The ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus make up a woman’s internal female reproductive organs and lie deep in the pelvis where they are connected to one another. The uterus attaches to the vagina at the cervix and is linked to the ovaries by the fallopian tubes.
The uterus responds to hormone levels and, in younger women, these responses lead to menstruation. The uterus is also connected by the fallopian tubes to the ovaries, and when an egg is released from the ovary, it travels via the fallopian tube into the uterus. A sperm meets an egg (fertilization) within the uterus. Embryos grow into babies inside of the uterus in a normal pregnancy.