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 ...

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 ...

The American Cancer Society has recently updated cervical screening guidelines for HPV and cervical cancer. Here are the main ...

You might never see your own cervix in your lifetime, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be clued up on all the weird and wonderful things there are to know about it. With one Jo’s Cervical Cancer ...

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.

If you were diagnosed with cervical cancer, know that it’s usually very treatable — especially if your doctor caught it early. There are several options to treat it, relieve your symptoms, and help ...

If your doctor finds abnormal cells in your cervix, the lower part of your uterus that connects to your vagina, they may decide to remove them with a procedure called cervical cryotherapy. "This ...