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FISIOPATOLOGIAS
Ectopic pregnancies occur when the fertilized ovum implants outside of the
uterine fundus. About 1 in 150 pregnancies results in ectopic implantation. Most
cannot be sustained at extrauterine sites. However, a tubal ectopic pregnancy, as
diagrammed here, may proceed for several weeks, but the enlargement can
rupture the tube and lead to acute, life-threatening bleeding, often about 6 weeks
after a previous menstrual period.
HIPERPLASIA ENDOMETRIAL
When endometrial glands and stroma are found outside the uterus, the condition
is known as endometriosis. Up to 10% of women may have this condition. It can
be very disabling and painful, even when just a few foci are present. Diagrammed
here are typical locations for foci of endometriosis. Sometimes the old dark brown
blood collects over time from repeated hemorrhage in a cystic space in the ovary
and produces a so-called "chocolate cyst".
GRAVIDEZ
Ovulation releases an egg from an ovarian follicle. The egg is swept into the
fallopian tube and begins to descend. Spermatozoa (millions are represented here
by one) begin ascending. Fertilization of the egg by a single sperm occurs in the
ampullary portion of the fallopian tube about a day after ovulation. The fertilized
egg begins to develop into the blastocyt on descent into the endometrial cavity,
where implantation occurs on the wall of the fundus about a week after ovulation.
SÍNDROME DO OVÁRIO POLICÍSTICO