Round ligament of uterus

Ligamentum teres uteri ( round, round ligament of the uterus ) is a strip of ligament that departs bilaterally from the uterine horns, leads through the inguinal canal of the woman to the ipsilateral labium majus. It helps to fix the position of the uterus during pregnancy, maintains anteversion. The enlarging uterus increases the tension on these ligaments, which can cause pain. Lig. the teres uteri developed from the embryonic gubernaculum in association with the development of the external genitalia.

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