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Like other living things, human beings reproduce. It's what keeps the population going. In humans, the male and female reproductive systems work together to make a baby. Click through this slideshow to see how the male reproductive system works.
Seminal Vesicles Located at the base of the bladder, the two seminal vesicles secrete a thick fluid that nourishes the sperm.
Bladder The bladder is the muscular sac that stores urine (pee) until it is released through the urethra.
Prostate Gland This walnut-sized gland surrounds a portion of the urethra and produces some of the fluid in semen.
Vas Deferens Also called the ductus deferens, this thin muscular tube transports the sperm from the epididymis to the urethra.
Urethra The urethra is the tube that carries semen and urine out of the penis.
Scrotum The scrotum (also called the scrotal sac) hangs under the penis and contains the testicles and epididymis.
Penis The penis is made of two parts: the shaft (the main part) and the glans (the tip, sometimes called the head). The penis delivers sperm through the urethra.
Testicle The two testicles (or testes) produce sperm and the male sex hormone testosterone.
Epididymis Next to each testicle, the epididymis is a light-colored tube where sperm is stored. From here, sperm are transported to the vas deferens.
Front view of the male reproductive system.
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Reproduction is the process by which organisms make more organisms like themselves. But even though the reproductive system is essential to keeping a species alive, unlike other body systems, it's not essential to keeping an individual alive.
In the human reproductive process, two kinds of sex cells, or gametes (GAH-meetz), are involved. The male gamete, or sperm, and the female gamete, the egg or ovum, meet in the female's reproductive system. When sperm fertilizes (meets) an egg, this fertilized egg is called a zygote (ZYE-goat). The zygote goes through a process of becoming an embryo and developing into a fetus.
The male reproductive system and the female reproductive system both are needed for reproduction.
Humans, like other organisms, pass some characteristics of themselves to the next generation. We do this through our genes , the special carriers of human traits. The genes that parents pass along are what make their children similar to others in their family, but also what make each child unique. These genes come from the male's sperm and the female's egg.
The male has reproductive organs, or genitals, that are both inside and outside the pelvis. The male genitals include:
In a guy who has reached sexual maturity , the two oval-shaped testicles , or testes (TESS-teez) make and store millions of tiny sperm cells. The testicles are also part of the endocrine system because they make hormones , including testosterone (tess-TOSS-tuh-rone).
Testosterone is a major part of puberty in boys, and as a guy makes his way through puberty, his testicles produce more and more of it. Testosterone is the hormone that causes boys to develop deeper voices , bigger muscles, and body and facial hair. It also stimulates the production of sperm.
Alongside the testicles are the epididymis and the vas deferens, which transport sperm. The epididymis (ep-uh-DID-uh-miss) and the testicles hang in a pouch-like structure outside the pelvis called the scrotum . This bag of skin helps to regulate the temperature of testicles, which need to be kept cooler than body temperature to produce sperm. The scrotum changes size to maintain the right temperature. When the body is cold, the scrotum shrinks and becomes tighter to hold in body heat. When it's warm, it gets larger and floppier to get rid of extra heat. This happens without a guy ever having to think about it. The brain and the nervous system give the scrotum the cue to change size.
The accessory glands , including the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland , provide fluids that lubricate the duct system and nourish the sperm. The urethra is the channel that carries the sperm (in fluid called 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 pee passes as it leaves the bladder and exits the body.
The penis is actually made up of two 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 (yoo-REE-thruh) . The inside of the penis is made of a spongy tissue that can expand and contract.
All boys are born with a foreskin , a fold of skin at the end of the penis covering the glans. Some boys are circumcised, which means that a doctor or clergy member cuts away the foreskin. Circumcision is usually done during a baby boy's first few days of life. It's not medically necessary, but parents who choose to have their sons circumcised often do so based on religious beliefs, concerns about hygiene, or cultural or social reasons. Boys who have circumcised penises and those who don't are no different: All penises work and feel the same, regardless of whether the foreskin has been removed.
When a baby boy is born, he has all the parts of his reproductive system in place, but it isn't until puberty that he is able to reproduce. When puberty begins, usually between the ages of 9 and 15, the pituitary gland
— located near the brain — secretes hormones that stimulate the testicles to produce testosterone. The production of testosterone brings about many physical changes.
Although the timing of these changes is different for every guy, the stages of puberty generally follow a set sequence:
A male who has reached puberty 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. 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 move into the epididymis, where they complete their development.
The sperm then move to the vas deferens (VAS DEF-uh-runz), or sperm duct. The seminal vesicles and prostate gland make 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 sex. 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 up to 500 million sperm.
If semen is ejaculated into a female's vagina, millions of sperm "swim" up from the vagina through the cervix and uterus to meet the egg in the fallopian tube. It takes only one sperm to fertilize the egg.
This fertilized egg is now called a zygote and contains 46 chromosomes — half from the egg and half from the sperm. Genetic material from the male and female combine so that a new individual can be created. The zygote divides again and again as it grows in the female's uterus, maturing over the course of the pregnancy into an embryo, a fetus, and finally a newborn baby.
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A MAN who says he’s the "world's most prolific sperm donor" has claimed he has fathered 129 children - but now medical experts have warned against his actions.
Clive Jones, 66, has been donating his sperm from his van for nearly 10 years - and has nine more children on the way.
He never charges for his services - saying the “happiness it bring” to families is enough.
He told Derbyshire Live : "I'm probably the world's most prolific sperm donor with now being at 138 'babies', well, 129 babies born, nine ongoing pregnancies. I might continue for another few years. Get to 150 anyway.
"I know of clinics and sperm merchants with greater numbers but they don't donate, but rather sell semen.
"I think people would understand more if they saw the messages I get and the photos of the babies with very happy mothers.
"I feel the happiness it brings. I once had a grandmother message me thanking me for her granddaughter.
"I do it for free, though sometimes I ask for a bit of petrol. It's illegal to charge and doesn't seem right to take money when I have more than them."
Clive is unable to be an official sperm donor because banks have an upper donor age limit of 45.
Instead the former teacher links up with families on Facebook.
He explained: "It all started in May, over nine years ago. For some people, having children is very important as it was for me.
"I read in some newspapers the plight of some people that can't have children. Reading the newspaper, it explained how people were using Facebook to make arrangements.
"I thought I could help so I put a post on one of the sites. I wasn't expecting any response with me saying how old I was, but I had a lady in Derby contacting me within an hour asking me to help that evening.
"I've not advertised I'm a donor in years. It has not quite worked out as I had guessed, I'm just as busy now and have so many people contact me through people just talking, referring."
However, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has now issued a medical warning regarding Clive’s activities.
Their rules state that all donors and patients should be treated at a licensed UK clinic.
A spokeswoman for the authority said: "As the regulator of UK fertility treatment and research we don't have the powers to stop people from making their own arrangements for sperm donation but we do want to help them get the information and advice they need to make the best informed choices, which is why we always encourage both donors and patients to be treated at a licensed UK clinic.
"If arrangements are made outside of the clinic environment there can be medical and legal risks, for example, without the proper consents in place the donor is likely to be seen as the legal parent, with all the rights and responsibilities that involves.
“Clinics will also rigorously test all donors for medical and hereditary illnesses.
"That’s why we always encourage sperm donors and patients to go to a licensed clinic, where these medical and legal issues are taken care of for them, and where the welfare of the child is always of primary concern."
Of the 129 children he claims to have fathered, Mr Jones says he's "met around 20 of the babies".
Clive says he contacts potential 'recipients' through sperm donor Facebook pages and waits for them to get back to him.
He explains: "I drive somewhere where I'm not likely to be disturbed and go into the back of the van and pull the curtains down.
"Then I take the cup and a syringe so the stuff can't come out, put a bag under my arm and text them to say I'm outside and I'll be round in three minutes.
"If that doesn't work sometimes they suggest I meet them in a car park.
"I can te
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