From fallopian tubes to the Pouch of Douglas, women’s body parts have been named by – and after – men. But the masculine language of medicine doesn’t end there. Does it matter? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180531-how-womens-body-parts-have-been-named-after-men or google ‘how womens body parts have been named after men’ and you’ll get a shorter list without much comment from iheartguts.com… Read More Men are all over women’s bodies, BBC

“In laboratory parlance, and even in print, the oocyte …, ovum, zygote, morula and blastocyst are frequently referred to indiscriminately as the ‘egg’” (Perry 1981:321). What’s wrong with eggs?  As the quote indicates, the word egg is ambiguous.  It can refer either to a female gamete by itself, the female gamete plus maternally derived tissues… Read More Eggs are for breakfast not for science?