Vessels of the female pelvis

Looks like

Arteries from two directions and a net of veins, all in the sheets that hold the organs.

What it does

Feed the womb, tubes, ovaries and vagina, and drain them.

Keeping it well

Blood pressure and not smoking; in pregnancy these vessels carry about ten times more blood.

Its parts

• Uterine artery
• Ovarian artery
• Vaginal artery
• Uterine venous plexus

Related conditions

• Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
• Chronic venous insufficiency
• Clotting disorders (thrombophilia & APS)
• Deep vein thrombosis
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Varicose veins
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)