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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in Endometrium Canal for the Generation of “Next Generation”
  Mr. Sunil Abraham*
Email: sunilabraham17@gmail.com
Girls get their menstruation, also called a period or menses, when they reach puberty. And, uterus is that part of the
body where the baby grows when a woman is pregnant. The inner lining of the uterus, called endometrium, supports the uterus and nourishes the developing baby. If the woman does not become pregnant then this lining, blood and other tissues from the uterus are expelled out of the body through the vagina. A period lasts up to 2 to 5 days. On the first day of the period, or on day 1 of the menstrual cycle, the uterus starts to shed its lining, as soon as the period ends the uterus begins to prepare again to receive the fertilized egg. Eggs are released from a woman’s ovary and are tiny. Women have 2 ovaries, one on each side of the body, and fallopian tubes connect them
to the uterus. In the middle of the menstrual cycle, the ovaries releases an egg, a process called ovulation, this egg takes a few days to travel down the fallopian tube. Meanwhile, the lining of the uterus gradually gets thicker to support the development of the fertilized egg. If the egg is fertilized it will implant itself in the uterus and the woman is pregnant, if it is not fertilized and the woman is not pregnant then the egg begins to dissolve and the lining of the uterus starts to shed; thus, the woman will have her monthly period and the cycle would begin again.
Endometrium lining is very important for a female uterus because it supports implantation. If there is no healthy endometrium lining there is no way for the embryos to implant, which results in menstruation. Its three layers of
 * Mr. Sunil Abraham, PhD Scholar from Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, is pursuing his research on “Studies on Growth Factors in Angiogenesis”. His popular science story entitled “Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in Endometrium Canal for the Generation of “Next Generation” has been selected for AWSAR Award.


























































































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