Hovertext has been added to each term such that mousing-over its text will provide context for why it is biased or neutral. All excerpts are from “Reproduction in Mammals: The Female Perspective” by Teri J. Orr and Virginia Hayssen.
Historical Term | Gender-neutral or ♀ term | |
Anatomy | Primordial phallus | Genital tubercle |
Female phallus, female penis | Enlarged clitoris | |
Female prostate, Skene’s gland | Prostate | |
Fallopian tube | Oviduct | |
Bartholin glands | Greater vestibular glands, bulbourethral glands | |
Graafian follicle | Preovulatory follicle | |
Gräfenberg spot, G-spot | Erogenous spot | |
Physiology | Luteal deficit | Short luteal cycle |
Miscarriage | Spontaneous abortion, Embryo rejection, Pregnancy loss, Gestational loss | |
Cervical incompetence, cervical insufficiency | Early cervical dilation, Cervical funnelling | |
Induced ovulation | Facultative ovulation | |
Fertilization (delayed, external, in vitro, etc.) | Gamete fusion, Conception (delayed, external, in vitro, etc.), | |
Behavior | Attractivity | Solicitation |
Receptivity | Facilitation |