Shape

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Introduction

Overall the uterus is  pear shaped,  and usually bent anteriorly (anteflexed) between the cervix and body.

The cavity is roughly triangular or “T” shaped.  The cervix is cylindrical prior to puberty

Shape of the Body of the Uterus

Pear Shape in both the Sagital and Coronal Planes

The uterus is pear shaped as depicted in this overlay sagital (a,b) and coronal (c,d) T 1weighted enhanced MRI study

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Sagital Plane

The uterus is pear shaped as depicted in this artistic overlay sagital MRI image

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Shaped Like  a Pear

The uterus is shaped like a pear

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