The cervix is the lower opening of the uterus which is usually tight and prevents anything from going into or out of the uterus. In a normal pregnancy, a woman's cervix will naturally begin to dilate ...

During pregnancy, you’ll discover firsthand all the amazing things your body innately knows how to do to get baby-ready. An ...

Pregnancy can be a strange time, whether it's your first child or not. With daily changes going on in the body, hormones flying about all over the place, pregnancy cravings running wild and ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- A study linking a shortened cervix early in pregnancy with premature birth could help pinpoint which women are most at risk and potentially help doctors intervene earlier, researchers ...

Your cervix changes position many times throughout your menstrual cycle. Checking the position and texture of your cervix can help you determine where you are in your cycle. Your cervix changes ...

“Your cervix is in danger of effacing. You’ll be tremendously lucky if your baby makes it to 24 weeks.” I was staring at the doctor who had just delivered this news, but I was having trouble ...

For most of my life, I was afraid to become a mother—partially because I had a traumatic childhood myself. Once I got into a healthy relationship and got married in my late 20s, other friends were ...

Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers, and it develops due to abnormal cell growth in the cervix, triggered by persistent infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). The common symptoms ...

A 29-year-old African woman, gravida 3 para 1, was referred at 16 weeks of gestation with a polypoid hemorrhagic cervical lesion, with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cervical cytology.