GYNECOLOGY, ILLUSTRATION. GYNECOLOGY, ILLUSTRATION The female genital system includes all the organs involved in reproduction. The ovaries secrete female hormones and release ova or eggs. After their release from the ovary, ova enter the Fallopian tubes where fertilization takes place. The fertilized egg then migrates to the uterus, a hollow cone-shaped organ lying between the urinary bladder and the rectum. The lower part of the uterus is continuous with the cervix which opens into the vagin