THE UTERUS OR

WOMB
•The uterus is a hollow,
stretchable organ with thick
muscular walls richly lined with
many blood vessels and glands.
• It is about the size of a
clenched fist.
•The uterus is
the strongest
muscle in the
female body.
• It is where the
fetus develops
and is
nourished
during
pregnancy.
•In pregnancy the
fertilized egg
implants itself in
the lining of the
uterus where it
grows to
maturity.
•The uterus has elastic walls that
stretch during pregnancy to hold
the developing fetus. The uterus
is also called the womb.
PARTS OF THE
UTERUS
•The uterus is
made up of
body, a base
or fundus, a
neck or cervix,
and a mouth.
•The uterus
is suspended
in the pelvis.
•It is
connected to
the vagina by
the cervix.
•Ovaries lie on
the sides of the
uterus through
the fallopian
tubes.
•The
myometrium is
a firm outer
coat of muscle
that consists
the body of the
uterus.
•The
myometrium is
a firm outer
coat of muscle
that consists
the body of the
uterus.
•The endometrium
is an inner lining
of soft, glandular
material that
thickens with
blood during
ovulation before
receiving a
fertilized egg.
•If fertilization
does not take
place, the
endometrium
breaks down in
menstruation.
•The uterine
muscles produce
the strong
contractions of
labor.
Diseases that affect
the Uterus or
Womb
•Endometritis. This is an
inflammation of the
endometrium (the muc
the uterus.) This disease
may eith both.
•Endometriosis. This
is a medical disorder
in which tissue from
the lining of the
uterus implants and
grows in the pelvic
cavity and others
parts of the body.
•In some women, there
are no symptoms; in
others, is painful.
•Endometrium found outside
the uterus behaves the same
way that it would inside the
uterus-it may increase in size
and shed with bleeding.
•To diagnose endometriosis, a
doctor performs a pelvic
examination and a laparoscopy by
which a laparoscope is used to
examine the organs in the
abdominal cavity.
•Treatment of endometriosis
may involve either drugs or
surgery, and sometimes, both. If
medications fail, a laparoscopy
or hysterectomy (removal of the
uterus) may be necessary.
•
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). This is a bacterial
infection of the upper female genital tract including
the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries.
Fibroid Tumor
• It is a benign (noncancerous) growth
that develops in the wall of the uterus. It
may give no trouble or it may grow to be
very large, causing pain and excessively
heavy menstrual periods.
Cervical Cancer.
• This is a malignancy in the cervix,
the narrow opening at the lower
end of the female uterus or womb
that leads Into the vagina. The
disease most commonly affects
women between the ages 40 and
55.
Pap smear
Chemotherapy