Have you ever wondered what your cervix looks like? Cervixes are amazing and do so much. They close off the uterus to protect it from infection, they hold in a growing baby for 10 months, and they can ...

Chances are you haven't given your cervix much thought. Unlike the labia, clitoris, and vaginal canal, the cervix doesn't get a lot of love—literally and figuratively speaking. Part of that is due to ...

Everyone's in agreement that we'd be better off without cramps...but you know what's even worse than those nagging (or sometimes debilitating—get those checked out, please) monthly pains? A bruise on ...

Background: This study was conducted to determine whether use of hormonal contraceptives is associated with cervical dysplasia and cancer in a population where there is widespread use of hormonal ...

Cryotherapy for cervical cancer is a medical procedure that involves using freezing gas to kill precancerous cells in the cervix. The body can then regenerate healthy cells. Cryotherapy, also known as ...

Women who use copper intrauterine devices (IUD) as a form of birth control may be at lower risk for high-grade cervical cancer compared with those who use a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine ...

Mitchell is an associate professor at the University of Virginia and an NIH-funded nurse scientist. Kueter, a former health journalist and public radio reporter, works as a magazine editor at UVA ...