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 ...

Your body undergoes a tremendous amount of changes during pregnancy. While many of these transformations are easy to see (hello, growing belly!), others aren’t. The position of your cervix is one of ...

The vagina remains a topic many shy away from discussing openly. Yet, many of us hesitate to ask questions about this vital part of our bodies, fearing judgment or lacking reliable sources of ...

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 ...

How much thought do you really give to your cervix, the cylinder-shaped piece of tissue that connects the vagina with the uterus? When you're pregnant, your cervix takes center stage, opening up and ...

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.

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