so, our guest and expert today is antonina aleksandrovna smetnik, who heads the department of gynecologicalt the kulakov center for obstetrics, gynecology and perenatology. well, antonina aleksandrovna, the female uterus, why do we need it, this is the first question, but i propose to give the floor to women, dear women, why do we need mom, who knows what's going on? a baby develops in the uterus in order to bear it, as they say, here we can put an end to it, antonina aleksandrovna, but really? the uterus is needed for gestation, of course, the uterus is needed so that the embryo gets into the endometrial mucosa prepared from the inner layer of the uterus, takes root, develops, the uterus in this process will increase, almost 20 times, then childbirth will occur, but if pregnancy does not if the embryo has not implanted, then part of the uterine lining, the endometrium, will come out. along with menstruation, but i wanted , you know, to still focus on this unique quality, i really want to show it to everyone, but to show this, how many times the uterus can increase in size, now you see the