Female Reproductive System

1. Prepared by:
Ms. Jasmine Nikki M. Versoza

3. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Vulva
Mons Veneris
Labia Minora
Labia Majora
Clitoris
Hymen
Vagina
Cervix
Oviducts
Uterus
Ovaries
Endometrium
Myometrium
Fimbria

4. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Only the female has
organs for pregnancy
and childbirth.

5. EXTERNAL ORGANS
Female
Reproductive System

7. VULVA
The general term
to describe all the
external female
sex organs

8. MONS PUBIS: MONS VENERIS
A mound of fatty
tissue which
covers the pubic
bone

9. LABIA MAJORA
 Two folds of skin
 Meet and fold together
forming protection for
the genitals
 Covered with pubic hair

10. LABIA MINORA
Two smaller folds
of tissue which lie
just within the labia
majora
Not covered with
hair

11. CLITORIS
 The center of sexual
sensation and
stimulation
 Composed of erectile
tissues and many
sensitive nerve
endings

12. HYMEN
A thin, fleshy
tissue which is
located at the
opening of
the vagina

13. TYPES OF HYMEN

14. INTERNAL ORGANS
Female
Reproductive System

16. URETHRA
Opening to
the bladder

17. UTERUS
Houses and
nourishes the
fetus

18. VAGINA
An elastic, muscular
canal with a soft,
flexible lining that
provides lubrication
and sensation

19. VAGINA
The vagina serves three
purposes:
1. Sexual intercourse
2. Pathway of baby
3. Exit of menstrual blood

20. OVIDUCTS
Paired tubes
extending from
near each ovary
to the top of the
uterus

21. ENDOMETRIUM
Lining of the
uterus that
sheds during
menstruation

22. OTHER RELATED CONCERNS AND
TERMINOLOGIES
Female
Reproductive System

23. ENDOMETRIOSIS

24. ENDOMETRIOSIS
 An often painful disorder in which the
endometrium grows outside your
uterus
 This displaced tissue has no way to exit
your body
 Primary symptom: Pelvic pain

25. POLYPS

26. POLYPS
 Often reddish, purplish, or grayish
growths on the cervical canal
 Most are benign
 Has no noticeable symptoms
 Treatment/Cure: Pap smear and Removal

27. OVARIAN CYSTS

28. OVARIAN CYSTS
 Fluid-filled sacs or pockets in an
ovary or on its surface
 Most present little or no
discomfort and are harmless

29. POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME

30. POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME
 Irregular periods or no periods at all
 Produce higher-than-normal amounts of
male hormones
 The egg may not develop as it should or it
may not be released during ovulation

31. PAP SMEAR
 Screening procedure for cervical cancer
 Cells from the cervix are gently scraped
away to test for abnormal growth
 Regular pap smears should start at age
21 (every 3 years)

32. PAP SMEAR

33. OVULATION

34. OVULATION
When the egg cell mature, it
moves to the surface of the
ovary and is released.

35. MENSTRUATION
 The release of tissue and blood
 Occurs each month about two
weeks after ovulation
 Lasts from three to seven days

36. PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
 Emotions get out of control
 Headaches and irritability
 Painful uteral-cramps

37. DYSMENORRHEA
 Painful menstruation
 Breast tenderness, irritability,
cramping, nausea
 Exercise, relaxation, and warm
bath

38. DYSMENORRHEA
 Caused by uterine contractions
 Lining of the uterus releases
special chemicals called
“prostaglandins”

39. MENOPAUSE
 45-55 years old
 The menstrual cycle stops
 Not capable of becoming
pregnant

40. TUBAL LIGATION
 Sterilization
 The oviducts are cut and tied

41. TUBAL LIGATION

42. HYSTERECTOMY
The surgical removal of
the uterus

43. HYSTERECTOMY

44. OTHER SURGICAL PROCEDURES IN THE
REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
 Oophorectomy: Removal of the ovaries
 Salpingectomy: Removal of the fallopian
tubes
 Cone biopsy: Removal of precancerous cells
from the cervix after a Pap test
 Labiaplasty: Surgical reshaping of external
genitalia

45. CESARIAN SECTION
The surgical delivery of a baby.
It involves one incision in the
mother’s abdomen and another
in the uterus.

46. CESARIAN SECTION

47. CESARIAN SECTION

48. CESARIAN SECTION

49. CESARIAN SECTION

50. CESARIAN SECTION

51. CESARIAN SECTION

52. CESARIAN SECTION

53. VAGINAL DISCHARGE
Fluid made by glands inside the
vagina and cervix carries away
dead cells and bacteria

54. VAGINAL DISCHARGE
This keeps the vagina clean
and helps prevent infection

55. PLACENTA

56. PLACENTA
 Develops in your uterus
during pregnancy.
 Provides oxygen and
nutrients to your growing
baby and removes
waste products from
your baby's blood

57. PREMATURE BIRTH
A birth that takes place more
than three weeks before the
baby's estimated due date.

58. INFERTILITY IN WOMEN

59. OB/GYN
Encompasses two different
medical specialties
Obstetrics and gynecology

60. OBSTETRICIAN
A doctor who specializes in the
care of a pregnant woman and
her unborn baby.

61. GYNECOLOGIST
Focus on the non-pregnancy
aspects of a woman’s
reproductive health

62. LIVE CHILD BIRTH