Vasa previa is a rare complication that can occur during pregnancy. It happens when some of the blood vessels that connect your baby's umbilical cord to your placenta cross over, or near, the opening ...

Cervix penetration is a term that describes making contact with the cervix during sex. Either the penis touches the cervix, or a finger, dildo, or other sex toy is used to stimulate the cervix. The ...

Dr. Carolyn Spiro-Levitt was 20 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix. Like most women, the 31-year-old clinical psychologist in New York City, had never heard the term ...

Cervical dysplasia is the presence of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix (the opening of the uterus). Cervical dysplasia isn't cancer but it is considered a precancerous condition. Cervical ...

In case you didn't know what your cervix was in the first place, it's a firm cylindrical piece of tissue located at the top of your vagina, just below the base of your uterus — it connects the two.

Picture this: You and your partner are finally getting in some sexy time (or you’re having a solo session) when all of a sudden, you feel an intense pain that can only be described as a stabbing ...

"I thought pregnancy was impossible now. But holding the baby in my arms like this, it's really like a dream."Yonsei ...

If you haven’t been pregnant, you’d be forgiven for thinking the language of pregnancy is all baby bumps, bundles of joy, and comparisons to variously sized fruits. But in the doctor’s office, it’s a ...

Adenocarcinoma of the cervix is a less common type of cervical cancer. It can cause symptoms such as vaginal bleeding. Treatment can include radiation therapy and surgery. Adenocarcinoma of the cervix ...

Abortion rights supporters marched through Englewood on Sunday, led by a high-profile organizer, Claudia Conway. Conway, the 17-year-old daughter of Kellyanne Conway, a top advisor to former President ...

Graphical illustration of the single-cell atlas of the human uterine cervix. It highlights the comparison of tissue and organoid cell types, how pathogen infection affects the cervical cells, and the ...