Reproduction is the process by which life is maintained from one generation to the next. Reproductive health refers to the complete physical, mental, and social well-being relating to the reproductive system, its functions, and processes. The reproductive system is a set of organs that work together for the purpose of reproduction, including producing egg and sperm cells, transporting and sustaining these cells, nurturing developing offspring, and producing hormones.

1. WHAT DO YOU THINK REPRODUCTION MEANS?
Is the process by which life is
maintained from one
generation
to the next.

2. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Is the state of complete physical,
mental and social being and the
absence of disease or infirmity in
all matters relating to the
reproductive system, its function and
processes.

3. Why do you
think
Reproductive
Health is
important?

4. REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Is a system of organs within an
organism which work together for
the
purpose of reproduction.

5. FOUR FUNCTIONS OF REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
1. To produce egg and sperm
cells.
2. To transport and sustain these
cells.
3. To nurture the developing
offspring.
4. To produce hormones.

6. Male Gonads
– producing
sperm cells
Male hormone
-Testosterone
Female
Gonads
– producing
egg cells
Female
hormone
- Estrogen

7. What the Male Reproductive System
does…
 Works to produce sperm and deliver it
to the female reproductive system