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... Dear Midwife, Is there a way to check my own cervix for dilation? ANSWER ... thing to do, and I don't recommend it. It takes a very long time to teach students to evaluate the cervix properly without causing ...

Question - Cynthia Flynn - 08/26/2010 - 22:15 - 0 comments - 0

QUESTION Dear Midwife, I have a tilted cervix. What are the odds of carrying a baby to full term and not being on bed ... The same as anyone else. No uterus stays tilted very long into pregnancy--they all straighten out the same way as the baby grows. ...

Question - Cynthia Flynn - 03/23/2009 - 11:26 - 0 comments - 0

... can you tell me what it means? cx mid anterior,2cm long and thick.multips os pp@3cm This is my 3rd pregnancy 39 weeks today ... ANSWER It says your cervix is where we want it (mid-position to anterior), the cervix isn't "ripe" ...

Question - Cynthia Flynn - 01/25/2009 - 17:10 - 0 comments - 0

... Do you really know why you're getting it and what your cervix is? The cervix is the lower portion of your uterus. Place your ... so having a regular Pap smear detects these changes long before they become cancerous. Warning Signs Symptoms that might ...

Article - Pregnancy.org Staff - 01/19/2012 - 12:47 - 0 comments - 0

... three months." "Three months? I can't wait that long!" "A lot can happen in three months." If you believe the Mayo ... abnormalities, or because the woman has an "incompetent cervix." (Couldn't they come up with a more insulting phrase, like bungling ...

Blog entry - Jeff Ruby - 07/13/2010 - 16:52 - 0 comments - 0

... My doctor told me I have uterine irritability. My cervix is not dilating and is long. She put me on Terbutaline though. Is this ok? It makes me feel a little ...

Question - Cynthia Flynn - 11/25/2008 - 18:45 - 0 comments - 0

... After that, she shoved her hands inside me and did a cervix check. That went okay, and the breast exam was really uncomfortable, but ...

Blog entry - Sandys Surprise - 11/18/2008 - 21:21 - 1 comment - 0

... and concerns. What happens exactly during labor? How long does it take, and what are the possible complications? Below, two ... of labor. In the first, and longest stage of labor, the cervix dilates and become effaced through a series of contractions. In the ...

Article - Pregnancy.org Staff - 12/02/2009 - 14:12 - 0 comments - 0

... which a 'smear' of bodily secretions, especially from the cervix, is taken from the body, and examined to detect any abnormal cells. ... the cells tend to become cancerous. This process takes a long time, and an annual pap smear can detect some of these changes early on. ...

Article - Pregnancy.org Staff - 07/22/2010 - 14:36 - 0 comments - 0

... doctor will monitor you to be sure that: •Your cervix is closed (If it's open, it's more likely you will miscarry). •He ... is to examine the inside of your uterus through a long, thin instrument (hysteroscope) inserted through the vagina and cervix. In ...

Article - Anai Rhoads - 07/19/2010 - 16:46 - 0 comments - 0