Sentences with phrase «muscle wall of the uterus»
«A single cell in the muscle wall of the uterus divides again and again, forming a rubbery benign tumor,» says Susan Haas, MD, clinician in residence at Northeastern University's Health Care Systems Engineering Institute in Boston.
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The uterine muscle fibres shorten, or retract, with each contraction, leading to a gradual decrease in the size of the uterus, which helps to shear the placenta away from its attachment site on the mother's uterine wall.
When I had an ultrasound to look at the size and depth of the tumor within the muscle walls, part of my uterus was in the way.
Additionally, high progesterone levels inhibit the ability of the muscles in the wall of the uterus to contract and expel accumulated fluids or bacteria.