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A PERFECT ARMY SET ON ITS GOAL

sperm came to be in one moment with their perfect structure; that is, it de-
monstrates the fact of creation. The Creator of the perfect design of the
sperm is God, the Creator of everything.
Systems Created for Each Other
When the sperm leave the male body in the semen, they are not

completely ready to fertilise the egg. Until they leave the male body, the-
ir movement is controlled by basic secretions in the area where they are
stored. For this reason, when the semen is first formed and reaches the fe-
male body, the sperm cannot perform their fertilising function. How, then
does it come about that the sperm, when separated from the male repro-
ductive system, acquire the ability to fertilise the egg?
In order for the process of fertilisation to be facilitated, a number of
systems in the female body must be made ready. At this point, some fluids
secreted in the female reproductive system come to the help of the sperm
by increasing the sperm's ability to fertilise the egg. These are some of the
changes that take place in the sperm after they reach the female body:
1. The fluids secreted in the woman's uterus and fallopian tubes con-
tain a chemical that destroys those factors that retard the movements of
the sperm in the male reproductive tract. In this way, the movement of the
sperm that reach the female reproductive tract is increased.
2. The fluids in the male reproductive tract (seminiferous tubules, in
the epididymis, and in the vas deferens) all contain a high level of choles-
terol. The cholesterol is continually donated to the cellular membrane co-
vering the acrosome, toughening this membrane and preventing release
of the enzymes prematurely. But from the point of view of the sperm's abi-
lity to fertilise the egg, this particularity is detrimental. For this reason, the

sperm which pass into the female body must be rescued from its effects.
As in the millions of details in the stages of human reproduction, a speci-
al system has also been prepared for this purpose. The sperm, which en-
ter the female body later join the fluid in the uterus. And this fluid reduces
the level of cholesterol contained in the semen, which also contains the
sperm, thereby making the head of the sperm (acrosome) more fragile. So,

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