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In this section, we’ll take at look
at female reproductive pathology
and our focus shall
be the uterus.
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Let’s begin with
the normal uterus
and, in this illustration,
you’ll notice the following.
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Down at the bottom,
we have completed our
discussion of the vulva
and its relevant pathologies.
00:17
We then moved into the
vagina and, with the vagina,
we looked at certain disorders
including our vaginal canal
pathologies and cancers.
00:27
And from the vagina, we
then moved into the cervix.
00:29
And with the cervix, we
talked about here once again,
HPV being a major, major
component of high strain
leading into perhaps cervical
intraepithelial neoplasia
and eventually, cervical cancer.
00:44
We looked at sexually
transmitted infections
and those organisms that
were relevant for you.
00:48
And during that time,
we also had referred to what may
then happen to the fallopian tube.
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Well, between the cervix
and the fallopian tube,
of course, is an important
structure called the uterus.
01:00
Now, with the uterus,
keep in mind that the inner
aspect or the inner lining
of your uterus, of course,
is called the endometrium,
That will become really
important for us,
because at some point, we’ll talk
about endometritis, endometriosis,
and then the superficial layer
here that we’ll pay attention to
will be the myometrium.
01:21
I want you to pay attention
to the wall of the uterus.
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There’s every possibility that
you might have a young,
African American female,
who then develops a
benign tumor of it.
01:30
And this of course, I’m
referring to being your
fibroids or leiomyoma.
01:35
Let’s take a look at the
uterus in greater detail.