Sex Terms

Amenorrhea:  When the woman doesn’t get her monthly period.

Balanitis: An inflammation of the skin covering the head of the penis.

Chemotherapy: The use of drugs to kill cancer cells.

Conception: The fertilization of an egg by a sperm.

HIV test: A test to look for signs of HIV in the blood.

Melanoma: Cancer of the cells that produce pigment in the skin.

Menstruation: The periodic shedding of the uterine lining.

Sperm: The male reproductive cells.

Spermatogenesis: The process of producing sperm, the male reproductive cells.

Urethra: The tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside of the body.