What are female pelvic organs?
The organs and structures of the female pelvis are: • endometrium – the lining of the uterus • uterus – also called the womb, the uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman’s lower abdomen, between the bladder and the rectum. The uterus sheds it’s lining each month during menstruation, unless a fertilized egg (ovum) becomes implanted and pregnancy follows. • ovaries – two female reproductive organs located in the pelvis in which egg cells (ova) develop and are stored and where the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone are produced • cervix – the lower, narrow part of the uterus located between the bladder and the rectum, forming a canal that opens into the vagina, which leads to the outside of the body • vagina – the passageway through which fluid passes out of the body during menstrual periods.
