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 ...

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is encouraging fans to get cervical cancer screenings and take their health seriously after doctors ...

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 ...

Scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and the University of California, Davis, have developed a microfluidic model of the human cervix. This ...

Brandi Jones has over two decades of experience as a nurse in an acute care setting. Her clinical background includes pediatrics, medical-surgical, and women's health. She also specializes in ...

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 ...

One in 5 women has a cervix and uterus (womb) that tilt back toward the spine instead of sitting upright or leaning slightly forward in the lower abdomen. Doctors call this a “tilted uterus” or ...

Your body undergoes a tremendous amount of changes during pregnancy. While many of these transformations are easy to see (hello, growing belly!), others aren’t. The position of your cervix is one of ...

Her pregnancy had been fine. Then, at the 20-week checkup, Michelle Hall heard the words “cervix” and “concerned.” She did not immediately worry. “I was like, stuff happens in pregnancy all the time,” ...

To create a cervix-on-a-chip, the researchers added cells that line the cervical canal to one channel of a microfluidic device. To an adjacent channel, they introduced cervical fibroblasts that form ...

The cervix connects the vagina to the uterus. It plays a major role in the menstrual cycle, fertility, pregnancy, and childbirth. Various health conditions, such as cervical polyps, can affect the ...