One woman discovered a cervical polyp upon examination of her cervix. She had been having irregular cycles, but had no symptoms of the polyp.
She had given birth six years ago.
She has since had the polyp removed. Stay tuned for that photo.
Cervical Poylp
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Had 3 Nabothian cysts
[aka nabothian follicles, mucinous retention cysts, or epithelial inclusion cysts, see wiki] noticed this year by my doctor during a pap smear. A pelvic ultrasound, minor surgery with a scope and biopsy followed. 2 inside the womb past the cervix were slightly painful to remove but bleeding finished after 4 days. Usually harmless, biopsy all clear.
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Comment by J.M. — July 11, 2009 @ 11:03 pm
is the polyp covering the cervical os?
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Comment by interested — July 21, 2009 @ 1:46 pm
COULD SHE STILL FEEL THE OS I AM WONDERING AS I FEEL A NODULE ON MY CERVIX
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Chelsea Reply:
November 25th, 2010 at 9:53 am
how can you feel your cervix? do you have long fingers?
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beautifulcervix Reply:
January 19th, 2011 at 7:15 pm
I do use my longest finger, especially during my fertile phase when my cervix is farther back in my vagina. Trying to reach it while you are in a squat position can help.
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andy Reply:
April 27th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
Chelsea,
Most people can feel their cervix. Using the pointer and index fingers, reach inside the vaginal canal and feel around. A non pregnant cervix often feels like the end of your nose. The cervix is the only protruding structure inside the body and should be (relatively) easy to find. Often putting a foot up on the toilet or bathtub helps, squatting is also useful for bringing the cervix into a reachable place. If you need more instructions for finding a cervix try http://www.sisterzeus.com/cervob.htm.
And if you are feeling really froggy, try using a speculum and visualize your cervix, it’s good stuff.
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Comment by melissA — October 2, 2009 @ 1:35 pm
My doctor said any abnormalities on the cervix is considered disease and requires removal of the cervix. I have always wondered whether that was really true. Reading this I suspect it was not. This woman did not require removal, it appears. I will be interested in reading about the experiences of other women.
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Jackie Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 1:48 pm
The lady did have it removed as it is stated below the picture.
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leanne Reply:
August 12th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
yes she had the polyp removed but not the actual cervix
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Comment by Deb — October 5, 2009 @ 10:00 pm
I had a polyp removed from my cervix in the doctor’s office when it was found during a routine examination. Biopsy was clear an no further intervention was necessary.
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Comment by cre8tivewmn — October 12, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
Thank you so much for these pictures! I’ve definately have a much better understanding of everything.
Please let me know if you would like pictures of a cervix throughout a cycle of a woman who has had the Leep procedure done for pre-cancerous cervical cells.
I’d love to help out!
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hadja Reply:
March 9th, 2011 at 10:08 pm
i would like to see a pictures of cervix throughout a cycle of a woman who has had the leep procedure done for pre-cancerous cervical cells.
thank you
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Comment by Libby — October 20, 2009 @ 4:18 pm
thank you for these pictures, very informative!
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Comment by jolene — November 14, 2009 @ 8:16 pm
I have a polyp on my cervix. It is on the donut itself (as opposed to in the center like this one), and it is orange. My midwife said she could grab it and twist it off, or it would come off with a future labor. Or I could leave it. Polyps are often a result of hormonal imbalance so fixing that could make it go away. I am close to menopause, so not surprising that this is going on. Never had an abnormal pap though.
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Comment by maria — January 31, 2010 @ 9:17 pm
You are doing a wonderful job, I have a question that have been on my mind, Can you findout if women with 2 vaginas can have 2 circles.
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Nicole Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 8:19 am
what do you mean by ‘women with 2 vagina’s'?????
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Margaret Reply:
March 23rd, 2011 at 8:30 pm
Hi Nicole,
Some women have something called a bicornuate uterus, during the fetal period when a female fetus is forming the uterus is in two pieces, as the fetus develops the septum gradually rises and makes one uterus two tubes and two ovaries, in some women that septum doesnt disappear and some women can have two uteruses two cervix’s and rarely two vaginas (but it does happen)… Women with an incomplete septum have a heart shaped uterus, have a higher incidence of miscarriage and also have a higher chance of breech presentation…and yes emmy i have seen and felt two cervix on the one woman…so wierd to feel.
p.s sorry if u dont understand my spelling im in Australia
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Jenny Reply:
March 23rd, 2011 at 11:35 pm
many women who were exposed to the drug DES when they were inutero can indeed have two vaginas. Usually it is one vagina and two cervices…and they can even have two wombs etc. I am a DES baby, but fortunately I donot have this issue. Many people exposed to this drug can have small hands etc. The drug was used to prevent the baby from being aborted during a difficult pregnancy. They stopped using this drug in the early to mid ’60′s. Women exposed to DES have a higher risk of cervical cancer and giving birth to stillborm babies. This was a shock to me when we tried to get pregnant. Once I learned this I did research to find out what it was all about. Knowledge is power. So let’s all stay as knowledgeable as we can…
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Comment by Emmy — May 20, 2010 @ 6:24 am
i feel a polyp outside my cervix do i have cancer
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Comment by uvhi — May 31, 2010 @ 4:42 pm
I have a cervical polyp, also attached to the donut (unlike the photo, similar to Maria who commented)– it balloons from a limp sack the size of a spoon head, to a water-balloon inflated to not-quite-firm. I’ve birthed with it twice, and it is always rather limp and small during the second half of pregnancy.
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Comment by Maggie VI Beedles — June 3, 2010 @ 10:20 am
I had a polyp on my cervix that my midwife found during my first pap early in my pregnancy. We did nothing and it disintigrated during labor and delivery. Had another pregnancy/birth since then and the polyp did not come back. All paps normal and healthy.
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Comment by Lisa — August 31, 2010 @ 1:11 pm
Emmy, if you’re still interested, women’s reproductive systems can be duplicated anywhere from having a bicornate (two horned) uterus, to two separate uteruses, two cervixes (cervices?) and even two vaginas. That works from the top down, so if she has two vaginas everything upstream will be duplicate as well. Good to know before you have an iud put into one uterus and get pregnant in the other!
It’s to do with how the foetus develops.
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Comment by Provincial Lady — October 15, 2010 @ 1:05 pm
I was told I have a cervical follicle? The Doc used silver nitrate to burn it off but I still feel like it is there, is this simular to a polop? I also have irregular bleeding and sometimes bleeding after intercourse, what will I do!!
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beautifulcervix Reply:
January 19th, 2011 at 7:14 pm
I am trying to see what I can do naturally. I am doing acupuncture, and getting plenty of rest and exercise. I have also stopped eating all grains and sugar and see much less bleeding from the polyp (see paleo diet). Good luck on your path to healing.
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Comment by Ruthie — November 22, 2010 @ 7:03 am
Hi I had a polyp removed today the doctor said it was benign and he also took a biopsy of the cervix tissue. My pap test came back negative. So what was the real reason for the biopsy? Was it to make sure everything was okay. I am 52 have gone through menopause 4 years ago. He also prescribed Ciprofloxacin to take for infections is that the proper antibiotic to use for this biopsy? Please help me to further understand. Was this the right procedure. I am on Medicaid if that helps, was this procedure unnecessary.
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Comment by kathy — August 29, 2011 @ 5:51 pm