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Progesterone and Other Molecules Released by Cells Surrounding the Ovum

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Progesterone and other molecules released by cells surrounding the ovum suppress the motility of sperm so that they stay in the area of the egg.


Definitions:

Phallic

Referring to or characterized by the third stage of psychosexual development in Freudian theory, focusing on the genital organs as the primary source of pleasure.

Latency

In psychoanalytic theory, a period of childhood development characterized by the sublimation of instinctual drives; it is considered a phase of relative psychological calm.

Oral Stage

The first phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory, where an infant's pleasure centers are in the mouth, leading to behaviors like sucking and biting.

Fixated

The psychological state or condition of being obsessively focused or attached to a person, thing, or idea.

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