The cervix is the doorway between your vagina and uterus. It’s the bottom part of your uterus located at the very top of your vagina and looks kind of like a small doughnut. The opening in the center ...

I had two second-trimester pregnancy losses, both near the 20-week mark. In my third pregnancy, I was sent to a high-risk OB-GYN and diagnosed with cervical insufficiency. I had a cervical cerclage in ...

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Dilation and effacement are your body's way of getting ready for labor – your cervix gradually opens (dilates) and thins out (effaces) to help your baby make that grand entrance. This process can ...

“Your cervix is in danger of effacing. You’ll be tremendously lucky if your baby makes it to 24 weeks.” I was staring at the doctor who had just delivered this news, but I was having trouble ...

Many patients are confused about what their surgeons are planning. Here’s how to get the details. By Rachel E. Gross The most common reason for a hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus, is to address ...

In case you didn't know what your cervix was in the first place, it's a firm cylindrical piece of tissue located at the top of your vagina, just below the base of your uterus — it connects the two.