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Anatomy and Physiology of the Male and Female R eproductive S ystems Rachel Leaver MSc, BSc(Hons), RN, PGCE Lecturer Practitioner Urological Care University College London Hospitals and London South Bank University

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Anatomy and Physiology of

the Male and Female

Reproductive Systems

Rachel Leaver MSc, BSc(Hons), RN, PGCE

Lecturer Practitioner – Urological Care

University College London Hospitals and

London South Bank University

Aims

Refresh your knowledge of the anatomy

and physiology of the male and female

reproductive systems

Overview of male and female sexual

response

Male and Female

Reproductive organs

Male Reproductive

Organs

Hormones

Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone

Testosterone

Lutienising Hormone

Follicle Stimulating Hormone

The Penis

Nerve Supply

Blood supply

Veno-occlusive

mechanism of

erection

cGMP-specific

protein kinase

Endothelial

cell

Guanylate

cyclase

GTP

cGMP

K+

Ca2+

Decreased

Ca2+

Smooth

muscle

relaxation

& erection

Nitric

oxide

Smooth muscle cell

5'GMP

PDE5

Cavernous

nerve

The Nitric Oxide-cGMP Pathway in Penile Erection

Sexual Stimulation

Female Reproductive

Organs

Sexual Response

Female Sexual Response

Female

From: Male Sexual Function and Its Disorders: Physiology,

Pathophysiology, Clinical Investigation, and TreatmentEndocr Rev. 2001;22(3):342-388. doi:10.1210/edrv.22.3.0430

Endocr Rev | Copyright © 2001 by The Endocrine Society

Male Sexual Response

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