IVY CHEN, MPH
Lecturer, ivychen@berkeley.edu

IB 140: Human Sexuality & Reproduction

Diagrams from Lecture: 

Female Internal Anatomy - Vagina, Cervix, Uterus, Fallopian Tubes & Ovaries

Vagina

Cervix

1. Menses = Days 1-7

•No cervical mucus

•Cervix is penetrable

2. “Dry Days” – days 8-Day 11

•Volume: low

•Less fluid, more gel; micelles netlike

•Consistency: cloudy, whitish/yellowish, sticky, impenetrable

•Leukocytes: high amount

•Hormone responsible: low E2

3. “Wet Days” – days 12-17, including OV

•Volume: high

•More fluid, less gel; micelles arranged in parallel channels

•Consistency: clear, wet, slippery, easily penetrable

•Leukocytes: low amount

•Hormone responsible: high E2

4. Post OV days – days 18-26

•Volume: low

•Less fluid, more gel; micelles netlike

•Consistency: cloudy, sticky, impenetrable

•Leukocytes: high amount

•Hormone responsible: high P4

5. Premenstrual Days – Days 27-28

•Cervix slightly moist

•Hormone responsible: low P4

Lecture 2/23/06 covered up to here

Uterus

Fallopian Tubes

Ovaries