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The cervix is located inside a woman's vagina. The vaginal opening is an opening to the vaginal canal that leads to the cervix. The cervix is a tiny hole the shape of a doughnut that leads to a woman's uterus.
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Can a woman womb be in front are behind her cervix?
A woman's womb in located in her uterus which is just past her cervix.
What is the ring of muscle at the opening of the uterus called?
cervix
What causes a woman to have a short cervix?
Genetics.
Can cervix be high and firm in early pregnancy?
The cervix is normal until a woman starts going into labor.
Why is the cervix of the woman highly acidic?
To avoid the entry of pathogens.
What does a cervix look like?
When not pregnant the cervix in the average woman looks very much like a raised 'bump' with a crease in it. The size and prominence of the cervix varies from woman to woman. Some are sized no larger than a quarter while others have been known to be as large as a golf ball (sometimes larger) with a wide mouth instead of a crease.
Why would the ovaries be located on one side?
They are on both sides of the woman's cervix
What connects to the uterus to the outside of a woman's body?
The uterus does not truly connect to the outside of the body. The neck of the uterus ends in the portion we call the cervix. The cervix sits at the very top of the vagina, which is all inside the body. The vagina is what actually 'connects' to the outside of a woman's body. It is a passageway, like a dead end hallway, which ends at the cervix. The cervix is like the tip of a nose protruding into the very top of a vagina. The cervix feels just like the tip of a nose, except the cervix has one very tiny slit while the nose has two much larger nostrils (larger than the slit in the cervix.
What does artificial insemination entail?
semen is collected and placed into the woman's cervix with a small syringe at the time of ovulation. From the cervix, it can travel to the fallopian tube where fertilization takes place.
Exactly what should the position of the cervix be at the time of menstruation?
The cervix changes position all throughout a woman's cycle. Just prior to menstruation the cervix becomes low and hard, feeling like the tip of your nose. It will also be slighty open.
If you are forty wk pregnant but cervix is closed and you are given 1 wk to walk to help open cervix for inducement to take effect would 5 hr per day for 4 days opens your closed cervix that fast?
It really depends on the woman. Everyone is different and what works for one woman may not work for another. Good luck!
Why would a woman need a pap spear if they have had a hysterectomy?
Hysterectomy is removal of womb only leaving the cervix in place. Pap smears are done to identify cancerous cells in the cervix so if you still have a cervix you are still at risk of cervical cancer. Women who have a total hysterectomy (removal of uterus and cervix) are unlikely to contract this type of cancer.
