Pregnant people often have cervical checks in late pregnancy. Get the scoop on whether this common exam is necessary. Medically reviewed by Iya Mystique Hargrove, M.S., CFSD, CBS, CLE, CBEMedically ...

As the working mom of a three-year-old girl, Gina Zapanta-Murphy, 34, didn’t have time for complications during her second pregnancy. She knew every pregnancy was different and told herself not to ...

A few years after she got married Karen Mohamed-Dias decided it was time to have children, but she knew she had a hormonal condition and that it might pose some difficulty in her getting pregnant. But ...

Background A 28-year-old Hispanic gravida 1 was found to have a 4–5 cm cervical mass when she presented at 23 weeks gestation. On pelvic examination, the tumor was shown to encompass the entire ...

Every year, January is celebrated as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and largely Cervical Health Awareness Month, to highlight the importance of having a healthy cervix. While having a healthy cervix ...

During most pregnancies, the cervix, the fibrous muscular organ at the lower neck of the uterus, closes up to prevent the entry of bacteria. But not in Kirsten Lewis, a 35-year-year-old Washington, ...

ACP's new evidence-based guideline finds that harms of screening pelvic examination outweigh any demonstrated benefits. ACP's guideline is based on a systematic review of the published literature on ...

During pregnancy, what's the significance of cervical length? Cervical length refers to the length of the lower end of the uterus. During pregnancy, the length of the cervix might shorten too soon, ...