Pregnant people often have cervical checks in late pregnancy. Get the scoop on whether this common exam is necessary. Medically reviewed by Iya Mystique Hargrove, M.S., CFSD, CBS, CLE, CBEMedically ...

During pregnancy, what's the significance of cervical length? Answer From Yvonne Butler Tobah, M.D. Cervical length during pregnancy is sometimes associated with preterm labor—labor that begins before ...

If you've been told you have a short cervix, here's what that means and how it might affect your pregnancy and baby.

Owing to the current trend of delaying pregnancy into the later reproductive years and the increased availability of screening tests for cervical cancer, physicians caring for pregnant women may ...

Many women and physicians believe that a pelvic examination should be part of annual well visits, but an analysis of the current evidence by the American College of Physicians (ACP) shows that the ...

Background A 28-year-old Hispanic gravida 1 was found to have a 4–5 cm cervical mass when she presented at 23 weeks gestation. On pelvic examination, the tumor was shown to encompass the entire ...

As the working mom of a three-year-old girl, Gina Zapanta-Murphy, 34, didn’t have time for complications during her second pregnancy. She knew every pregnancy was different and told herself not to ...

A 29-year-old African woman, gravida 3 para 1, was referred at 16 weeks of gestation with a polypoid hemorrhagic cervical lesion, with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cervical cytology.

ACP's new evidence-based guideline finds that harms of screening pelvic examination outweigh any demonstrated benefits. ACP's guideline is based on a systematic review of the published literature on ...

Gina Zapata-Murphy was sitting down for dinner when she got the call that would change her life. As the working mom of a three-year-old girl, Gina Zapanta-Murphy, 34, didn’t have time for ...