This document discusses three topics related to female reproductive anatomy and procedures: 1. It defines a total abdominal hysterectomy-bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy as the removal of the uterus, cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tubes, which is the most common gynecological surgery performed in the US. 2. It describes the three stages of labor and delivery as dilation, effacement, and expulsion. Effacement is the thinning of the cervix to prepare for delivery. 3. It defines the endometrium as the inner lining of the uterus that prevents stickiness and keeps the uterine cavity open. During the menstrual cycle, the endometrium thick