tube that transfers sperm from the testes to the urethra
• Epididymis

  Where the sperm are stored
• Progesterone only pill

  Makes it hard for sperm to reach the egg or for any fertilised eggs to implant into the uterus
• Contraceptive implant

  Releases progesterone which thickens the mucus in the cervix preventing sperm from reaching the egg

  Thins the womb lining so the egg is less likely to implant
• Combined pill

  Contains progesterone and oestrogen

  Prevents ovaries from releasing an egg

  Makes it hard for an egg to implant into the womb because the uterus lining in thin
• Contraceptive injection

  Given every 12 weeks

  Thickens mucus in the cervix prevent sperm reaching the egg

  Thickens uterus lining so an egg is less likely to implant
• Contraceptive patch

  Releases oestrogen and progesterone through the skin to help prevent ovulation
• IUD

  Releases progesterone which thickens the mucus in the cervix to prevent the sperm reaching the egg

  Thins the uterus lining so eggs are less likely to implant
• Emergency contraceptive pill

  Taken as an emergency

  Stronger version of the normal pill
• Amniotic fluid

  The protective liquid that is in the amniotic sac

  Provides a cushion for the foetus

  Contains nutrients, hormones and antibodies which are important for the baby
• Endometrium

  Uterus lining
• Placenta

  Supplies oxygen and nutrients to the baby

  Removes waste products from the baby’s blood
• Cervix

  Neck of the uterus