The cervix changes in early pregnancy and throughout the menstrual cycle. Here's how to check your cervix for pregnancy. Learning how to check your cervix is easier than you think—and can be helpful ...

During a Pap smear, the medical provider swabs the patient's cervix to collect a cell sample. The cell sample is then sent to a lab, where pathologists analyze the sample under a microscope to check ...

Staff at health and fitness centres across the Humber and North Yorkshire region are encouraging women to attend their cervical cancer screening appointments. The Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer ...

CLAIM: Airlines recently met to discuss the risks and liability of carrying passengers vaccinated against COVID-19 since they could develop blood clots. THE FACTS: There's no evidence that major ...

When Eva Peron died of cervical cancer in 1952, she didn't know what she was suffering from. In those days, some doctors were willing to keep the "C" word from patients. Times sure have changed -- and ...

A colposcopy is a procedure a doctor may request to check for cervical cancer. It can cause mild discomfort, soreness, cramping, or bleeding. However, it does not often cause long lasting or severe ...

Here's the thing: You're likely not acquainted with your cervix at all—other than, you know, when your ob-gyn swabs it during a Pap test (cringe). That means you probably don't know what it feels like ...

Women and their doctors need to communicate about potential sexual side effects from procedures that involve the cervix. RacheeLynn/Shutterstock.com “Sexual Response in the Human Female,” popularly ...

Like any tissue in the body, the cervix can become inflamed for a variety of reasons. Inflammation of the cervix is known as cervicitis. The cervix can become very inflamed if cervicitis progresses.

The Canadian Cancer Society didn’t issue an apology for using the word "cervix," nor did the charity say it would replace all uses of that word with the term "front hole." The charity said it uses ...