id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2571 Human reproduction - Wikipedia .html text/html 2237 349 50 During sexual intercourse, the interaction between the male and female reproductive systems results in fertilization of the woman's ovum by the man's sperm. The fertilization of the ovum may be achieved by artificial insemination methods, which do not involve sexual intercourse. Human reproduction normally begins with copulation, followed by nine months of pregnancy before childbirth, though it may be achieved through artificial insemination. Human reproduction naturally takes place as internal fertilization by sexual intercourse. As an alternative to natural sexual intercourse, there exists artificial insemination, where sperm is introduced into the female reproductive system. There are also many methods of assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization, where one or more egg cells are retrieved from a woman's ovaries and co-incubated with sperm outside the body. ^ Sexual Reproduction in Humans. Human physiology of sexual reproduction ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2571.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2571.txt