But thanks to the fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, cervix and vagina, history has been made and the human race continues. Each month in almost every woman of childbearing age, an ovary releases an egg, which moves through a fallopian tube to the uterus. If the egg is fertilized, it burrows into the lining of the uterus, grows into a fetus and comes out the cervix and vagina a full-fledged human being. Painful, useful and pleasurable, the uterus gives us cramps, childbirth and orgasms. But its removal is the second most performed surgery in the United States.
Yeast infections are a common form of an inflammation of the vagina called vaginitis.
They itch like mad and produce redness, odor and a discharge. The endometrium is the lining of the uterus. It's a common cause of infertility. There are other causes, too. The cervix is the lowest part of your uterus.