WOMEN”S BODIES: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR REPRODUCTIVE ANATOMY
Our bodies are built for reproduction. In nature’s grand scheme each individual living thing (plant or animal) is just one part of a system for the survival of its species. Many people baulk at this philosophy, but I agree with whoever first said ‘The chicken is only the egg’s way of making another egg’.
Reproductive drives are the most powerful instincts that influence our behaviour, followed by those of parenting and then of self-preservation. Of course this is putting it very broadly and simply when seen in the light of our system of social organisation, with all its complexities, that has developed over the course of human history (and also exists for other species such as birds, ants and animal herds). But it could be said that everything that happens during life (such as breathing, nourishment, childhood development, even education and social activities) fits into nature’s plan to prepare each one of us, female and male, for the possibility of reproduction and parenting. We have reproductive systems specialised for this purpose, and all other systems serve to develop and maintain healthy bodies that are able to reproduce. It is our genes that decide the anatomy and function of our reproductive organs.
It’s a real advantage to know the anatomy of your reproductive system. You don’t have to become an anatomy expert, but if you know the names of the parts and what they look like, you can speak more accurately to your doctor, and understand better what she or he tells you and what is happening as you’re being examined. This takes away a lot of the fear and embarrassment that many women feel about having a gynaecological examination. Knowing your reproductive organs (both internal and external) also allows you to understand better many of the things that happen and that you feel during menstruation, sex, pregnancy and childbirth.
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