Introduction to the Cervix
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findingevePosted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:12am2 Comments
The word cervix has only recently come to refer almost exclusively to the portion of the uterus that narrows between the vagina and the body of the uterus (corpus uteri). Cervix is from the Latin for “neck” and uterus is from the Latin for “womb.” Thus, the cervix is the neck of the womb–strange imagery, non? Anyway, what exactly
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Uteri or Uteruses - Either way, I've got two
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Fertility FoiblesPosted
Mon 24 Aug 2009 12:36pm
is usually that I speak Japanese or that I've tried out to be on Jeopardy (but not smart enough to actually be on TV), but what I'd love to say is that I have two uteruses. Seriously, I’m not kidding. I have a bicornuate uterus, which is basically one uterus split into two.
As a result of my duo utero, I always thought this would give me double
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Womb Energy: uterus and ovaries
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Jennifer BoirePosted
Wed 10 Jun 2009 12:20am
control and critizie others." (Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom)
Yeesh, better be careful, I think, coming from a long line of hyper-critical women.
Think of the uterus as the rich dark earth in which the creative seeds from the ovaries grow in time. Our uterus, Northrup says, is energetically related to our innermost sense of self - symbolic of our
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labor pain cervical rather than uterine?
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Kim C.Posted
Wed 03 Dec 2008 7:25am
Anyone hear of this? Someone posted this in Midwifery Today:
a brief article in Fit Pregnancy (Oct/Nov 2008) that states: "Labor pain evidently comes mainly from the cervix, not the uterus, a Swedish researcher says. In non-pregnant women, the uterus contains pain-sensitive fibers, but for reasons unknown, those fibers disappear almost
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Signs of Labor | Cervix Dilation
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hipchickheatherPosted
Thu 24 Feb 2011 9:54am
you have effaced and dilated.
The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus, where it connects with the top area of the vagina. To see some great images of the anatomy... as a percentage. If there is no cervical effacement, then it is zero. If it is totally thinned, it is at 100%, and considered completely effaced.
After the cervix has started to efface
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Love your cervix
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Dr. Meredith NashPosted
Mon 26 Oct 2009 11:06pm
Have you ever wondered what your cervix looks like? How about after you've given birth?
Then you MUST check out The Beautiful Cervix Project created by a student midwife. This is an ode to being a woman, where cervixes aren't objects of a medical gaze, but objects of beauty in their own right. The creator not only photographed her own cervix throughout her
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My Beautiful Cervix
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Kim C.Posted
Sun 07 Sep 2008 2:19am
Well - not mine - my own personal cervix is a little camera shy. But I think it's fantastic that someone did this - a month in the life of a cervix. Very Our Bodies... parts! For an informative-in-a-fun-way post on said lady parts, check this out.
(the cervix pictures are in color, but it's nothing more colorful than the average woman sees
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Beautiful Cervix
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Doc MockPosted
Fri 06 Mar 2009 2:54pm
are familiar with their own body by virtue of living in it. However, their is one body part that most women know about, but have never seen.
A woman's cervix is often a familiar, yet mysterious part. Most women go through their lives without seeing what a cervix actually looks like. All of my patients are given the option to view their own cervix during a speculum
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The Cervix Song!
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Matthew Z.Posted
Sun 17 Jan 2010 8:35am
It’s National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month so I decided to write a song because I’m sick of bra colors and I don’t think panty colors would help much (at least not for the cause.) I’m not going to sing it but I challenged Jack Bouffard to attempt to stammer and fumble though it on YouTube without music.
The Cervix Song
Horrible lyrics by Matthew
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Beyond the cervix....
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Sunshine ..Posted
Fri 20 Feb 2009 7:22pm
in a fairly regular pattern. Midwives worry about cervical scarring, we worry about cervical lips, we worry about effacement, we worry about swelling of the cervix, we worry about... of lovely births where the cervix has been a huge topic of consternation. I, universe, would like for that to be over please. Please ask me not to do an exam. No more cervicalRead on »
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