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The ovaries: females are born with two, one on each side of the pelvis, about the size and shape of a large grape. This is where the eggs (ovum) mature before being released down the fallopian tube towards the uterus. This is also where the hormones estrogen and progesterone are produced.
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The fallopian tubes: there are two of those, too, one tube on each side leading from each ovary to the uterus. These tubes provide a passageway for the egg to travel.
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The uterus: a muscle just a little bit bigger than your closed fist. The inside walls of the uterus is covered with a nutrient-rich lining that can nourish a fetus, so if a woman gets pregnant, the fertilized egg implants itself in the lining of the uterus so it can grow and thrive. Without a pregnancy, the lining lasts about a month and then sheds itself so that a new one can grow. The shedded lining is a period.
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