Buckle up – in today’s instalment of ‘wow we really are taught nothing about our bodies’, we’ve just learnt what a uterus ...

Showing a picture of a real uterus on his phone, he adds: “Your uterus is actually shoved in there (your pelvic cavity) really tight – it’s why if you have inflammation in your ovaries it ...

The endometrium is a remarkable organ. This uterine lining is among a handful of naturally regenerating tissues in the human body, and it is one of a kind in its ability to completely regenerate ...

Peritoneal endometriosis occurs when endometrial-like tissue develops along the lining of your abdominal cavity. Endometriosis is a condition in which uterine-like cells are found in other areas ...

Endometrial cavity fluid was noted in 9% of these 50 women. Ultimately, benign endometrial polyps were documented in 7 of these women, cervical polyps in 2, and pyometra in 1 woman.

"Endometriosis and adenomyosis are similar in that they are both caused by endometrial tissue that is found outside the uterine cavity where it should be," says Christine Peter, RNC-OB, C-EFM.

Physicians evaluated the endometrium, a cavity that lines the inside of the uterus, in women who were in the midst of or had gone through menopause and who complained of abnormal bleeding.