The ureter is a tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder. There are two ureters, one attached to each kidney. The upper half of the ureter is located in the abdomen and the lower half is located in the pelvic area. The ureter is about 10 to 12 inches long in the average adult.

Where is the ureter located in a female?

It travels with the inferior vesical neurovascular pedicle into the bladder. In females, the ureter runs posterior to the ovary and then deep to the broad ligament and through the cardinal ligament.

Where do you feel ureter pain?

The most common symptom of a kidney or ureter stone is pain. You might feel pain in your lower abdomen or your flank, which is the area of your back just under your ribs. The pain can be mild and dull, or it can be excruciating. The pain may also come and go and radiate to other areas.