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The cervix is the lower, narrow, doughnut-shaped end of the uterus (womb) that connects the uterus to the vagina (birth canal).

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A Feminist Script for Painful Cervical Exams During Labor

A doctor sits in front of a pregnant woman patient with her legs open and in stirrups. The patient is wearing a pink hospital gown.

Midwife Stephanie Tillman, a doctoral student in Health Care Ethics, blogs about how to navigate painful cervical exams during pregnancy. What would cervical exams be like if we used a feminist approach to care?

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Benign Cervical Conditions

There are multiple benign conditions that can affect the cervix: cervicitis, cervical eversion, cervical polyps, and cervical erosion. What are they and how can we recognize them?

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Charting Your Menstrual Cycle

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Charting your menstrual cycle can help you get to know your body and learn what is normal for you.

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Self-Exam: The Cervix Close-Up

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Want to view your cervix? Here’s what you’ll need: a flashlight, a speculum, and a hand mirror.

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Self-Exam: Vulva and Vagina

Four people are seen from the chest down. They each hold different painted images of vulvas in front of themselves.

The appearance, shape, and size of vulvas vary from person to person as much as the shape and size of other body parts.

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Stages in the Menstrual Cycle

A pomegranate cut in half sits in the background, several almonds with tails (symbolizing sperm) are laid out as if they are swimming to the pomegranate (that represents the vulva).

Explore the stages in the menstrual cycle, from ovulation to a period and back.

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Beautiful Cervix Project

Anatomy

Cervix Galleries shows the wide range of ways that a cervix can look

Stories & Conversations

“I’ve got bad news for you”

A sad pregnant woman in front of a dark curtain

A woman shares her emotions and struggles after learning that one of the twins that she was pregnant with had died.