The cervix, womb and ovaries

These organs are found inside the female body and make up a woman’s reproductive system.
The cervix is another name for the neck of the womb. It is the opening from the vagina to the womb.
There are two ovaries, one on each side of the womb.
The womb (uterus) is the pear shaped, muscular bag that protects a growing baby during pregnancy.

In fertile women the ovaries produce an egg each month.
If the woman’s egg isn’t fertilised by a man’s sperm, the thickened lining of the
womb is shed through the vagina as a monthly period.
Women are fertile between puberty (when the periods start) and menopause
(or change of life, when the periods stop).
Each ovary is connected to the womb by a tube called the fallopian tube.
The ovaries produce the female sex hormones oestrogen, progesterone and a
small amount of male sex hormones (androgens).

There’s more information about cancer of the womb,
cancer of the cervix and cancer of the ovaries on CancerHelp UK.