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The Reproductive System:A married couple in their early 40s has sought…

- - - - The seminal glands- account for some 70% of semen volume
      - The prostate- during ejaculation, prostatic smooth muscle contracts, squeezing the prostatic secretion into the prostatic urethra via several ducts
      - Semen- milky white, somewhat sticky mixture of accessory gland secretions and sperm
- - - - Vasectomy- surgical procedure done on males to prevent the sperm from entering the urethra and thereby prevents fertilization
      - Tubal ligation- "tubes tied" the fallopian tubes are tied to prevent the egg from being fertilized. At her age its the best because she knows that she does not want any more kids and this will ensure that
      - Although its not the most effective, condoms can also be used. not only will they help prevent pregnancy but they will also prevent any sexually transmitted diseases from being spread
    - - Hysterectomy- a woman may not be on board with losing a part of herself at her age. Even though she is not young she is still not old and therefore will not put herself through the surgery
      - Abstinence- realistically this wont happen since they are married and as married people do they will have sex
      - The withdrawal method- not only is this the worst way to prevent pregnancy but it is also ineffective since one cannot guarantee that the male will pull out in time