1. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ANATOMY

2. EXTERNAL GENTILIA Individual differences in: Size Coloration Shape
The vulva refers to those parts that are outwardly visible
The vulva includes:
Mons pubis
Labia majora
Labia minora
Clitoris
Urethral opening
Vaginal opening
Perineum
Individual differences in:
Size
Coloration
Shape
Of external gentalia are common

4. MONS PUBIS
The triangular mound of fatty tissue that covers the pubic bone
It protects the pubic symphysis
During adolescence sex hormones trigger the growth of pubic hair on the mons pubis
Hair varies in coarseness curliness, amount, color and thickness

5. LABIA MAJORA Referred to as the outer lips
They have a darker pigmentation
The Labia Majora:
Protect the introitus and urethral openings
Are covered with hair and sebaceous glands
Tend to be smooth, moist, and hairless
Become flaccid with age and after childbirth

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LABIA MINORA
Referred to as the “inner lips”
Made up of erectile, connective tissue that darkens and swells during sexual arousal
Located inside the labia majora
They are more sensitive and responsive to touch than the labia majora
The labia minora tightens during intercourse
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7. CLITORIS
Highly sensitive organ composed of nerves, blood vessels, and erectile tissue
Located under the prepuce
It is made up of a shaft and a glans
Becomes engorged with blood during sexual stimulation
Key to sexual pleasure for most women
Urethral opening is located directly below clitoris

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9. VAGINAL OPENING INTROITUS
Opening may be covered by a thin sheath called the hymen
Using the presence of an intact hymen for determining virginity is erroneous
Some women are born without hymens
The hymen can be perforated by many different events

10. Types of Hymens 1-Microperforate hymen:
A microperforate hymen is a thin membrane that almost completely covers the opening to a young women's vagina.
The treatment is minor surgery to remove the extra hymenal tissue making a normal sized opening for menstrual blood to flow out.  

11. 2-Septate hymen:
A septate hymen is when the thin hymenal membrane has a band of extra tissue in the middle that causes two small vaginal openings instead of one.
3-Imperforate hymen:
An imperforate hymen can be diagnosed at birth. Rarely, the diagnosis isn't made until the teen years. An imperforate hymen is a thin membrane that completely covers the opening to the vagina. Menstrual blood cannot flow out of the vagina.
Hydroclopos - Haematocolopos

12. 4- annular hymen:
annular hymen, most common hymen variety. this type in 70% of women the hymen. annular hymen is  in the entrance of the vagina.the hole in the middle of the hymen is very large.

13. 5-Fimbriated hymen 6-Elastic hymen:does not tear except in labour
7-Cribriform hymen
it is very rare situation. there is more than one hole in the middle of the hymen. the hymen is not torn in the first sexual intercourse.need surgical intervention by a doctor. the hymen looks like a lace.
8-Crescentric hymen
looks like  half moon. hymen torn difficult

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16. PERINEUM
The muscle and tissue located between the vaginal opening and anal canal
It supports and surrounds the lower parts of the urinary and digestive tracts
The perinium contains an abundance of nerve endings that make it sensitive to touch
An episiotomy is an incision of the perinium used during childbirth for widening the vaginal opening

17. INTERNAL GENITALIA The internal genitalia consists of the: Vagina
Cervix
Uterus
Fallopian Tubes
Ovaries

19. VAGINA The vagina connects the cervix to the external genitals
It is located between the bladder and rectum
It functions :
As a passageway for the menstrual flow
For uterine secretions to pass down through the introitus
As the birth canal during labor
With the help of two Bartholin’s glands becomes lubricated during SI

20. CERVIX The cervix connects the uterus to the vagina
The cervical opening to the vagina is small
This acts as a safety precaution against foreign bodies entering the uterus
During childbirth, the cervix dilates to accommodate the passage of the fetus
This dilation is a sign that labor has begun

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22. UTERUS Commonly referred to as the womb
A pear shaped organ about the size of a clenched fist
It is made up of the endometrium, myometrium and perimetrium
Consists of blood-enriched tissue that sloughs off each month during menstrual cycle
The powerful muscles of the uterus expand to accommodate a growing fetus and push it through the birth canal

23. OVIDUCTS

24. FALLOPIAN TUBES Serve as a pathway for the ovum to the uterus
Are the site of fertilization by the male sperm
Often referred to as the oviducts or uterine tubes
Fertilized egg takes approximately 6 to 10 days to travel through the fallopian tube to implant in the uterine lining

26. OVARIES The female gonads or sex glands
They develop and expel an ovum each month
A woman is born with approximately 400,000 immature eggs called follicles
During a lifetime a woman 400 to 500 fully matured eggs for fertilization
The follicles in the ovaries produce the female sex hormones, progesterone and estrogen
These hormones prepare the uterus for implantation of the fertilized egg

27. MENSTRUATION
Menarch, the onset of menstruation signals the bodily changes that transform a female body
Average age is 12.8
Amount of bleeding varies from woman to woman
Expulsion of blood clots
Blood color can vary from bright red to dark maroon
Usually occurs every 25 to 32 days
Women can experience fluid retention, cramping, mood swings, weight gain, breast tenderness, diarrhea, and constipation

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29. PITUITARY HORMONES

30. FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT

31. OVULATION

32. OVARIAN HORMONES

33. SEX HORMONES Both FHS and LH are produced in the pituitary gland
Follicle stimulating hormone FHS-
Luteinizing hormone LH-signals ovulation
Estrogen- produced throughout the menstrual cycle
Progesterone-produced during second half of cycle
Contributes to thickening of the endometrium which is shed during menstrual phase if fertilization does not take place
Both FHS and LH are produced in the pituitary gland
Both estrogen and progesterone are produced by the follicles in the ovaries

34. DYSMENORRHEA Painful menstrual cramps
Painful menses without evidence of a physical abnormality
Believed to be normal body response to uterine contractions
Other symptoms :
Nausea, vomiting, gastrointestinal disturbances, and fainting
Prostaglandins cause forceful, frequent uterine contractions called cramps
Fibroids, polyps, IUD, PID, or endometriosis

35. ENDOMETRIOSIS
Common cause of dysmennorrhea, dyspareunia, and infertility
Endometrium fragments and lodges in other parts of the pelvic cavity
Causes inflammation, bleeding, scarring,and adhesions
Causes are still being studied
Treated through hormonal therapy, laparoscopic surgery, or major surgical management