Ovary

The ovary is a paired organ in the female body, located in the pelvis, which produces and stores female eggs. In a normal situation, one egg matures in the ovary every month, which then leaves the follicle and moves along the fallopian tube to the uterus. If this egg does not meet a fertilizing seed, it dies and a corpus luteum is formed in its place. Then, after about two weeks, the corpus luteum decreases in size - this is a sign that ovulation has completed and menstruation has begun.

Ovarian tissue is made up of many specialized cells called granules and theca cells (cells associated with the fallopian tubes). The granules react to hormones produced by the follicle and give it an oval shape. The granules are surrounded by the wall of the follicle like chain mail. Behind the granular surface is a layer of theca cells that secrete hormones. As hormones accumulate in the fallopian tubes and during ovulation, the hormones mobilize the egg from the granules where it was sitting at rest and move it from one fallopian tube to another.

When the egg reaches the uterus, it encounters sperm and fertilization occurs (usually in the fallopian tube). If fertilization does not occur, then over the next 12 days an embryo is formed - the unborn child. That is why it is so important to monitor your health and regularly visit a gynecologist to check the health of the reproductive system as a whole.

It is no secret that our body often faces various problems in the reproductive system and various diseases. However, timely visits to the doctor, following his recommendations and a correct lifestyle will help prevent all these problems. So, it is important: monitor the state of your hormonal levels, eat right and lead an active lifestyle, refuse