Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 122-123, March 2008

Uterine physiology

Gillian Campling, DSc, is Biomedical Sciences Course Leader in the School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Durham, Durham, UK

Abstract 

The uterus provides an environment to nurture the fetus until parturition. It must also be capable of contracting to help deliver the infant. The endometrium undergoes hormonally controlled changes during each menstrual cycle and during pregnancy. The contractility of the myometrium is governed by hormones and plays a key role in parturition. This article provides a brief overview of the functions of the uterus and how these functions are achieved.

Keywords: hormones, oestrogen, parturition, progesterone, prostaglandin

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PII: S1472-0299(08)00006-4

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.01.004

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 122-123, March 2008

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