HOW BABIESAREMADE
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0:00:20.3Thisismyhead.
Thisismynose.
Thesearemyshoulders. Thisismychest.
Thesearemyboobs. Thesearemylegs.
Thesearemyprivateparts
Thesearemyreproductiveparts
0:00:36.2Well,aren'tourbodiesamazing?Theaimofthisfilmis to give youinformationabouthowyourbodychangesin pubertyandhowbabiesaremade.
0:00:46.6Women’sandmen’sbodiesaresimilarbutonemajor differenceareourreproductiveorgansandgenitals. Here’sDrSueManntotellusmore.
0:00:54.1Babyboysandbabygirlslookreallyprettysimilarbut aroundabouttheageof tenoreleventhingsstartto change.Andthistimeofchangeiscalledpubertyandit canbe quiteastrangetimeforyoungpeopleand sometimesquitedifficultandit’safterthistimethatgirls becomeabletobecomepregnantandhavebabies.
0:01:14.9It’salsoa time whenthere'slotsof–there'sspecial chemicalsthatarerushingaroundthebodyand theseare calledhormonesand thesecanmaketheboyorgirlfeel
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sadorhappyorsometimesjustquiteconfused.
0:01:28.2WhenI startedpubertyI wasscaredbecausemybreasts startedshowingup.
I canrememberduringmypubertyagetherewerequite somechangesin thebodylikethethroatthatchanged
0:01:50.5It wasquitefrighteninggrowing–certainpartsofmybody likemybreastsandgoingthroughmymenstrualperiod withouthavinganyidea whatwasreallyhappening.
0:02:02.9It wasfunnybecauseIdidn’trealisethatIcouldgetabeard andI havethem.
0:02:08.9Somechangesweretakingoverin my wholebodyandI
wasnotawaresoI wasveryconfused.
0:02:17.8SomechangeswhenIsleepandwakeupI'm wetso sometimesit wasbadbut theexperiencewasgoodto me.
0:02:28.2I justacceptedthewayit wasbecauseit waspartof growing.
IfelthappysinceI wasgrowing.
0:02:37.6So howdoboysbodieschangeduringpuberty?
0:02:44.2Asaboydevelopshisvoicebecomesdeeper.He
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becomeshairierandhisbodybecomesbroader.
0:02:52.9Theboy’spenisalsostartsto gethardmoreoften.Thisis calledanerectionandsometimesfluid comesoutofthe penisas well.
0:03:00.8Thiscanhappenevenwhenyou'reasleep.
0:03:05.3Theman’sgenitalsarethepenisandtesticles.Theymake tinycellscalledsperminsidetheirtesticles.
0:03:13.0Thisspermaretheman’sseed.
Sometimesthepeniscanbecomehardand thenmillionsof spermmixedwithfluidcomeoutofthethintubealsocalled theurethrain themiddleofthepenis.
0:03:25.3Urineorpeecomesoutofthesametubebutnotatthe sametimeasthesperm.Andthe penisisn'thardatthis timeeither.
0:03:35.2So howdo girl’sbodieschangeduringpuberty?
0:03:42.3 Girl’sbodieschangetoallowthemto getpregnantand carrybabies.Theirbreastsbecomebiggersothatthey couldproducemilkif theyhavea baby.
0:03:52.9Theirhipsbecomewiderandhairbeginsto growunderthe armsandonthevulvawhichistheoutsidepartofa woman’sgenitals.
0:04:01.0Thereisan openingtherecalledtheurethrawherethe womanurinatesorpeesfrom.
Theotheropeningiscalleda vagina.Thisleadsto the
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cervix,whichisthe entrance,whichleadsintothewomb andwhereababycangrow.
0:04:16.6The vaginaiswhereababycomesoutwhenit’sborn.
0:04:21.5 Onceamonthawoman’sovaryreleasesatinyegg.If the eggisnotfertilisedbyaman’sspermthentheliningofthe wombbreaksdownandbleeds.Thisiscalledaperiod.
0:04:35.1Oncethe girls’periodstartsit’sreallyimportantforherto knowthatshe cannowgetpregnantwhereasbeforethisit wasn’tpossible.
0:04:46.5Howdowomengetpregnant?
0:04:49.4Awomanbecomespregnantbyhavingpenetrativesex.
Thishappenswhenaman’spenisgoesintoawoman’s vagina.
A man’speniscanejaculatespermduringsex.
0:05:02.5Thisspermcantravelto thewombandifawoman’seggis thereit canfertilisetheeggwhichcangrowintoababy.
0:05:12.8 So nowweknowhowourbodiesmakebabies.Drsue Mannwentto talktoagroupofyoungpeopleto explain whenthisismostlikelyto happen.
0:05:21.3Hi!I'mSueMann.I'madoctorandI'm gonnatalkto youa littlebitabouthowawoman’smenstrualcycle works.
I'm goingtousethisnecklaceto describewhathappensto awomaneverymonthasshegoesthroughhercycle.And
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mostwomenhaveregularcyclesandbythatI meanit’sthe samelengthof timefromthe beginningofoneperiodto the beginningofthenextperiod.Andusuallythat’saround twentyeightto thirtydays.
0:05:54.0Youcouldmakethisnecklaceyourselfsowithbeadsor seedsorshells.Sosomethingthattellsyouonebeadfor eachdayofthemonth.Sotwenty-eightbeadsforatwenty- eightdaycycleforinstance.And thislittleringhere–andit doesn’thaveto bearing– and youjustmovethatacross
sothatyoucansee,thatyoucanrememberthatyouare on dayone.And thenthathelpskeeptrackofyourcycleas yougothroughthedaysofthemonth.
0:06:25.5Soyoucanseeherethattherearesomeredbeadshere andthatrepresentsthetimethatawomanisbleeding. Nowmostwomenwillbleedforaroundfivedays.And what'shappeningwhenawomanisbleedingisthatshe’s sheddingtheliningofthewomb.Anditmeansthatshe’s notpregnant.
0:06:48.4Therearesubstancesgoingroundthebodycalled hormonesandthesearepreparingtheovarywhichisinside thewoman’sbodyandstorestheeggswhicharethe women’sseed- readyto releasethategg.
0:07:05.4Couldthisnecklacehelpyouplanto getpregnant?
That’sagoodquestion.Sothebluebeadsareawayof tellingawomanthatactuallythat’sthetimethatshe’smost likelyto getpregnantif shehassexhere.Sheprobably
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won'tgetpregnantif shehassexherebecauseit’stoo early.Sotheeggwon'thavebeenreleased.
0:07:26.0And sheprobablywon'tgetpregnantherebecauseit’stoo late.Theegg’sgone.Okay.Soforawomantryingto be pregnantthisis thebesttime–thebestchanceofanegg beingtheretomeetthespermwhenshehassexwitha man.Butit’snotanabsolutelyreliablemethodbecausewe don’talwaysknowforcertainthatthesearenon-fertiledays andthesearefertiledays.
0:07:50.3Howlongdoesaspermliveforin awoman’sbody?
0:07:53.1Spermcansurviveforupto aweeksoit’sreallyimportant tothinkaboutthat whenyou’vehadsexand thinkit’snot just aboutgettingpregnantonthedayyouhavesexbut actuallyit canhappenupto aweekafter.Okay.Itsnormal forawomanto haveadischargeallthetimebut through
themonththedischargechangesand thedischargeissort of thinandstretchyaroundthistimebecauseit helpsthe spermswimupokaysoit makesitmoreefficient.
0:08:24.0Yousaid thatawoman’sdischargechangessohowwould youknowthechange?
Aroundthetimeof ovulationthedischargeismorelikesort ofuncookedeggwhitesoit’ssortofstretchyandclearand thinner.And thenasyoumoveintothislasttwo weeksit thickensupandgetsmuchless.
0:08:45.0Sowomenwillproducemoremucousaroundthetimethat
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they'refertileandit willbethisthinandsortofstretchykind. Andif attheendofthecyclea pregnancyhashappened youwon'tseethe periodbecausetheliningof thewomb needstostaytheretoprovideacushionforadeveloping babyin thewomb.
0:09:06.7But if a pregnancyhasn'thappened,if aspermhasn'tmet anegg,theliningofthewombwillcomeawayand you’ll seebloodasaperiod.
0:09:17.3So nowI thinkweunderstandalotmoreabouthowour bodiesmakebabies.
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