I am a 25 year old woman who has never given birth. My intention with this project was to better understand my cycle and the changes in my cervix throughout the month. As a doula and student midwife, I used this project to help me see how a cervix might look different throughout the cycle in the absence of vaginal infections and to understand speculum exams.
Each photo was taken at approx 10:00 pm every day starting the first day of my menstrual cycle. I re-used a plastic speculum (order one here) and macro function of normal digital camera (and a very talented boyfriend with a headlamp). For the duration of this project, we used condoms as our birth control method so as not to introduce semenal fluid into the photoshoot. I did not use tampons or mooncups during my bleeding time either.
This cycle I photographed is of normal length for me, about 33 days. The diagram above is for a 28 day cycle. My cycle’s follicular phase (variable number of days preovulation) lasts until about day 20 or 21. My fertile phase lasts from days 13 to 21 with ovulation on day 20. My luteal (postovulation) phase is 13 days long (12-16 days is the norm and is not variable in a normal cycle).
Above is a graph of my basal body temperature for this cycle. As you can see, after ovulation on about day 20, my temperature began to rise due to the heat-inducing hormone progesterone produced by the corpus luteum. This temperature shift signifies that ovulation has already occurred. Check out more information about the Fertility Awareness Method of birth control to learn more about cyclical temperature changes.
You may notice on the right side of some photos, some jagged looking skin, which is the remnants of my hymenal ring. My os (opening to the cervix) is round because I have never given birth; the os becomes more of a slit after childbirth. On the sides of the photos, you can see my vaginal rugae, which are the ridges that make the elastic muscular canal of the vagina able to open/expand dramatically during arousal and childbirth.
I also tracked the depth/movement of my cervix in my vagina. These gradual shifts are not really distinguishable in the photos, but was a tangible change as the depth I needed to reach a finger inside to touch my cervix varied slightly each day. I also noted the firmness of the cervix and openness of the os that was again a change I was feeling with my finger.
My uterus is tipped backward (retroflexed), so you may notice that the cervix is pointing upwards in some photos. This is an anatomical variation that is present in about 20-30% of the population, and is most often a genetic trait. It means that the body of the uterus lies more towards my back than over my bladder.
May this site be educational for you and may you feel inspired to discover more about your body…
Below, you will find photos taken every day during one menstrual cycle. The photo is above the Day Number and details of that Day. Happy viewing!
Day One
Blood - red , clotty and heavy flow
Cramps - mild
Breasts - de-swelling
Feeling - very sexual and tender
Day Two
Blood - Dark red, medium/light flow
Breasts - normal
Basal body temperature - 97.2 F (and remains between 97 F and 97.4 F until day 20)
Day Three
Blood - Brown and watery dark red, low flow
Day Four
Brown Spotting with some dark red flecks (note fresh blood at os)
Day Five
Light brown discharge; very low flow
Tender, heart-achey
Tired
Day Six
Very light brown discharge
Sticky cervical fluid when touched between fingers
Day Seven
Cervix in low closed position
Cervical fluid sticky
Day Eight
Cervix, low and closed/firm
Cervical fluid white and sticky
Day Nine
Cervix low and closed
Dry sensation
Day Ten
Cervix low and closed
Notice blood spot near os and brown clot near cervix (right). Possibly from vigorous intercourse earlier that day (not mittelschmerz as I am not ovulating yet)
Day Eleven
Cervical fluid is creamy
Day Twelve
Cervical fluid white and wet, milky
Feeling particularly sexual
Day Thirteen
Copious watery cervical fluid
Cervix softening and moving upwards
Day Fourteen
White/clear watery cervical fluid, dripping
Day Fifteen
Cervical fluid changed to more eggwhite texture
Cervix is soft, open and high
Day Sixteen
Cervical fluid alternately wet and eggwhite consistency
Cervix soft and high
Day Seventeen
Cervical fluid is very gelatainous (here seen covering os) and streaked with whitish yellow
Sensitive, sensual breasts (not painfully tender)
Stringy Fluid when stretched between fingers (above)
Day Eighteen
Eggwhite fluid
Day Nineteen
More white-tinged eggwhite fluid
Very stretchy and strong Fluid (above)
Day Twenty
Mild back pain and cramp on left side (mittelschmerz)
Ovulation suspected!
Feeling very sexual
Cervical Fluid gelatinous and egg-white (right)
Day Twenty One
Drier/chunkier (like drying rubber cement) cervical fluid
Nipples very tender and painful
Day Twenty-Two
Tender nipples
Cervical position is mid and slightly open
Basal Body temperature beginning to rise, today 97.6 F
Day Twenty-Three
Very tender nipples
Dry feeling
Basal Body temperature 97.5 F
Day Twenty-Four
Very tender nipples
Dry feeling
Cervix feels hard and high again
Day Twenty-Five
Headache and tired
Dry/tacky
Day Twenty-Six
Breasts swelling
Tacky cervical fluid
Basal Body temperature now noticeably higher than preovulation by about 1 degree Farenheit. It is now 98.1 F and ranges from 98.1 F to 98.6 F for the rest of this of cycle
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Day Twenty-Seven
Tender nipples, swollen breasts
Tacky cervical fluid
Day Twenty-Eight
Dry feeling
Day Twenty-Nine
Dry feeling
Day Thirty
Dry feeling
Breasts feel heavy
Day Thirty-One
Feeling bloated
Dry fluid (note fresh blood at os, sign of impending menses)
Feeling emotionally tender
Day Thirty-Two
Very light brown spotting
Cervix low and open
Feeling tired
Day Thirty-Three
Pink spotting
Lower back ache
Menses begins tomorrow upon waking, 13 days after ovulation (luteal phase)
Due to the overwhelming positive response I have gotten from people, I have decided to expand the vision of this project. I am raising funds for my time and expenses, including:
- Equipment for photographing other women’s cervices
- Marketing and advertising of this site
- Web-upgrades, hosting, and graphic design
- Creating pamphlets or a book (for distribution at Health Centers, Medical Schools, colleges)
- Furthering my education in women’s health
- Outreach projects (teaching women/partners about their fertility/cycles, etc.)
- Translating and hosting a similar site in Spanish or other languages
If you have found this website useful, please consider donating via Paypal - any amount is helpful ($5 to $100 or more). Please email me if you would prefer to send a donation by check or money order and I will send you a mailing address. Together we can create a world where women’s bodies are understood, respected and appreciated!
Thank you!
Feel free to comment below. Please know that I ‘censor’ the comments, so you needn’t bother saying something mean, derogatory, pornographic, or sexist as posting such comments does not further the vision of my project or the health of the world.
What a wonderful learning experience!!!!
Comment by Heather Hall — December 6, 2008 @ 2:40 pm
Wow, I’m 45 and thanks to YOUR website, I now know what’s going on inside my body. Thank you SO much for doing this; it’s a huge help…:)
Comment by Sharon — December 6, 2008 @ 8:38 pm
Wow indeed. I can’t believe how ignorant I have been about ovulation — I honestly thought I had a yeast infection athough had no other symptoms except similar discharge when I should have been ovulating anyway. Crazy.
Comment by LJ — December 7, 2008 @ 2:06 am
Wow!! As a midwifery student myself, I found it extremely fascinating. Thank you for your time and research.
Comment by Christy — December 7, 2008 @ 3:02 am
Thank you so much for this very informative and enlightening site. It is educational and quite an eye-opener. I will be sharing it with all my female friends. Perhaps as we (as women) gain more understanding and confidence about our bodies we will be able to feel more beautiful as women.
Blessings,
M
Comment by meretisa — December 7, 2008 @ 4:31 am
This is an amazing site! I sent it to my friend who is pregnant currently. We are very interested in reproduction and the female body. This is a great learning site and I hope more people find it!
I am 21 and also have no children. I would love to do a project like this sometime.
Comment by Robin — December 7, 2008 @ 5:21 am
So beautiful. Thank you very much.
Comment by karen — December 7, 2008 @ 6:11 am
Yes that is my real name. Very useful set of images for medical students. Its easy to mis-diagnose normal secretion as infection and these days it is becoming more and more difficult for students to learn intimate examinations. Also they are far more likely to be shown the abnormal and these make up the vast bulk of text-book images. Incidentally, I found your site linked to a reputable medical information site I use frequently. Any other women will to publish a similar set of images would indirectly be doing their sisters a service.
Comment by Charles Evill MD — December 7, 2008 @ 11:40 am
Thank you for taking the time to do this . Thanks to you women everywhere will be able to better understand their bodys and the monthly mystery.
Comment by Janet — December 7, 2008 @ 4:13 pm
Wow! Very instructive and helpful for women. Your Beautiful Cervix indeed!!
Comment by sybann — December 7, 2008 @ 7:06 pm
Fascinating and informative. Thank you for sharing this very intimate part of yourself. I am wanting a bit of orientation. Which is your posterior vaginal wall and which is your anterior vaginal wall? For some reason I think the top of the pictures are your posterior vaginal wall. Am I correct?
I will share this sight with others.
Comment by Brenda — December 7, 2008 @ 7:44 pm
No, the top of the photos is the anterior wall - the photos were taken with me lying on my back. My uterus is retroverted, I think I recall from my last pelvic exam– maybe that has something to do with the confusion…?
Comment by beautifulcervix — December 7, 2008 @ 8:50 pm
[...] From Women’s Health News comes this link to a website where a young woman took pictures of her cervix every single day from the day menstruation starts all the way through the day before her next menstrual cycle starts. It’s pretty fascinating, and I think continues our conversation about urine/menstrual blood. For those people who found that conversation gross/disturbing, please be forward, the pictures are very graphic. Click here if you’re interested. [...]
Pingback by flip flopping joy » Blog Archive » Your Cervix through the month — December 7, 2008 @ 9:37 pm
What an inspired project! I appreciate your sharing, as a woman and a doc. Best of luck with your career as a midwife!
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I think this is totally fascinating. And I’m a psychology student!
Comment by choppet — December 8, 2008 @ 12:19 am
What a wonderful project! Thank you so much for posting this online and for doing what many women wouldn’t have the guts, interest, or ability to do. For as many people who may hate on you for this project, there are multiple more who find your work empowering and truly helpful. Your site is the only one I know of that has such pictures every day throughout a woman’s cycle, not just a few special days. So, this may sound cheesy, but thanks for your service to womankind.
Comment by Nicole — December 8, 2008 @ 6:22 am
Cool. I recognize some of those fluids from myself, never seen anyone else’s before!
Comment by Rebecca — December 8, 2008 @ 6:38 am
Wow! I sent this to my mom and my sister. incredible pics, thanks for sharing…
Comment by jessica — December 8, 2008 @ 7:19 am
what a wonderful thing for someone to know.i have try some many times to know where my cervix is but i couldnt find it.today i am happy to know where cervix is and to know when i m ovulating.thank you some much for this wonderful education.i luv u
Comment by steph — December 8, 2008 @ 7:32 am
Wonderful…it’s not everyday you to see something new that’a part of you! Thankyou xx
Comment by Ann-Marie Dewhurst — December 8, 2008 @ 4:40 pm
Thanks so much for emailing me to let me know your site was back up. I found the photos simply fascinating and will share your site with friends.
It is really sad that your original site had problems due to “inappropriate content.” What does that say about society’s acceptance of women’s bodies?
Thanks for sharing!
Comment by Monica — December 8, 2008 @ 5:32 pm
Wow, that was beautiful. I think we should all be taking closer looks at our cervix.
Thanks so much
Comment by Rachael — December 8, 2008 @ 6:15 pm
Amazing, amazing photos! Thank you so much for sharing them. I too was absolutely dumbfounded (in a very good way) the very first time I saw my own cervix. I wish more women could see this beautiful part of their body more often. Thank you for posting such an amazing learning tool for all of us. I promise you, I will put it to good use with my clients!
Comment by Midiwfe — December 8, 2008 @ 10:29 pm
fascinating!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by tanyetta — December 9, 2008 @ 1:20 am
So interesting! I had never seen images like these before. I had seen my own cervical mucus and obviously menses but never had I thought of what the actual cervix itself looks like (despite having had a vaginal birth) through these various stages! Thank you!
Comment by Ruth Moss — December 9, 2008 @ 12:09 pm
Thank you!!!!
Comment by Lea — December 9, 2008 @ 4:26 pm
That is so beautiful. I’m a doula and forwarded this on to all my clients. I think many ladies will be waiting in line for the same pictures but on a month where you become pregnant!
Comment by Alicia — December 9, 2008 @ 9:29 pm
Very cool!
Comment by A — December 9, 2008 @ 11:13 pm
Ok so now I want to show every woman I know these wonderful images. Thankyou so much for enlightening me and many many others.
Tsoula
Comment by Tsoula — December 10, 2008 @ 1:03 am
As a medical student but more, as a woman myself, I’d really like to thank you for taking these images. Being able to see a cervix throughout the entirety of a cycle is extremely informative and gives me more insight into my own body as well. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Comment by Lisa — December 10, 2008 @ 6:12 am
This is wonderful and amazing and so very positive. I hope it inspires other women to be more active in their health and with their bodies, for they are beautiful. Thank you.
Comment by Alyssa D — December 10, 2008 @ 6:35 am
As an ex-midwife, seeing these images brought back vivid memories of all the time I spent giving women exams with speculum and flashlight, LOL!
These pictures are wonderful and will be especially valuable to women who don’t yet understand how their bodies work. And I second your recommendation for _Taking Charge of Your Fertility_ - it’s an amazing resource and a book that every woman should read.
Thank you for your time and effort in taking and posting these pictures.
Comment by Robin F — December 10, 2008 @ 7:28 am
This was absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much for posting this.
Comment by Andrea — December 10, 2008 @ 10:04 am
WOAH! I am an acupuncture student, and the amount of variance of women’s flows is rather stunning. Thank you for this! You know, ideally, if all the energy is flowing “correctly,” women should have NO cramps and blood should AlwAys be a fresh red color that’s not too thick or thin? Headaches are also not normal. i would be very interested to see this after some consistent acupuncture.
AWESOME! THANK YOUUU!!!
Comment by Eutimia — December 10, 2008 @ 4:16 pm
Thank you for your education experience.I am humbled that you shared a very personal part for your womanhood.Stay warm.stay well…DR
Comment by Dan Rugs — December 10, 2008 @ 6:48 pm
Very interesting. Thank you for that anatomy and physiology lesson. Who knew all that was going on up in there and I was oblivious to it.
Comment by Danielle — December 10, 2008 @ 8:50 pm
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Thank you so much for putting this out for us to share. It was amazing to see! I want to do it myself now.
~Annie
Comment by Annie — December 10, 2008 @ 10:53 pm
I was amazed and delighted at what I saw and learned.
Comment by Giuseppa Basile — December 11, 2008 @ 1:17 am
I have been looking for hours to find photo. Found nothing even close to what you have shown here. Thank You so much. Age 42
Comment by kathy — December 11, 2008 @ 2:40 am
I have searched the web for images of cervical changes during pregnancy and labour, if you further your project it would be great to include this in your studies
Comment by Carla — December 11, 2008 @ 6:25 am
This is truly a great sevice you have porvided to all of the women of the world.
Comment by Dr.H D Semler — December 11, 2008 @ 7:06 am
This was ever so interesting. It raises a question for me though - when trying for a baby women are told that the rise in body temperature coincides with the most fertile time of the cycle. I had therefore assumed this occurred during ovulation, but here the temperature rise occurs a couple of days after ovulation is felt. So if not ovulation itself, what then is the cause of the temperature rise? Are there any biologists out there who can explain?
Comment by Helen — December 11, 2008 @ 9:14 pm
Such a beautiful site. Thank you for sharing this!
Comment by Alisha — December 11, 2008 @ 9:43 pm
So very cool! Thank you for sharing, and good luck in expanding the project and furthering your studies.
Comment by kelly — December 12, 2008 @ 1:54 am
This is incredible! I wish I could see my own cervix like this everyday, especially after trying to conceive for a year. It would sure clear things up! I even sent a link to my best friend who is just now graduating from nursing school, and she passed the link along to some of the people in her class. So glad you did this and shared it! =]
Comment by Lindsay — December 12, 2008 @ 5:44 am
WoW….thanks for this…..as an ex GUMed Nurse in Charge I found this absoulutely fascinating. Whilst we were taught about ‘normal vis-a-viz abnormal’ cervix’s, we never had the opportunity to learn pictorally ALL the changes throughout the whole of the cycle. Thank you for sharing, I am sure it will assist many of thsoe that work in fields that require an in depth knowledge of a womans cervix & cycle. Good luck with the future of this project!
Comment by Cheryl — December 12, 2008 @ 11:18 am
Incredible- I have always been fascinated with the female body/reproductive system and your informative, well photographed website is a refreshing look into our beautiful domain. I get paid next week and will be sending you some dollars to support your project-
A sincere thank you, for your insight and courage!
Comment by Lena — December 12, 2008 @ 6:11 pm
These are wonderful photos! I am aware of the natural fertility method of checking your cervix, basal body temperature and cervical fluid, but it was wonderful to see photos of this process. I sat here with my husband and showed him what happens to my cervix during my cycle each month and as a man he never really knew how fascinating our female bodies are. I commend you for posting these photos. I have saved this link and will be sharing this with others. Looking forward to seeing future monthly cycle photos!
Comment by Kelly T. — December 12, 2008 @ 10:48 pm
What a wonderful site. Very informative and the pictures are a huge plus. This is fabulous for any woman wanting to learn more about her body and the menstruel and ovulation proccess. Even with all the studying I have done I don’t think I have ever seen it so up close and detailed. Thank you for sharing this. I have to link to it from my Doula site.
Comment by Laurie C. — December 13, 2008 @ 5:43 am
Thanks for this. You did a great job. This is a super project for any college course - photography, A&P, nursing, women’s studies, art, etc….
I’m a 50 y.o. retired nurse, mom of 4 (2 homebirths). This is now required viewing for my two teen girls and all my other womyn friends. My midwife will send all her clients to see this. Happy, happy cervix - happy, happy planet! xoxox
Comment by Annie — December 13, 2008 @ 11:16 pm
What an amazing, useful site! I’ve been using the BBT + cervical fluid method for over two years (contraception and to learn more about my body and menstrual cycle), but I’ve never checked my cervix because I found it difficult. Now, with your help, I’ve also added this sign. Thank you!
Comment by Claudia — December 14, 2008 @ 1:37 am
Great work! Can you put up the part of the menstrual cycle you are in next to the corresponding photo of the cervix?
Comment by Resident — December 14, 2008 @ 8:43 am
This is phenomenal! Thank you so, so much.
How can I have got to the age of 29 without knowing what this part of my body looks like?
How can I have spread my legs for a smear test every few years with no concept of what they’re looking for?
THANK YOU for this education. You’re an angel.
Corrina
Comment by Corrina — December 14, 2008 @ 6:54 pm
So funny how a cervix resembles the head of a penis, and when we have intercourse it’s as if these two little mouths are ‘kissing’ eachother…
Fascinating project, makes me realize how little women know of their body!
Comment by Louise — December 14, 2008 @ 9:50 pm
Congratulations on the brilliant outcome of your cervix photos, you have performed a wonderful service for women of all ages.
Hopefully these images will never be removed this site, this is one of the benefits of the internet- enabling one courageous person to make a huge and important contribution to the knowledge of millions.
When I took my 13 yr. old daughter with me to witness one of my annual Pap tests and to get a good look at a cervix , eyebrows were raised (this was over 15 years ago) Thank goodness I had a ‘modern’ doctor but I STILL do not hear of mum’s being encouraged to give this simple gift to their daughters today. The consult took away any mystery/fear for my daughter for when she came to have her own test.
Obviously the timing/preparation has to be right for both mum and daughter but it certainly lays a great foundation for ongoing chats about sexual health. In my opinion NO health care professional carrying out a Pap test should have any objection to mums bringing along daughters for an education session! Keep up the good work.
Comment by contraceptives — December 14, 2008 @ 11:02 pm
Louise said:
“So funny how a cervix resembles the head of a penis, and when we have intercourse it’s as if these two little mouths are ‘kissing’ eachother…”
Oh my god, it’s true!It’s so poetic!:)
Comment by Claudia — December 15, 2008 @ 12:26 am
Excellent.
I was cracking up at the “vigorous sexual intercourse” notation!!!
Comment by MDC — December 15, 2008 @ 2:02 am
What a lovely site! I just had a baby six months ago and did quite a bit of research about my cycle so that we would get pregnant as soon as possible. Your site just shines even more light on the wonder of the female body. What beautiful, miraculous creatures we are! Thank you for your wonderful project!
Comment by Lauren — December 15, 2008 @ 3:18 am
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Pingback by Know Your Low Dose Birth Control but Know Your Cervix Too | Contraceptives — December 15, 2008 @ 6:14 am
Thanks for helping me understand what my body is telling me.
Comment by wendy — December 15, 2008 @ 11:19 am
thank you so much, now i understand waht´s happend in my body
susanne (germany)
Comment by susann — December 15, 2008 @ 12:24 pm
This is wonderful, thank you!
Comment by Eugenia — December 16, 2008 @ 8:52 am
After briefly thinking you were a nutter, my medically-trained mind realised that the images were a fascinating opportunity for a man to see what’s going on.
I have always thought that bringing out the speculum on the first date results in a short relationship, so I haven’t bothered.
Awesome & well worth your painstaking effort except day fifteen which was out of focus for some reason. Get back in there guys!
Cheers
Dave :0)
Comment by David Tapp — December 16, 2008 @ 10:55 am
Wow! Thank you so much for doing this - what amazing images! I’ll be sending this link to every woman I know.
Hope you get the funding you need.
BB x
Comment by bb — December 16, 2008 @ 1:18 pm
I found this very informative. It gives “men” some knowledge to better understanding of the woman in their life. I can see this opening doors to a more clear and positive education of how the female body functions. I applaud your work and wish you the best.
Have a Beautiful Day.
Comment by Bob L. — December 16, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
Wow, as a trainee midwife its absolutely brilliant to see such clear pictures. As a 27 year old woman who is relatively in tune with her body, this really helps unravel that mystery further!
Well done!
Comment by Claire — December 16, 2008 @ 7:22 pm
Beautiful!!
I cannot believe this has never been done before now. It is probably due to the fact that medical science focuses on illness, and while that’s great for a broken arm, it doesn’t work so well when you are trying to keep people healthy, or for birth. Obstetric textbooks have mostly disturbing images in there to help the doctors learn about the catastrophies that “can” happen, yet OB’s know nada about how to assist a woman with a normal healthy birth.
This is an outrage and women should be in the streets about it. You will definitely be getting a donation from me!!!
Thank you
Comment by Sarah V — December 16, 2008 @ 8:23 pm
This is an incredibly insightful journey into the one of most fascinating aspect of the human body, the menstrual cycle. I really like the simple yet precise way all facts are illustrated and conveyed, the work of a of a true scientist.
Many thanks from an enlightened male.
Comment by Alex — December 16, 2008 @ 10:15 pm
Hurray I’m NORMAL! Thank you and your partner so much for this informative and intimate documentation. I’m a woman in my 30s and can honestly say that in 23 years of ovulating I have never truly understood the range of feminine fluids we encounter each month, but now I see there is a cycle to them as much as to the more obvious bleed and more importantly that the range of consistency is normal. I wonder if there is also any significant difference in their aroma during the course of mensus? Fascinating stuff and incredible pictures. Best of luck with your continuing work and once again, thank you! xx
Comment by Rosemarie — December 16, 2008 @ 11:25 pm
Wow, this whole time I thought there was something wrong with me……..Thank you so much for your time and bravery, you have my respect.
Nicole
Comment by Nicole — December 17, 2008 @ 5:11 am
thanx a lot for nice information.so keep it up and more upload snap of baby born and really fantastic photo..im very thankful of ur posting
Comment by JATEEN — December 17, 2008 @ 10:20 am
WOW!!!That was very informative..always thought ovulation started on day 14..now i knw my timing was all wrong..I’m 27 and newly married and cant wait to have a baby.
Thanks again for the info it really helped.
Comment by Christina — December 17, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
This is a fantasic insight into a process that hidden from are eyes normally. Thank you for sharing a very intimate part of your life the comments you added were interesting and made sense of the pictures if you were not involved in medical learning. For myself as a student midwife this resource was very relevant and most of the girls on the course have reccomended we check it out. Thank you
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Thank you for the pictures. I’m trying to get pregnant, and the pictures helped me understand my own cervical mucus. I hope this is my lucky month.
Comment by Maria — December 18, 2008 @ 12:20 am
This is extremely interesting, well done! I’m going to forward this to my friend who is also a midwife, she’s going to love it.
I just realized how great it would be to see photos of the cervix leading up to childbirth - one forgets that it’s not only a variety of fluids but also rather large infants that can pass through it!
Comment by Lisa — December 18, 2008 @ 12:30 am
Thanks for the education. I’m a man, but still like to understand these things.
Comment by Ivan — December 18, 2008 @ 12:55 am
Love it love it love it. Thaks so much for doing this. I didn’t realize the walls of a vagina were so “textured” - no wonder it fels so good to a man. How awesome is it that you posted photos. You rock.
Comment by Anonymous — December 18, 2008 @ 6:59 am
I think your website is great. As a Naturopathic Doctor I am always teaching my female patients about their cycles, especially those wanting to get pregnant. Empowering women is such an important part of my job, I will be using your website to enrich their visual knowledge & encourage them in their own exploration of their cervix.
Thanks
Comment by Leah Oster, ND — December 18, 2008 @ 5:46 pm
I just saw my own cervix today for the first time, at my 6 week postpartum midwife appointment. So, how fitting that I should come across this website today. What a celebration of womanhood to discover such knowledge and beauty in pictures of the female body. Thanks for your courage and curiousity, you made my day even better.
Comment by Christina — December 19, 2008 @ 12:41 am
What a great idea!! Thank you for sharing. I look forward to seeing more as you’re project grows. I would also be interested in cervical changes throughout pregnancy.
Comment by Mandy — December 19, 2008 @ 4:25 am
As a woman, I found this site extremely informative. I’ve often wondered about my bits and pieces and am absolutely clueless as to what is going on.
Thanks for shedding some light on the miracle of womanhood.
Comment by desmona — December 19, 2008 @ 6:53 am
My daughter sent your website…at first I must admit I came here with eyebrows raised and wondering WHAT on earth she was talking about…but now I am fascinated.
I wonder if it would be possible to take pictures like this throughout a pregnancy…or if there would be too great a chance of either introducing germs, or somehow compromising the pregnancy.
Thank you for this site…truly fascinating and informative!!
Comment by Ruth Ann — December 19, 2008 @ 10:09 am
Wow! Im a student midwife in my first year and we’ve had loads of lessons which describe the cervix, loads of diagrams from books but this is the first time I’ve seen an actual cervix! (as i say very early in training so havent been let loose on women yet!)
Have posted your link on my cohorts facebook group to share the info with them.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Comment by Karen — December 19, 2008 @ 12:09 pm
So beautiful - and so educative. I wish every woman - and girl - sees this and learns to appreciate her body even more.
Thank you for this, BeautifulCervix!
Comment by ahumanbean — December 19, 2008 @ 12:36 pm
Amazing!
Until this day, I had no idea what my cervix looks like! Thank you for showing us the beautiful dynamic nature of our cervixes, I found it empowering and informative. After viewing this site I looked at 4 anatomy textbooks (including Grays), and not one of them depicts the cervix as more than doughnut shaped pencil scratches. It’s so nice to be free of patriarchal control of women’s health knowledge!!!
Shine on sister - thank you!
Comment by Sarah — December 19, 2008 @ 3:31 pm
Thank you! I’m a gynecological cancer patient who has endured countless pelvic exams, and it is SO great to see what everyone has been looking at! Kudos!
Comment by Ann — December 19, 2008 @ 11:43 pm
This is, by far, one of the coolest sites I’ve ever seen. Thank you so much for posting these. I’m the child of a feminist midwife so I’ve always been well-informed about my body, but I have NEVER gotten to see pictures like these. Our bodies are so cool.
Comment by serahrose — December 20, 2008 @ 2:46 am
wow, these are really cool! I had no idea how much fluid the cervix produces. Thanks!
Comment by artillerywifecq — December 20, 2008 @ 6:28 pm
TThis is a great site!! I want to know how to take pictures of my own cervix. I am so curious now.
Comment by tntdynomite — December 22, 2008 @ 12:11 am
Wow. Thank-you so much. I am a new Labor and delivery nurse and was trying to get better at my sterile vaginal exams and determining cervical dilation. I would love to see a project on “My beautiful dilating cervix”. Thank-you so much for your time and effort in this project.
Comment by Charla — December 22, 2008 @ 4:16 am
Thanks so much for that, really interesting, I never realised my cervix was “bulgy” like that. Like the reference to two mouths kissing by one woman ! (46yrs old)
Comment by Ingrid — December 22, 2008 @ 8:27 am
wow
Comment by anon — December 27, 2008 @ 7:25 am
I am 60 years old. As a community herbalist I wish all women had the chance to see how beautiful our bodies are. I am grateful for the oppurtunity to observe my cervix through a full cycle. I am now curious as to what a wise womens cervix looks like after menopause. Blessings to you…Suki
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Interesting website!I’m a MIDWIFE and an NCT antenatal teacher.
Great teaching to tool. Maybe i will abandon my model of plastic vagina with cervix.
So important for couples to learn about cervical dilatation.
Welldone
Mala Morjaria
Comment by Mala Morjaria — December 27, 2008 @ 10:39 pm
welldone.
Great teaching tool and getting to know your body!
Comment by Mala Morjaria — December 27, 2008 @ 10:40 pm
Thank you so very much for this site! Now I want to have a look at my own cervix!
I would love to see cervices of women with Endometriosis, and women with a tipped uterus, to compare and study, so we can learn even more about how hard our bodies work.
Comment by Steph — December 28, 2008 @ 2:00 am
Hi
This is fantastic! I am a Doula and have recommended this site to all my colleagues and many other women.
I was wondering whether you know of anyone who has done a similar thing throughout their pregnancy?
Thank you so much again for the time and effort you put into this!!!
Comment by sunshinedoula — December 28, 2008 @ 11:02 pm
aWesoMe.
thanks.
Comment by Mizu — December 29, 2008 @ 4:30 am
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Thank you so much for this site and sharing your beautiful cervix with us it has been the most helpful site i have visited in my quest for knowledge about the cervix and ovulation i look forward to seeing your future projects.
Comment by amy — January 1, 2009 @ 3:15 am
Beautiful. I have been searching for who knows how long to find pictures like this. I am very interested in any future posting you may have. Please, if you do have a mailing list, add my e-mail, I would love to hear about them. I am looking forward to the possibility of pictures from CD1 through pregnancy is discovered and possibly beyond. Thank you so much for being the one woman who was smart enough and brave enough to do this for all the rest of us!
Comment by Amber — January 1, 2009 @ 4:09 am
Thank you and lots of love for this wonderful gift.
Comment by Susan — January 1, 2009 @ 4:33 pm
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I have always wanted to be informed about a womans body so I can be sensitive to her needs, but this is something else, very informative for men as well as women surprisingly, I like the way you commented on how you feel each day, this shocked me a little, on day one when you said you had mild cramps heavy blood but sexual at the same time. Is this the same for all women?, the other thing is that your cervix is always in a different position, sometimes even on it’s side or so it looks, I had no idea it moved around so much, I know the cervix is supposed to move up somehow when your highly aroused but now I can see it I can understand more.
Especially your ovulating cycles I think, day 1 breasts de-swelling and sexual, day 5 tired, day 12 sexual, day 20 very sexual, day 21 22 23 and 24 nipples tender day 25 tired, day 26 breasts swelling day 27 swollen breasts and tender nipples, day 31 32 and 33 emotionally drained and tired, where you have just put tired I would say emotionally tired as well, that is very helpful for me, men have no idea if women don’t tell them what’s happening to them inside, when you say i’m very tired or don’t touch me or don’t speak to me, I know why now! Thankyou doesn’t really past muster.
I am bookmarking this page, if it moves can you let me know please.
I am interested to know what happens during pregnancy.
Comment by Andy — January 2, 2009 @ 10:31 am
As a family physician, I find these images both educational and beautiful - the human body is truly amazing! You have created a wonderful opportunity for women to learn more about a normal physiologic process that is often neglected or misunderstood. I will be sharing your site with my patients.
Comment by Cynthia Young, MD — January 2, 2009 @ 10:47 pm
what an amazing woman you are…… fantastic …very well described, i spent alot of time studying my menstrual cycle to conceive a girl after having boys….. im now about to become a student m/wife and this will def be useful… what you have done is amazing…good on you… nice to see good positive comments from our men too…. well done x
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I’d be delighted to provide a permanent host for your site - I’ve got my own ISP and network servers so let me know if I can help. I can’t believe your site keeps getting taken down!
Thanks for giving me an insight into why my girlfriend feels, smells, and tastes different (sometimes daily!).
Nick
Comment by Nick — January 5, 2009 @ 12:24 am
Wow!! Thank you so so so much for doing this!! Incredible!! What a beautiful thing to do
With so much mis-information everywhere (particularly on the internet) about female fertility and the changes we go through each month, it’s so easy to get confused as to what’s really going on with my body. But you’ve made everything so clear for me and for many others by sharing something so intimate and personal. It’s astounding how little most women understand about their bodies. I’m almost 30 and it’s only in the past year since I’ve been trying to conceive that I understand how ovulation and the timing of my periods really works.
Perhaps if young girls were given the education that you’ve shared with us, there would be less unplanned and unwanted pregnancies, and more planned and wanted pregnancies. Thank you thank you thank you!!
Comment by Amazing Angel — January 5, 2009 @ 12:41 am
I would be interested in seeing a cycle with successful conception. That would be cool
Comment by Chelsea — January 5, 2009 @ 12:52 am
This was amazingly helpful. I learned a lot from seeing this. I thought I was more informed but from looking at this site I found that I didn’t know nearly enough. Thank you for your courage and beauty. I will definitely recommend this site to friends and family. The experience is worth it!
Comment by Nina — January 5, 2009 @ 2:21 am
Thank you!
Comment by Natasha — January 5, 2009 @ 2:53 am
Really terrific site…terrific project. I have two daughters whom I shared this with and it really opened the door to good conversation. All three of us learned alot about our bodies and ourselves. Thanks so much
Comment by Theresa — January 5, 2009 @ 4:02 am
thank you for a great site… funny to think that i really had no idea what my cervix looked like…
Comment by berta — January 5, 2009 @ 10:55 pm
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This pictures are so beautiful. I will share them with all of my students.
I teach menstrual cycle tracking to deepen your understanding of yourself, and Fertility Awareness Method.
The resource you’ve put up is wonderful!!!!
Yay!
Comment by melissa macourek — January 7, 2009 @ 5:14 am
Wow! I had no idea what it all looked like in there; it’s fascinating. Thanks for doing this project!
Comment by Ayla — January 7, 2009 @ 6:50 am
Thank you, thank you, thank you! As someone who’s been TTC for well over a year I have been so frustrated just “reading” about cervical mucus and position - what a joy to actually SEE it and have something REAL to compare my own mucus to.. finally! God bless you and keep up the wonderful work!!
Comment by Heather Williams — January 7, 2009 @ 2:19 pm
WOW!…that’s all I can say…and thankx for sharing
hope u don’t mind but I wud like to share this with my family and friends
Comment by Ihsan — January 7, 2009 @ 6:40 pm
Thank you. What an honour to view such an imtimate part of another woman’s body.
I am a committee member of GAIN Inc, which stands for “Gynaecological Awareness Information Network Inc” here in Perth, Western Australia.
I manage this society’s website at gain.org.au and would like to link to this site, if I may.
I will bring up the issue of funding at our next meeting, and we may be able to help.
Good luck with keeping this site up. I will pass the link onto as many women as I can.
Regards, Jenanne in West Australia
Comment by Jenanne — January 8, 2009 @ 2:15 pm
Wow - that is awesome, thanks for sharing, I am hoping to apply to study midwifery next year and that was so helpful. I remember well charting my BBT and cervical mucus changes when I was trying to conceive my 2 boys so to actually “see” it is amazing
Comment by Karen — January 8, 2009 @ 9:49 pm
wow, absolutley amazing and fantastic! I am a Midwifery student, and now i understand the mentrual cycle a lot more clearly! Thank you!
Comment by Sam — January 8, 2009 @ 10:33 pm
Wow this is a new dimension,i am only 23 male,and i found this thing “disgusting” especially that sticky stuff, but i know that is part of the nature so i accept it, but jessus, how could u do that i am pretty sure that ur boyfriend asked u to do this
isn’t it?
anyway thx for the informative website !!!
i will highly reccommend to my friends !
thank you ! and good luck girls, i know its hard !
Comment by LEvibacsi — January 9, 2009 @ 2:57 am
Amazing. Each picture was mind-blowing and beautiful. The complexity of the body will never cease to astound me. Thanks.
Comment by moondancer — January 9, 2009 @ 5:34 pm
You are doing a wonderful thing with this website. I can only hope that when I have a daughter (only a boy at the moment!) old enough to learn about her own body that this kind of visual information is freely available.
I had always thought that I had a good biologically based sex education in highschool, you have proven me wrong. I have never seen anything like this, and it is truly beautiful. Thank you.
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Hey, some amazing work on this blog
one of the most interesting and bizarre blog i have seen on the Internetz.
good pictures, some few docs and explanations.
i think (edit : know, since i read some comment) it can help many ppls in several ways.
Thank, cheers
Comment by yoann — January 10, 2009 @ 7:35 pm
[...] Una norteamericana ha fotografiado su cervix durante cada uno de los 28 dias que dura un ciclo menstrual. El cérvix uterino o cuello uterino es el canal de comunicación entre la vagina y el útero: deja que salga la sangre del útero durante la menstruación (período) y deja que entren los espermatozoides al útero y las trompas de Falopio para la fecundación.Podeis ver todas las imagenes en su web: My Beautiful Cervix. [...]
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Thank you very much for this! I found it very interesting and informative!
Comment by Liz — January 11, 2009 @ 5:17 pm
sorry i dont speak inglish!
muy hermosas fotografias, gracias por ellas!
un saludo desde chihuahua mexico!
Comment by Ruben Molina — January 11, 2009 @ 7:31 pm
You always see pics of the cervix from a cut in half view but never from the gynos point of view…these pics are awsome!!! thanx
Comment by Michelle — January 11, 2009 @ 7:39 pm
As a guy, this teaches something that you’d otherwise NEVER know. I never really knew about the changes inside to the cervix…. and now it scares me a bit.
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Wow! This is a well-done work!
Comment by Gavrill — January 12, 2009 @ 4:59 am
This was very interesting. I would like to see some photos of the first and second month of pregnancy so that we know what is going on in there during that time.
Comment by MN Mom of two — January 12, 2009 @ 5:08 am
if it is safe, it would be nice to post pictures of the pregnant womens uterus.
Comment by heather — January 12, 2009 @ 6:21 am
Thanks for this! I always thought I was well-informed about basic anatomy but had no idea this is what everything looks like. This is very interesting!
Comment by elise — January 12, 2009 @ 9:57 am
la verdad es lago interesante
Comment by david — January 12, 2009 @ 6:50 pm
oooo so beutiful the body is beutiful thanks
Comment by jesus — January 12, 2009 @ 8:48 pm
Fantástico. Es un trabajo magnífico.
Enhorabuena.
Comment by Manuel — January 12, 2009 @ 9:25 pm
Ahora entiendo muchas cosas, pero compañeros, les falto colocarle como nota, que ese es un periodo menstrual regular, porque muchos de los que ven esta informacion, no lo sabran
Comment by Jonathan — January 12, 2009 @ 10:25 pm
All I can say is that you are nulliparous and gorgeous!!
Comment by Flyer — January 13, 2009 @ 1:02 am
Thsnks a lot. I was always wondering about streachy kind of muscus which i was having middle in the cycle.
Thanks for very helpful information
Comment by Samruddhi — January 13, 2009 @ 7:30 am
Muy muy muy educativo, tanto para mujeres como hombres… Simply amazing!
Comment by Paul — January 13, 2009 @ 11:21 am
wow!…women go through all of tht!…damn it would be hard been a woman…
very beautiful indeed and kinda scary…but human anatomy is supposed to be tht way…
Comment by Alex — January 13, 2009 @ 2:52 pm
OMG! For me this is both shocking and wonderfull to see. I happen to be one one those women born without a uterus, cervix and vagina. It’s called the Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser syndrome and personally, I think it’s the weirdest thing I ever heard. I was 17 when I was diagnosed with this rare congenital disorder. Because of it, I do not experience menstruation, although I do have a cyclic period because I have ovaries that are working fine. Although I have seen many doctors and found out lots of both my condition and and the female anatomy, nobody ever managed to make me fully aware of what is actually happening to one’s vaginal area during the whole cyclus. Your photo’s now offer me a more detailed vision to compare with what does happen with my body during cyclus, and I cannot thank you enough for that. To understand the meaning of being a woman born without a uterus and vagina is something lots of women (and men!)will never even try, because of lack of respect and love for (there own) womanhood. I am therefore so very glad to see that there are still women out there who do fully appriciate there womanhood! Take good care of yourself and your beautifull female parts, they are a gift to you!
Jenny, Amsterdam, 32
Comment by Jenny — January 13, 2009 @ 4:09 pm
nice information!! u should upload more useful information related to sexual stuffs. bye
Comment by pitbull — January 13, 2009 @ 5:38 pm
super bueno, muy educativo e increible, estoy asombrada
Comment by andrea — January 13, 2009 @ 5:59 pm
I am in awe… of your confidence, your strength, your ability to condense such a personal and difficult subject into simple words and photos… thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings!
kayo, NY, 33
Comment by kayo — January 13, 2009 @ 6:33 pm
Exelente documental fotografico, que bueno que decidiste hacer eso.
Saludos!
Tom.
Comment by Tom — January 13, 2009 @ 8:21 pm
pense q era una pag porno desde donde entre pero esto no da saco es norma es educativo genial
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Thanks for these very educational photos; I’ll share them with my childbirth students, especially pointing out the os. It was kind and generous of you to go to the trouble, and gutsy to share these with the world.
Comment by Mimi,Bradley teacher — January 13, 2009 @ 10:45 pm
This was amazing. I’m so proud of you for having the courage and prowess to photograph your beautiful (in a good way), and changing cervix. I am a birth Doula, so am constantly talking cervix topics. But in addition, I personally had a very difficult time getting pregnant with my first child. I read “Taking Control of Your Fertility” about three times, trying to understand my cervix. Oh how I wish I had seen your photos. I will direct anyone that I know having infertility problems to come to your website. An amazing tool. I applaud you.
Comment by Jessica — January 14, 2009 @ 12:26 am
OMG Jenny, I have no idea how you cope, you must be very strong inside yourself, I was quite shocked when I read your post, I know you don’t want sympathy but that’s all I feel for you right now.
I wish you the best of everything in all you do but I know it cannot replace what you don’t have so maybe it will make it feel less of a burden for you I hope.
I don’t understand those people that don’t have respect for their bodies either.
Comment by Andy — January 14, 2009 @ 1:08 am
muy bueno, aducacional la neta si me gusto un poco asqueroso pero no tiene morbo, es mas educacional que nada buen trabajo y espero que ayude a entender a la mujer, lastima que no se tiene en español, porque no tengo muy buen ingles, ….but, good work lady, es very importan information for man thanks, for this fhotos.
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Really amazing, i have never seen nothing similar before.
Bye!!
Comment by Joseph — January 14, 2009 @ 10:01 am
Nice work…. thanks
greetings from Chile
Bello trabajo…. gracias
saludos desde Chile
Comment by JJ from Chile — January 14, 2009 @ 1:07 pm
thanks for the infornation is gratificante saber del pene y vagina
Comment by Anonymous — January 14, 2009 @ 8:35 pm
no en entendi nimadres pero si sebe muy interesante
Comment by darko — January 14, 2009 @ 9:18 pm
Thank you so much! I used to work at the Feminist Women’s Health Center when I was 19, and learned to use the speculum to see my cervix then.
Your site is beautiful and a gift via the internet.
Comment by Alice — January 14, 2009 @ 10:13 pm
hi. i thought of this to be quite educational yet i found the response shocking. as every one is entitled to their opinion, i would just like to say that i believe every woman should know how beautiful she is and be aware of her powerful worth, no matter what her cervix looks like!(and any part of her body for that matter). i strongly believe that there’s a reason why certain parts of the body are not visible to the human eye, so sharing that kind of intimacy “worldwide” is extremely spontaneous and brave of you. that being said, thank you for giving us this large eye-opening experience!
F.
Comment by fareedah — January 14, 2009 @ 11:25 pm
Hey,
My boyfriend noticed you’re site,and send it to me:)
And we both agree that you’re site is very educational
Well done!:D
Grtz Janneke (the Netherlands)
Comment by Janneke — January 15, 2009 @ 12:59 am
muy buenas las imagenes!! pero con el ingles ando para atras
Comment by Luchin — January 15, 2009 @ 3:56 am
I have never seen similar photos before. My congratulations.
Comment by Curtis — January 15, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
THIS IS GREAT!
Comment by Anonymous — January 15, 2009 @ 4:16 pm
I’m a man that doesn’t even have a girlfriend right now but i found this incredible interesting. This an excellent work. Just wanted to congratulate you for it. I sure will share this with my female friends.
It sure helps us to understand you better in those days. Thanks for sharing this with all of us.
Comment by Joseph — January 15, 2009 @ 5:01 pm
me parecio fabuloso y muy educativo ,no da ninguna impresion solo la del milagro!!bellisimo andrea.
Comment by Anonymous — January 15, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
saludos desde chile….
encuentro muy bueno tu aporte a la sociedad y al mundo, te felicito por tu iniciativa, y voy a difundir tu web con mis amigos y amigas. para que conoscan su cuerpo
gracias por hacer esto
muchos saludos
adios
Comment by DaviD — January 15, 2009 @ 9:55 pm
Great site.
I always wondered if everything was ‘norm’ down there, and it was definitely an eye opener to see that the fluids I see are normal…somehow descriptions like creamy, watery or egg white never seemed that clear (although they sound like they should be)…I definitely appreciate the visual~
Thanks
Comment by Nix — January 15, 2009 @ 10:26 pm
This is what I call home science, very good contribution, congratulations
Comment by JESSE — January 16, 2009 @ 4:09 am
Thank you very much for your work, it is also illustrative of teaching. Thanks for letting us know men to detail what happens in the body of a woman, again thanks.
Comment by Sinue — January 16, 2009 @ 6:30 am
What a great idea. I’ve been a midwife for over 11 yrs. so I’ve seen a LOT of cervixes (cervices?), but I’ve never seen the same one every day for a month. Soooo cool. I just love it. Thanks.
Djina
Comment by Djina Ariel — January 16, 2009 @ 6:47 am
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Comment by Conic — January 16, 2009 @ 4:12 pm
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Comment by Sarah — January 16, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I work for a medical charity and am glad that at last, there is a site out there like this. I learned a lot, it made me realise how little we know about the workings of the female body.
Comment by Joanna — January 17, 2009 @ 5:48 am
Thank you so much for sharing these photos and information with the world! This site has been an incredible resource, and I was glad I was able to keep track of it after it moved. I share the link all the time with women I know, and I hope to provide the site URL and description to the Women’s Center on campus for use in their resources. Keep up the great work!
Comment by Betty Anne — January 17, 2009 @ 8:50 pm
¡Son unas fotos maravillosas! ¡ es un gran trabajo el que has hecho!.
Soy matrona, monitora de “Regulación natural de la fertilidad” y en este campo se estudian los cambios del cervix, por eso me ha parecido especialmente interesante.
Enhorabuena. Me gustaría ponerme en contacto contigo.
Gracias.
Herme
Comment by Herme Estévez — January 18, 2009 @ 12:23 am
Thank you so much! Our bodies and the things we are capable of never cease to amaze me.
Comment by Sara — January 18, 2009 @ 11:36 am
I haven’t read the other comments, so I apologize if I’m repeating… if you ever decide to get pregnant, I’d REALLY like to see the cervical changes that occur during the last few weeks of pregnancy. I’m two weeks from delivering right now (well, who knows, maybe closer than that!) and I’ve been wondering exactly what my cervix is doing…
Comment by Kelle — January 18, 2009 @ 6:49 pm
How Wonderful! This is amazing work girl! The more we know about our own bodies and how we feel normally, can be used to gauge when something is actually wrong. I’m looking forward to you furthering your work. Thank you.
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Thank you so much, your photos are fascinating. I had no idea the cervix moved around so much (or looked like the head of a penis!!!)
I think they should show your photos in sex-ed at school. Your cervix is something you normally never get to see, but really should. My mother died from cervical cancer and I never even knew what a cervix looked like until now. I always wondered what doctors were looking at when they did pap tests.
Also, like a lot of the other women on here, your photos confirm that all the different discharges are normal!!
Thanks so much
Comment by Emma — January 20, 2009 @ 3:43 am
I found this very helpful for the future. I think everyone could learn from this. A lot of guys don’t get what’s going on in a woman’s body, and i think this will help males that want to learn. I think men would be more understanding if they new what female bodies are doing. Yes I am a guy, but i found this fascinating, and I will be more understanding of woman. I knew woman’s parts went through changes but I didn’t know how much. I am pretty sure this is why a woman doesn’t want to have sex 5 days before then menst. cycle. I would like to thank the creator of this site. It was very informative.
Comment by Cameron — January 20, 2009 @ 11:11 pm
WOW! I am 47 and have always wondered as other women what my cervix really was. I have 3 Daughters and THEY WILL BE SEEING THIS! I am trying to conceive my 4th now and need to know how to find my own cervix to determine what phase I am in so as to hurry up conception and now this will definitely help. Thanx so much.
Comment by Sherrie — January 21, 2009 @ 11:43 am
I would love to learn how to do this. Did you use a speculum (sp?) or just pry that sucker open and snap a pic? I want to record my cervical happenings! If you ever decide to expand the project to photo other women, please contact me! Thank you for your artistic vision and dedication to getting this out there! you’re my she-ro…-Mimi in NYC
Comment by Mimi — January 21, 2009 @ 10:01 pm
this was absolutely beautiful! i always try to imagine a natural cervarix through it changs including mine i am a pre-med student and search the web daily thank you for this most informative images of the cervarix bless u with your success!
Comment by ANGEL — January 21, 2009 @ 10:25 pm
Hello! this is very good information, I’m 24 years and i have always wondered how my cervix looked like?
I only have one doubt, from what i have been told from my gynecologist, if you have yellow fluid, that means that you have an infection, and I was amazed how yours changed color from one day to another, is this normal???
Thank you, i loved your website!
Comment by Alejandra — January 22, 2009 @ 10:05 pm
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Alejandra, the white fluid sometimes turns into a yellow one, but it doesn’t always mean an infection because oxidation also does that.
Comment by Susan — January 23, 2009 @ 6:28 pm
Well, that kinda grossed me out. And then I decided to just appreciate it.
Comment by Mary — January 23, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
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Hi, thank you so much for the time you spent doing this work. I think everyone should know this part of women´s body.I like a lot this project, I think that any of the comentaries unnecessary and I like the natural way you speak. Thank you again!
Comment by Isabel — January 27, 2009 @ 5:48 am
Wonderful website.
I cannot add much to the great comments already made but I really appreciate the notations you have made about the other changes and sensitivities of our bodies during menstruation.
Sometimes my nipples and breasts are so sensitive that I feel real pain when my husband wants to fondle them. He says my reactions make him feel that I do not love him, which of course is not the case.
I would be interested in hearing if, along with the cervical changes, hormonal fluctuations, and temperature variations, other women get hyper sensitive breasts and nipples, and what could be done to minimize that, if anything.
Comment by Sarah Brady — January 27, 2009 @ 4:23 pm
I stumbled across your site whilst looking for something else. I cannot believe how informative and interesting your photographs are. At the age of 60 one can still learn something about the body. Keep up the good work which should be illustrated in all the standard textbooks. Thank you so much.
Comment by Margaret — January 28, 2009 @ 4:32 am
Wow! I stumbled upon your website after it was mentioned on a parenting forum in Australia. Many women there (including me) are struggling to conceive and I’m sure this intimate look at the inner workings of their body will help them understand their cycles a lot more. Thank you so much for your openness and dropping all inhibitions. I have no doubt you have helped hundreds of women (and probably some men too!) Best of luck for the future!
Comment by Shannon — January 28, 2009 @ 6:17 am
Thank you for this wonderful work. At the age of 41, I had never before seen a cervix. You are doing a great, great work and I am happy that my 11 year old daughter is being raised in a world where it’s happening.
Kindest regards,
Taysha
Comment by Taysha — January 28, 2009 @ 9:43 am
Great Job to help women understand what their bodies look like from the inside. Keep up the good work to learn how best to support women. :o)
Amy Tinney RN, Doula/Monitrice/ Midwifery aprentice
Comment by Amy Tinney — January 28, 2009 @ 9:19 pm
thank you, i really appreciate this; i learned something and got to actually got to see what is going on.
Comment by chelcie — January 29, 2009 @ 5:59 am
I’ve always wondered what my cervix looked like day to day and what its presentation meant as far as my cycle was concerned. I never thought it was so easy to find out for myself! I’m currently 12 months postpartum and am having 60-day cycles; it would be interesting to me to do this kind of study on myself over the next two months (I am currently on day 7 of my cycle). My husband and I don’t want to get pregnant but it’s just a fascinating subject for investigation. Not sure he’d help me take the photos though!! Your boyfriend is brave!
Comment by Brooke — January 29, 2009 @ 7:04 pm
Oh! One more thing! Have you ever thought about having these photgraphs blown up for a public viewing in a gallery?
Comment by Brooke — January 29, 2009 @ 7:05 pm
wow! i say wow! completely fasinating and literally could not pull my eyes away….thinking: wow this is how we look inside. amazing.
thank you powerful woman!
yes i will support!
Comment by gaylon — January 30, 2009 @ 5:51 pm
Thank you for this. As a woman with HPV I find the importance of a relationship with our cervixes so important. I am passing this along to all of my intro level Women’s and Gender Studies students. Many of them have no idea what and where their cervix is. A shame I know. Thank you and your guy again for taking the time to do this. Fantastic.
Comment by Jessica — January 31, 2009 @ 3:28 pm
Wow, this is amazing. Until seeing these pictures and reading about your research, i used to think i had some serious infection. Felt embarrassed to go to the hospital and get tests done, and as it turns out i wont even need them
you’ve been a great help, pls keep doing what you’re doing. We need to learn more and be more aware of our bodies and the changes they go through. you’ve enlightened a lot of us that otherwise would still be in the dark about our cervices… really appreciate it, and hope to see much more on the female anatomy.
Comment by Phatima — January 31, 2009 @ 4:24 pm
As a Pharmacist, I am always facinated by the innerworkings of the body. These pictures are amazing! Correct me if I am wrong, but it makes sense that it resembles the tip of a penis. When an embryo is in development, the male and female sex organs develop from the same spot of tissue. At a certain point in time, all embryos pass through a ‘male’ phase with a tip resembling a penis. It is the genetics inside that then determine if that ‘nub’ develops into a penis, or vagina. Or so we were taught by our male professors. Looks to me like it develops into a penis or cervix! Anyhoo, I could be remembering this completely wrong, but the point is, the sexes are more related than many may think.
But I have to take issue with this comment
‘WOAH! I am an acupuncture student, and the amount of variance of women’s flows is rather stunning. Thank you for this! You know, ideally, if all the energy is flowing “correctly,” women should have NO cramps and blood should AlwAys be a fresh red color that’s not too thick or thin? Headaches are also not normal. i would be very interested to see this after some consistent acupuncture.
AWESOME! THANK YOUUU!!!
Comment by Eutimia — December 10, 2008 @ 4:16 pm’
This is a bunch of crap!!! The uterus is pure muscle. What do muscles do? They contract! Do you think the blood just drips out on it’s own without a little (or a lot) of help from the uterus squeezing it out? That’s like saying that you must be imbalanced if you experience cramping before childbirth! Do you think the baby is just going to fall out? I hope not!!
And how can the blood always be fresh & red in color. The blood that flows is OLD blood that is shed because fertilization did not occur, and there is no fetus to nourish. To observe, please prick your finger, squeeze out a drop of blood, and see what it looks like the next day. Is it still bright red?
I rest my case.
Comment by DaRob — February 4, 2009 @ 2:03 am
Thankyou, this is the kind of thing all women need to see, I finally know whats going on down there, or should i say up there!!
Comment by lillia — February 4, 2009 @ 1:02 pm
I just wanted to know how you know if the cervix is opened or closed? And what is that part that has a hole and kind of looks like the head of a penis? Sorry I’m pregnant and with all my pelvic exams it made me wonder about it all ?
Comment by Shauna — February 8, 2009 @ 9:34 pm
What an amazing experience. I think women all over the world could benefit from seeing this and undertanding their bodies more - i know i certainly have! As a young woman trying to concieve 2nd child, and new to fertility charting - it is certainly helpful to understand what constitues the diff types of cervical fluid (roughly, i know its very personal to each woman).
Thanks
Comment by Aiesha — February 9, 2009 @ 5:48 am
Thankyou, I have never understood what was happening inside my own body before. I was worried i was not normal, or even unwell. These photos are fantastic.
Thankyou again!
x
Comment by Elizabeth — February 9, 2009 @ 5:05 pm
In my teens and early twenties I thought there was something wrong with me. I thought I was having yeast infections or had some kind of disease, and I felt “defective.” To make matters worse, I was still a virgin and too self concious and scared to see a doctor. I kept thinking it was so unfair that I had a disease and I hadn’t even done anything sexually. If only I had known cervical mucus was perfectly normal and HEALTHY!
I imagine there are millions of women who have suffered the same incorrect mindset. We really need to be educated better about our bodies, and we need to instill confidence in girls that their bodies are beautiful. Your project and these photos help us to do this. “Beautiful cervix” indeed!
Thank you!
Comment by Taylor — February 10, 2009 @ 5:45 am
The os (opening) is what you see that looks like the head of a penis - This is the opening to the cervix (the cervix is the neck of the uterus that extends into the vagina). Under the photos when I describe the os being open or closed, it is a sensation I am feeling with my finger when I touch it - when it is open it is softer, when it is closed, it is harder - since I am not pregnant, the difference I am feeling is probably a matter of milimeters. This is difficult to see in the photos because the angle was not consistent every day or the speculum was squeezing the cervix (causing it to look more like a slit) in some photos.
So, the little penis-looking cervix hole you can see in the photos opens to 10 cm (called dilation) and thins out to the thickness of a sheet of paper (called effacement) during labor - which is what all the uterine contractions are essentially doing (also helping to push the baby down and out)…..so, during a pelvic exam during pregnancy, they are checking to see how soft/ripe your cervix is or how dilated you are (some dilation can happen before labor begins) or if the baby has descended into the pelvis…
Comment by beautifulcervix — February 11, 2009 @ 5:55 pm
Hello, I am delighted with the series of pictures. What an idea! Insirational.
I am the Chairman of the NFPTA Natural Family Planning Teachers Association which has been teaching the doublecheck or symptothermal method. We put you web address on our last Newsletter and have had good feedback. We are now ready to launch a website.
Comment by Olive Duddy — February 12, 2009 @ 8:10 am
very good
Comment by kumar sadotra — February 13, 2009 @ 12:18 am
Fascinating! Really good to see and be able to understand more about my body, thank you it’s a fantastc journey of the womans cycle.
Comment by jen — February 15, 2009 @ 4:45 am
I’m 45 and this is the first time I have seen photos of a cervix, let alone a full cycle such as this. It puts written description into perspective - really invaluable and I thank you for undertaking this project.
Comment by Susan — February 15, 2009 @ 5:10 am
Most informative and my congratulations for providing such a useful data
Comment by Geetha Mohan — February 17, 2009 @ 5:04 am
What? The cervix has a hole in it? Where have I *been* for 36 years?
I am so impressed by your bravery and delighted by the responses (both from men and women) you’ve received.
Perhaps I’m alone in this, but I kept thinking things like, “Really, there’s *that* much fluid?” and a little bit “eew.” Not sure why I think fluids are gross, but it’s probably just a lack of exposure with my own bod. I always imagined it as just pink and happy in there. Clearly, I have work to do.
Brave woman, thank you for your work and for the enlightenment you’ve given me and all visitors. May your project thrive. And may everyone seeking “photos during pregnancy” seek volunteers for the next project.
This love-your-body thing isn’t just a spectator sport!
Comment by Jennifer — February 18, 2009 @ 11:21 am
In response to Eutemia, the pharmacist, from a midwife who has long been fascinated by development of the embryo/fetus. You have some of your information mixed up about how the genitals form in females and males.
In embryological life, all embryos begin their lives as female. There is a substance that is secreted by those that will be male that suppresses the female development, and pushes the development of the male genitalia. I have heard it described as the fight to be male.
The male penis and the female clitoris are the structures that develop from the same embryological tissue. So although it is interesting indeed that the cervix looks like the head of the penis, they are not derived from the same embryological tissues. Where the uterus and cervix develop in the female there is only a duct in the male that slowly atrophies and becomes a tiny appendage on the male testis.
To beautifulcervix — great project! May it grow strong and ever more beautiful!
Comment by Karen Ehrlich — February 18, 2009 @ 9:00 pm
wow that was amazing and i am guessing you have a tilted cervix, as i just found out i have that and i am 24, so this really helped me with knowing what is going on with me…thank you so much.
Comment by lynn — February 19, 2009 @ 6:13 am
These should be a required portion of “sex ed” in every high school in the country. Nevermind taking three days showing how to put a condom on a banana. Both men and women need to know as much as possible about their bodies. Thank you so much.
Comment by David — February 19, 2009 @ 8:39 am
I am also a student midwife, I think this is an awesome website. What a great idea! I’m sure you learned the cycle and hormone information in a very deep way doing this project. You go girl! Thank you for sharing!!!!
Comment by Cassaundra Jah — February 19, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
What a great project! Thank you. I would like to tell my patients to visit your site to learn about their cycles.
CNM
Libertyville, IL
PS I was a doula for 15 years before I became a midwife!
Comment by Debbie Boucher, CNM — February 20, 2009 @ 6:02 am
Amazing photo documentary !
You don’t see these in the Discovery Channel.
Comment by Blog Tactic — February 20, 2009 @ 8:53 am
wow, i am a guy and can sincerely say that after viewing those photos, i am a little unsure wheather i wanted to see it or not. but i can tell it has show me that women are a beautiful creation and perfection that God created. THANKS GOD FOR WOMEN AND WHAT THEY CAN DO AND THE JOB THEY DO TO KEEP US GUYS INTERESTED IN THEM…
thanks paula for the link… i like learning about these things so i can understand women better, the cycle they go through and the changes nature put them through also… God Bless them all and Guys please line up and be a little more sensetive about them and more comprehensive…
jose lara
Comment by jose lara — February 20, 2009 @ 8:55 am
I stumbled across this page, and am so glad I did. What an excellent project, I had no idea of how my body cycle worked and I’m well into my 30s.
Thank you for taking the initiative and starting this project, I hope this is just the beginning
Comment by Ange — February 20, 2009 @ 2:42 pm
Awesome pictures! It would be really cool to see how different things like diet and season have an effect. Thanks and remember to drink lot’s of water! Sheesh, who knew!
Comment by Ben — February 20, 2009 @ 4:49 pm
Thank you! This is such great information - I love that you have photos and details about each day during your cycle. What a great educational tool for women of all ages. Understanding our bodies allows us to love our bodies. Thank you for sharing!
Comment by April — February 20, 2009 @ 6:21 pm
Wow! It took me a few minutes to get used to the idea of what I was seeing, but I’m so glad I looked! I hope that this advance you have made will filter down to help enlighten the many, many women who still know so little about what’s going on “down there.” It’s sad to me to see just how many girls and women don’t understand their bodies, and simply get frustrated with the trials that being a woman regularly presents. I’m not a med student, but I am so appreciative that you did this for all of us, the entire world. Thank you.
Comment by Amelia — February 20, 2009 @ 8:46 pm
very informative I now have a better sense of what my girlfriend goes through.
Comment by travis — February 20, 2009 @ 9:05 pm
this is/was a very important task you have performed.
as a man, married for 26 yrs with 3 kids, i thank you.
its the simplest things which are over looked, that make the biggest impressions.
Comment by victor — February 21, 2009 @ 10:33 am
This was an awesome series of pics. very educational. I thank you for the patience and the dedication. Looking forward to seeing more. My girlfriend and I will truly benefit frm these.
Comment by Shay — February 21, 2009 @ 8:19 pm
“Knowledge to a better understanding”
I think that’s the main idea: something helpful, specially for women all around the world.
Hope you can follow this project and hope more people appreciate this!
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Comment by Elly — February 22, 2009 @ 4:51 am
[...] Here is the link to the pictures. To top of the page is factual. As you scroll lower you start to see the cervix pictures and you are able to read how she felt each day. The Cervix pictures might not be safe for work (NSFW) you have been warned, but you are VERY encouraged to click the site when you can and check it out. It is very affirmative. [...]
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Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. It was very interesting. I have always been fascinated by things like this, the photography is amazing, tell your boyfriend he did a great job! I was rerouted from another website, so the word is out there about your site. Again, you did a GREAT job!!
Comment by Jennifer — February 22, 2009 @ 5:27 pm
Very interesting photographs and website. Great closeups.
Comment by Shaun Savarese — February 22, 2009 @ 7:31 pm
That was awesome! Thank you for your generosity of sharing yourself during your cycle. This was done gracefully. What a gift!
Comment by Dr. Jennifer Mercier — February 22, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
Wow, that’s really cool that you did a whole cycle. I’ve never actually seen a cervix up close like that before! Very interesting, thank you for sharing this with the world!!
Comment by Terri — February 22, 2009 @ 11:25 pm
Thank you very much for this most interesting and beautiful and informative photos!
As I have started to watch my own cycle I found your pictures very helpful. And at the last visit I have asked my gynecologist for a mirror (wich I never dared before). She seemed to be happy with my curiosity.
Greetings from Germany!
Comment by Heike — February 23, 2009 @ 6:26 am
This is very interesting. I had no idea what the cervix looked like. I am TTC#2 and am learning about cervical mucous and cervical position. This is a great learning tool and I found it very helpful. Thank you for doing this.
Comment by Jennifer — February 23, 2009 @ 9:04 am
OMG!! We did this in the 70’s in self-help groups, also did menstrual extractions (code for early ab) and home births. What a rush! These are gorgeous photos. You are a gem. risa
Comment by Risa Denenberg — February 23, 2009 @ 4:45 pm
Fab!! It does help with understanding. I’d love to see one of a lady who has had a baby so you can see the difference. I have problems with my periods now and I want to have another baby - this has been informative to help me estimate when I may be ovulating.
Comment by Sam — February 23, 2009 @ 6:28 pm
You are SO AWESOME. This is rad - I definitely learned a lot. Thanks for doing this!
Comment by Arianna — February 23, 2009 @ 10:43 pm
This is too amazing! I remember in the late 1960s going to a park in West Virginia for a women’s health conference. There, a woman from “out west’, got on a table in front of about 100 women and showed us her cervix. She was promoting self exam - and she was inspriational! You have taken this passion for learning about yourself to another wonderful level!
Kudos to you (and your boyfriend helper!)!
And Thanks!
Susan Greene, Cleveland, OH
Comment by Susan Greene CNM — February 24, 2009 @ 7:43 am
I stumbled upon this site while looking at Oscar fashions! Who knew? But I’m glad I did! It was very interesting and informative and I really hope you are able to continue your research and helping women understand their bodies. We should all know what is going on down there!
Comment by Rachel — February 24, 2009 @ 10:33 am
Wow! What an amazing and powerful journey that was! Truly inspiring! Thank you for all your time and energy you have put into this and for sharing such crucial information about our bodies!
Blessings
Comment by Anna — February 25, 2009 @ 9:45 pm
That is amazing! I recently had treatment for pre-cancerous cells and never really understood what was happening but thanks to your site I really do now! Thank you so much!
Comment by Tess — February 26, 2009 @ 10:20 am
Wow, that was fascinating. I’ve had a LLETZ procedure and several biopsies of my cervix; I would really love to see what a cervix that has been treated in this way for abnormal cells looks like.
Comment by AJC — February 26, 2009 @ 11:40 am
At first “yuk” but then it becomes fascinating, and why hasn’t this sort of thing been shown before?
Thank you - for taking the time and effort which means that many women for the first time (for me anyway) have a visualisation of something so natural and regular, but often something we are made to feel embarrassment about.
Congrats
Comment by MJF — February 26, 2009 @ 12:36 pm
This is a groundbreaking and yet fundamental project. This should form an integral part of all medical, clinical training in this field for all medical professionals involved. But speaking as an ex-biology teacher and current PhD student and most importantly a mum to 3 kids - 1 girl and 2 boys - THIS is REAL education. My husband is overtly squeamish but I think such images should be part of everyone’s awareness. The inane ‘period’ jokes and jibes may disappearand empathy may then replace such futile nonsense. As most of our functions occur internally we are responsible for making sure people realise we are not inanimate or passive biologically, by any means! Well done once more for such a fantastic effort and such a profoundly important issue.
Comment by Karen W — February 26, 2009 @ 1:38 pm
Fascinating. Very useful to see for someone who is trying to conceive and wants to know as much as possible about the whole process. Will be linking to this from my blog.
Comment by womb for improvement — February 26, 2009 @ 1:55 pm
Gross but very interesting. I had no idea the Cervix looked like… you learn something new everyday!
Thanks!
Comment by Sheila — February 26, 2009 @ 3:03 pm
Increible, la verdad que muy buen trabajo, just a nice piece of work and art. really interesting!!! Its so amazing find out all this information on the web. Congratulations!!! Muchas felicitaciones, hicieron un gran proyecto!!! paola
Comment by paola — February 27, 2009 @ 12:03 am
Thnx a lot for this true education.. it is amazing to find your research and taught me a lot about my body.. i am 24 years old and i have 4 sisters that i will share this iformation.. one of my sister is studying nursing this will be very useful for her too… i think i never see any book that shows the same research that you have you should make your own book … for me being filipino and english is my second language it has been really hard for me to understand the medical terms that i read so this pictures you have.. answers all the questions i have in mind… thank you very much i am looking forward for your next research.
Comment by jane — February 27, 2009 @ 5:24 am
Absolutely fascinating. Thank you for being so open and comfortable as to share this with the online world. It’s heartwarming to see how many other women got as much learning from this documentation as I did.
Comment by Lisa — February 27, 2009 @ 6:44 am
amazingly informative, thank you for this project!
Comment by k — February 27, 2009 @ 9:59 am
Isn’t the internet great!
Comment by roger solaris — February 28, 2009 @ 12:22 am
After reading all the comments so far, I realized that what you created is something unique on the www, which could be introduced in education as well. Special thanks to your boyfriend, I think that all the women so grateful for your work are also beholden to him. I will forward this link to boys as well as girls for a better understanding.
Comment by Andi — February 28, 2009 @ 3:23 am
To be honest, I was searching for males’ comments: glad to see that they’ve read all through, and reacted positively. Now I will recommend the site to my boyfriend, too, and other male friends. It can help them understand women better, and who knows, may have a very positive effect upon their relationships.
Thanks for your work! (both of you)
Comment by Anna — February 28, 2009 @ 3:28 am
Wow, thanks for this site and taking the time to research this, plus the amazing photography! Absolutely stunning to know what goes on ‘down there’. Why can’t they show you this in Biology lessons at school!
Comment by Vee — February 28, 2009 @ 6:02 am
**Response to #269 - Yes, there has been much support from people of all genders, which is fabulous! I do also receive very negative and denigrating comments almost daily (mostly from men, but also from women) - I choose not to post them because I feel the perpetuate ignorance, body-phobia, and sexism. After all, most people on this Earth slid out of a cervix at birth, know and probably love women who cycle like this, and also have bodily processes that they are unaware of. This site is not intended as porn (obviously). I commend people who can have an open mind enough to learn something from the site.
Comment by beautifulcervix — February 28, 2009 @ 7:23 am
What a fantastic project. I am a student in one of the allied health professions. So much in medicine is focussed on illness and the abnormal. This is a wonderful example of showing what is healthy and normal.
I have saved the site URL so i can pass it on to others and in the hope the resource is still here when I need it for my young children.
Comment by sarah — February 28, 2009 @ 1:44 pm
I thought this was great. I’ve always wanted to see the normal cervical changes day by day. Please if you can do one of a woman who is pregnant. I’ve heard the pregnant cervix is really interesting.
Comment by Found this helpful! — February 28, 2009 @ 3:03 pm
Truly amazing. I asked a lot of questions about my reproductive system with my doctor. Nobody knows your body more than yourself. As women, our bodies go through changes all the time. I think you have done a tremendous job, I think all women should see this. As for the people offended, this is an educational project that can help many women. They need to stop looking at this as a sexual project. This is the reason why so many women are embarrassed to ask. I have shared this website with other friends of mine. Thanks again!!!
Comment by Shannan M. — February 28, 2009 @ 7:58 pm
This is very informative. Thank you very much for opening the eyes of the public. My room mate and I always wondered what was happening during mense cycle.
Comment by Laurie — March 1, 2009 @ 1:23 am
All the commitment and patience it took you to take a picture everyday!
You are an amazing person.
great learning opportunity too. i just finished facilitating a class of young people on the anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive organ.
they need to see these pictures, especially since we will be discussing mentrual cycle.
Great Job!
Comment by darlyndotty — March 1, 2009 @ 9:59 am
Thanks for the fantastic site (from a Naturopathic Doctor).
Comment by Dr. Ruth — March 1, 2009 @ 11:18 am
Very eye-opening and a bit shocking too. I think that the idea is great, but in order for this to reach as many women as possible, the imagery could be softer - maybe make it more drawn-like, rather than photographed.
I personally liked it and found it very helpful. Thank you.
Comment by Mina — March 1, 2009 @ 9:12 pm
Very cool! Our bodies are so facinating, plus in biology, I never really got a good understanding of the shape of the cervix, and now I have a better idea. How we can create a life inside of us, and support it is equally facinating.
Comment by Jenn — March 1, 2009 @ 9:32 pm
Thank you so much for posting these amazing photos! I am also a student midwife and am loving the quality work of your photography. I, for one, am tired of drawings of cervixes, sometimes it just makes it hard to really get the picture. You’ve definitely given us the picture!!
Comment by Brandee Kandle — March 1, 2009 @ 10:18 pm
OMG I never knew that speculm went in so far no wonder it hurts and no wonder the cervix takes so flippen long to dilate! that hole is tiny to begin with, I was always worried a tampon would get lost inside but it is not at all possible. Thank you for teaching me/showing me what no other sex ed teacher would.
Comment by WOW — March 2, 2009 @ 1:16 am
This is very good teaching material. It says more in 33 pictures than hours of “explaining” in class.
G
Comment by Gildas — March 2, 2009 @ 1:40 pm
I am a mother of 2 and a doula. This is a beautiful, brave and informative project.
I will pass this on to my fellow doula and midwifery student friends.
Thank You!
Comment by Layla — March 2, 2009 @ 3:34 pm
[...] woman’s cervix and cervical fluid changes during the course of the normal menstrual period, look HERE, especially at Day 17 and [...]
Pingback by Conceiving while Breastfeeding | mydoctor4.me — March 2, 2009 @ 5:35 pm
Very intersting. You may like to try to recognize your cervical pupil sign, which is the day of maximal fertility.
Congratulations.
Self-assessment of the cervical pupil sign as a new fertility-awareness method
Ivo Brosens M.D., Ph.D.a, Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author, Pierre Hernalsteen M.A.b, André Devos M.D.b, Brianna Cloke M.D.c and Jan J. Brosens M.D., Ph.D.c
aLeuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology, Leuven, Belgium
bNatural Family Planning Organization of Flanders, Mortsel, Belgium
cInstitute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Received 31 August 2007;
revised 27 December 2007;
accepted 27 December 2007.
Available online 15 February 2008.
This pilot study investigates in a group of 20 healthy volunteers with regular cycles and prior experience in natural family planning methods whether self-assessment of the cervical “pupil sign” is feasible and can be used to detect the preovulatory fertile window. All participants were able to assess the cervical pupil sign. Based on this method, the fertile window lasts on average 3 days, which is significantly shorter and more consistent than when defined on basis of the vulvar mucus method.
Comment by Ivo Brosens — March 3, 2009 @ 11:21 am
WOW! Is all I have to say!
What an amaizing job you have done to show many women what a real cervix is doing for a full cycle, So many questions and answers are no longer such a mystery.
Comment by jen — March 3, 2009 @ 1:59 pm
I gotta say, when I first found this site I was like “weird! Gross!”. But I own one of those and I had never thought about the changes it goes through day to day. Thanks.
Comment by kat — March 3, 2009 @ 6:05 pm
Thank you for sharing these, I had no idea the mouth to the cervix was so small, and was convex? I’ve got one myself and had no idea what it was doing most of the time
Comment by Puddingbat — March 4, 2009 @ 5:42 am
Thank you for doing this….What a wonderful thing especially for young women to see to better understand their bodies….this could of Soooo been useful when just starting puberty!
Comment by Amy — March 4, 2009 @ 2:06 pm
Wow, thanks so much for sharing your life. I remember in my twenty’s (I am now 46) that I wished to find pictures or book, which I searched diligently for to have some idea what was going on with my body. Again thanks so much for sharing. I passed this on to my sister-in-law who is just entering the medical profession and to share with her newly teen daughter.
Shawn
Comment by Shawn — March 4, 2009 @ 7:37 pm
I have seen a similar site which was taken down due to it being ‘inappropriate’ (umm, what did people think it was going to contain??) and both are beautifully done! I don’t know…perhaps you were the maker of that site as well! It’s really helpful, whether you’re TTC or just want to know more about your body and menstrual cycle! I’m a CP/CM checker and BBTer of 3 1/2+ years, so I know what it’s all about! Makes it even more interesting to know what things in there actually look like, though.
I think I’m most surprised that you got your BOYFRIEND to take these pics! My DH would certainly not want to do that, and he watched me give birth! LOL
Nicely done!
Comment by Blondie — March 5, 2009 @ 2:46 am
Thank you so much for this wonderful ressource! I had no idea that this is what a cervix actually looks like and how it changes during the menstrual cycle.
Comment by Milena — March 5, 2009 @ 6:09 am
I just found your site after having a hysterectomy at age 32 to prevent cervical cancer. After dozens of exams and biopsies over the last 3 years, I realized when I saw your site that I had no idea what they were looking at in all of those appointments. Now I wish I had been able to see my cervix. But I think it’s wonderful that you’ve put so much effort into producing this site.
Comment by Sandra — March 5, 2009 @ 11:38 am
Awesome!!!! this is great documentation.
Thank you for sharing to us…..
Comment by irene — March 5, 2009 @ 1:27 pm
Wow! What an amazing set of images to see. I never knew what a cervix actually looked like and how it changed throughout the month. Fascinating site. I am so pleased i stumbled across it.Good luck with your midwifery course!
Comment by Sharon — March 6, 2009 @ 12:16 pm
What an awesome idea you came up with! More power to you for coming up with such a wonderful teaching tool.
=)
Comment by V_A — March 8, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
Very educative and informative - thank you!
I have never seen how a cervix looks like and this was really fascinating.
I join the people who think expanding the project to pregnancy photos will be also very useful.
Good luck with your studies and practice - and I hope you will make a book out of it!
Comment by Christina — March 8, 2009 @ 10:35 pm
How very beautiful in both aesthetics and in the sharing of necessary and interesting information.
I follow natural contracpetion/conception and due to this conceived my son first try. It’s so essential that women understand their bodies rather than fearing/hating them.
Thank you
Comment by Heather — March 9, 2009 @ 12:02 am
Hi , I’m 24 years old and have never had a child. During my last pelvic exam my doctor told me my cervix was shifted downward. She says its not bad, but I wonder if it makes a difference when I try to have kids? Do you have any advice for me?
Sincerely ,
Monique
Comment by Monique — March 9, 2009 @ 11:14 am
Fantastic photos and an amazing project. I am 55 and remember getting my first speculum with Spare Rib magazine and charting my own cycle just so I knew what was going on with my body. I found the book ‘A new view of a woman’s body’ written by the Federation of Feminist Women’s Health Centers really useful as it has pictures of different cervixes. This was written in 1981 but I see that an updated version written in 1991 is now available.
With a number of colleagues, I teach medical students how to do cervical smears, using my own body. I will let them know of this website as I am sure they could benefit from your work.
Thanks and good luck with your future projects.
Fiona
Comment by Fiona — March 9, 2009 @ 12:24 pm
Simply amazing! I am currently reading “Taking Control of Your Fertility” and am charting my basal temp. each morning. A dear friend sent this to me and I’m so glad she did, as I will now be able to visualize what is actually going on inside of my body.
Best of luck to you and your website!!
Comment by Danimal — March 9, 2009 @ 7:28 pm
Thank you very much for your helpful site; I am trying to conceive and this is far more help than I could have hoped for.
Comment by Imo — March 10, 2009 @ 2:48 pm
This was definitely an eye-opener for me. I would be interested in seeing the difference childbirth makes in how your cervix looks. I now kind of wish that I had a before and after.
Comment by Shaunna — March 10, 2009 @ 3:36 pm
Very informative! I was googling for something else and came across your site… these pictures are better than what you would find in a textbook! Thanks for sharing and good luck with your studies!
Comment by Jennifer — March 11, 2009 @ 6:36 am
This is the best site i have ever seen. I have forwarded the link to quite a bit of friends and this is going to be a real good learning for them. One of my friend who is pregnant was amazed to see the pictures.
Comment by analogstuff — March 11, 2009 @ 7:59 am
Fantástico y muy emocionante. La calidad fotográfica bastante buena.
Comment by ccc — March 11, 2009 @ 3:30 pm
Very informative. It’s nice to see a cervix through out the cycle.
Comment by Melissa — March 11, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
Amazing, beautiful, great tool to teach with, and to show my daughters! I wish I had this kind of understanding when I was a young girl.
Comment by Charity Parrott, certified doula — March 12, 2009 @ 4:31 am
In the 1980’s I worked with a fellow RN who allowed medical students to perform pelvic exams on her while she taught them anatomy and physiology, and the appropriate technique. At that time this particular method was a necessity for them to prepare themselves before potentially traumatizing some poor woman who happened to be their first few hands on patients. I am proud of your generation and how you have used technology and creativity to essentially do the same thing by putting yourself out there others can benefit. You will undoubtably have a very successful career if you continue to practice that mindset. Keep up the good work!
Comment by Karen — March 12, 2009 @ 6:20 am
What incedible images-much apreciated. I will pass this one on.
Peace, Love and Happiness and happy cervixing
HEe Hee
Comment by Lynn-E — March 12, 2009 @ 10:59 am
I am researching laser ablation of neoplastic cells on the cervix. Thanks to your pictures, I know for the first time exactly what a healthy cervix looks like. Now I must get mine healthy again!
Comment by Rosalie — March 12, 2009 @ 2:43 pm
Thank you… I have PCOS and am trying to find a way to help conceive, and you’re page was the most influential part of the research that I’ve been doing.
I hope that all that you’re doing goes well.
Much thanks, and love
Comment by Annie — March 12, 2009 @ 8:13 pm
Muy didactico y explicativo, exelente sistema visual para entender todo el ciclo. Felicitaciones desde Argentina !
Comment by Walter — March 14, 2009 @ 6:44 am
That was so informative and straightforward. I have never seen pictures like these before and am so thankful to have an idea what it looks like in there, and how the cervix fluctuates. Thank you for sharing your body and research- it seems all the women you’ve seen your site have been grateful and I am no exception! This is the kind of stuff you should learn at school! Thanks again
Comment by Mel — March 14, 2009 @ 7:33 am
I think this is just awesome that you did this! So many women will learn about their bodies from this. Thank you
Comment by J — March 14, 2009 @ 10:29 am
Great work lady Great..
You’re Lovely..
Shared the most wonderful pictures which I ever have seen..
really Thankful.
Comment by Great Work — March 15, 2009 @ 7:33 pm
wow…thank you for this information.. I will send to my partner so that he may aware what happen with in me…
this can help him to understand how to take care of me..
thank you…
Comment by princess jackie — March 16, 2009 @ 12:16 am
What a truely amazing set of photos. I am a student midwife myself and believe it or not could not visualize a real cervix at all. It is all well and good looking at drawings but it doesn’t compare to the real thing. This has helped me hugely with my vaginal examinations as now I can visualize what I am feeling. I would love to know if anything like this has been done on labouring cervix’s and dilatation.
Comment by Amanda Setter — March 16, 2009 @ 3:53 am
“Sometimes the majority means that all the fools are on the same side”. It’s a shame that society still dictates what is appropriate(wouldn’t it be nice to become more liberated through honesty, personal values and education?!). That is why we need more people like you! I happened upon this site simply wanting to settle my curiosity about what my body looks like from the inside out and never imagined to discover so many things I had no clue existed. Thank you!
Comment by KatiK — March 19, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
Thank you so much for doing this. Until just recently when I got an IUD, I really had no idea what was going on with my own cervix. All I knew was I hated pap smears and I never wanted anything touching my cervix. I didn’t even know what it looked like in there! It’s not so scary. It’s really good to see what happens as the body goes through the cycle.
Comment by msm — March 19, 2009 @ 11:02 pm
I am 17 and about a month ago had my first pap, I was INSANELY curious as to what my obgyn was going to be lookin at but didn’t have the guts to look it up… At that appointment I found I was pregnant and decided on abortion due to multiple reasons. When I was told of the process of the procedure I decided then that I NEEDED to know what the heck my cervix actually looked like and searched to no avil, finally saying skip it! I was suspisous of this site at first because I just thought it would be drawings or something similar to what is in my high school text book, how VERY wrong I was! This site is so beautiful and wonderful I no longer feel like an alien!
I will be showing this to as many people as I know so as to better educate the those people! I will also suggest it to my health teacher, seeing as this would be WAY more benifical then anything else on either the net or in regualar text books.
You are an amazingly couragous woman! I thank you SO much for this and wish you the best of luck with the expansion on this porject! =)
Comment by Tay — March 20, 2009 @ 12:15 am
“Louise said:
“So funny how a cervix resembles the head of a penis, and when we have intercourse it’s as if these two little mouths are ‘kissing’ eachother…””
That is a gorgeous little sentiment. This website is wonderful. It really is an eye opener to all women as to what does happen inside us each and every month. I wish you all the best and congratulate you on helping hundreds of women with your beautiful, clear images.
- LouLou
Comment by LouLou — March 20, 2009 @ 1:48 am
I am 35 and a medical doctor and have seen my own cervix before due to abnormal smear tests. However, from the age of 17 until 34 I was on one form of hormonal contraception or another, including 12 years of depo-provera so had no menstruation. It’s only for the last year or so that I have had a “normal” menstrual cycle and I still feel like a teenager getting used to it all! This has been very enlightening. Thank you for this.
Comment by Mary — March 20, 2009 @ 11:47 am
Thanks for your wonderful work. This site will be a great resource for me and my clients. We can all benefit from knowing more about our amazing and beautiful bodies.
Comment by LivingSexuality — March 20, 2009 @ 8:21 pm
That is really nifty and educational! Thanks!
Comment by Brooke — March 20, 2009 @ 9:01 pm
So I thought something was wrong when I had fluid like that shown on the ‘Day 19′ photo and searched high and low to see if it was normal. I love this site and these pics, can’t imagine anyone having anything bad to say about it. I would so volunteer for you to take pics of me - i have PCOS so it would be interesting to see whats going on in a less than normal environment.
Comment by carry me — March 21, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
I had been looking for something like this before I got pregnant (17 months ago). Now that I am menstruating again, I thought I would search again as we are practicing NFP And to my surprise here it is! THANK YOU!
Comment by JoAnne — March 23, 2009 @ 12:22 pm
hi :]
im 16.. and at first i was lookin for somethin to explain the fluids coming from my vagina.. and these pictures are like the same as what im experiencing.. and at first i was scared that i had an STD because yes im not a virgin.. and i am sexually active.. and i have gotten tested.. but sometimes you can get self consious and worry. haha.
but these pictures helped alot. thanks :]
Comment by Colleen — March 23, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
I want to applaud you on this web site, i think it is fantastic that you know your body so well, are prepared to share it with others and have a kick ass boy friend who shares your vision!!! Being a midwifery student my self when i watch speculums being performed i can never get in there to see in as much detail as i have seen in your pictures. Bravo. If only my husband was as cooperative!! I think this is very helpful to everyday women and health care students and professionals alike. well done on having the confidence to do it!
Comment by sam — March 23, 2009 @ 3:34 pm
WOW!!! Very informative. Great teaching tool from a nursing perspective. I think if women knew and understood more about their bodies and how they work they would take better care of themselves and respect more the beautiful bodies they have. Good luck with the site.
Comment by YMP, RN — March 24, 2009 @ 6:31 am
Thank-you for doing this project. I worked at the Feminist Women’s Health Center for 25 years, I first became aware of my cervix by doing self-help with a self help group which consisted mainly of my fellow staff members and community women interested in self help. This was 25 years ago.
Your pictures of the cervix each day of your cycle are beautiful.
Thanks for further exposure of the cervix and the knowledge women can gain by becoming aware of their own cervix and bodies.
Comment by Penny Bertsch — March 24, 2009 @ 9:53 am
Thank you so much!! You are so brave!! I am irregular menstrual cycle… sometimes I can’t tell when I’m ovulating. My hubby and I are tossing around the idea of children- Today, 3-24-09- egg/snotty type discharge, stretched between fingers, kind of foggy white color. Just made love. He didn’t finish in me. So, trying to research when I ovulate… Thank you so much for the information and now I know what is going on the inside!!!
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Pingback by Beautiful Cervix « Birthing Spirit — March 24, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
As a student midwife, I find the cervix complicated, but now thanks to you, I understand it much better and your pictures made it very clear to me.
Thank you
Comment by Samantha Parker — March 25, 2009 @ 5:39 am
This was incredible. I am 17 and not sexually active but i always find some symptoms that i don’t understand what they could be only to find that I am perfectly normal! this was really informative and answered many questions. I think that if other cervixes were posted up (sounds weird lol) it would be even more helpful since no girl is the same. Thank you for this! i came upon this website by accident, but it was worth it!!
Comment by Sophia Pemino — March 27, 2009 @ 7:38 am
This explains a lot of stuff although still a little complicated for my male mind.
Great work!
Comment by George Francis — March 27, 2009 @ 9:34 am
Brilliant. Thank you.
Comment by MJR — March 28, 2009 @ 4:27 am
This is very interesting, to actually see the various changes taking place in the vagina during menstruation. For years I never even wanted to be around a woman when she was on her cycle. Well, that is until I had the rare experience of tasting menstrual blood. It was an accident(just a little blood on the last day of my ex’s cycle.). That experience alone made me want to learn more sense I was no longer grossed out by it. Thank you for sharing. You have educated me further. Cheers!!!
Comment by Konata Jackson — March 29, 2009 @ 6:30 pm
This is a great series of images of your cycle. Really learned a lot about myself just seeing a record of each day and how you felt. Having done one full cycle it would be interesting to compare another to see if the images and comments are the same or if you experience and feel different symptoms and emotions.
You have covered from ages 25 to 62 but a comparison would help teenagers, so 15 - 18 please (I am 20) and over 70 too as would like to see what happens when I am older.
Comment by Pamela — March 30, 2009 @ 12:44 pm
Fabulous! I have always been curious to what is actually happening. Terrific, very clear photos!
Comment by Hannah — March 30, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
43 years old & absolutely clueless!!
finding this information means more to me than i can express. ive seen both male & female gynos for years & not one of them have been able to make me understand my body the way you have….a pic is worth a thousand words. thank you for this awesome education.
Comment by blown away — March 31, 2009 @ 6:17 pm
Simply amazing !
I am an Acupuncturist specializing in fertility and this is an amazing resource!
Many thanks for taking the time to build such a page.
Warm regards,
Joachim
Comment by Joachim Fouret - Acupuncture Barcelona — April 1, 2009 @ 9:38 am
Amazing! Thanks for helping women around the world to learn about such a magical process.
Comment by alex — April 2, 2009 @ 12:19 pm
Amazing - for some reason it made me feel particularly emotional. That’s what our bodies look like! Wow. Thanks so much.
Comment by Christina — April 3, 2009 @ 8:06 pm
it is a rare informative research at this time.so much satisfied after a lot of site searching………..really beatiful picture.
why is my cervical mucus have a brownish tinge till ovulation?
Comment by manzoora fatima — April 4, 2009 @ 3:01 am
I am a 54 year old man and I have recently been told that most (approximately 50 % or more) women all have their periods on the first weekend of every month. Is this true?
Comment by SJB — April 4, 2009 @ 10:55 am
I sort of doubt it. if anything, i would guess that there are more women bleeding with the new moon especially in areas where there are no artificial lights, but i have no idea. do you have a source for this?
Comment by beautifulcervix — April 5, 2009 @ 8:17 am
fantastic photos, great details!!!!! thanks xxxxx
Comment by janet — April 6, 2009 @ 8:26 am
Thank you for your wonderful and helpful site. I found this site by accident and I am very glad I did b/c I have been looking for something more than what’s in my Anatomy books. This really helps especially when I have cramps due to irregular periods.
Keep up the good work.
Comment by M — April 7, 2009 @ 6:52 am
I am so amazed! Thank you for this information!
Comment by g — April 7, 2009 @ 5:03 pm
I didn’t even know what a cervix looked like before this! Thank you for expanding my mind, and making me even that much more interested in my own body.
One more step of interest to lead me to midwifery school! 
hehe
Comment by Anna — April 7, 2009 @ 11:30 pm
Very interesting and informative! I don’t know why but I really couldn’t bring myself to say this is “beautiful”. I felt a bit squeamish whilst looking at your photos and I think it just goes to show how many women (myself included) are conditioned to be repulsed by their own bodies and bodily functions - periods are still seen as dirty. I feel I may be unusual compared to many women who have commented on this page, but I feel completely detached from what goes on in the reproductive part of my body - I hope to have children one day but for now its an inconvenience which I carry around with me. I actually think I would be scared to look at photos of my own cervix. I’m not proud of this and would like to change my thinking. I would like society’s thinking to change too. I think this page has started me on my way to feeling less appologetic about what my body does!
You are very brave.
Comment by F — April 8, 2009 @ 5:03 am
Your project was very interesting to watch. I am really impressed!
Comment by Danae — April 8, 2009 @ 9:03 am
I thought it was BEAUTIFUL the way the cervical mucous was displayed soooo stringy between your fingers. That was beautiful!! Now I know my discharge is normal!
thanx
Comment by bj — April 11, 2009 @ 2:27 am
I have a question for the creator of this site or anyone. I am a 25 yr old male. My wife just got off the pill. She got her tubes tied. Do women who are not on the pill experience wide swings in sexual desire? Will I notice my wife wanting sex more when she ovulates? If she is not ovulating will she have average to low desire? We are both 25. Thanks a lot. I check the site often to read new comments.
Comment by Marvin Stevens — April 11, 2009 @ 3:21 pm
i have the same whitish discharge too esp b4 having my period..i thought it was yeast infection or something…sometimes the discharge irritates my vagina after drying..is it normal?
Comment by ling — April 13, 2009 @ 5:38 am
Interesting now i know what is taking place in my body during my period straight through
Comment by Yanique — April 13, 2009 @ 1:00 pm
as a guy… this information makes me feel so in awe of everything you women are. i knew this information, the cycle and the whole phenomena… but it’s just awesome to be able to have such a depiction of what you girls experience.
you have my gratitude and… all my respect for your vulnerability.
really really cool.
Comment by mamaremere — April 14, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
I really appreciated this post, an amazing documentary. I’ve never seen anything like this before. Why don’t we teach women/girls about their body in such a clear biological/anatomical way? I bookmarked this and am hoping it stays up for many years to come.
Comment by Kirsten — April 15, 2009 @ 10:48 am
I am a 29 year old, college educated woman. I cannot believe that this is the first time in my life that I have seen this part of the body! I am trying to conceive and this was incredibly informative. In addition to help with understanding my fertility, I am also just in awe of the beauty of the female body! Thank you so much for this gift.
Comment by Jennifer — April 15, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
Very cool. Thank you! I think you awesome for doing this!
Comment by shelly — April 15, 2009 @ 10:49 pm
Wow! Soo interesting! I couldn’t help to notice the similarity with the cervix and the head of the penis. I had not known what a cervix really looked like before. That was so informative. I had a leep procedure recently and I am so interested to know what the healing process is like for myself and other women because it can be kind of scary not knowing what is happening ‘down there’. Thanks for sharing your private space for the sake of knowledge. I hope that you are able to continue your project.
Comment by Virgini — April 19, 2009 @ 2:14 pm
that was absolutely wonerful! everyone should see that at least once in thier lives. amazing.
Comment by d — April 20, 2009 @ 10:51 pm
Thank you SO MUCH for doing this! Thank you for the time and effort you put into it, thank you for the details you included, but even more so, thank you for being so open and willing to share such intimate details of your private life in order to help others. And please thank your boyfriend, too! He deserves credit as well for being an integral part of this project. Just think of the knowledge he’s gained and can now share with other men. Wonderful!
I’m ashamed to admit - I’m 40 and still can’t find my cervix. I just never knew what to look for! I’m anxious to try again. I was thinking the same thing as others - the cervix really does resemble the head of a penis. LOL (And your comment about ‘vigorous intercourse’ cracked me up as well! But the comment was definitely worth sharing, to uphold the integrity of the project.)
Good luck with your project, and more power to you. I wish I had thousands to donate. You deserve it!!
Comment by Kristina — April 21, 2009 @ 9:46 am
I think that it is absolutely facsinating to visually see what our bodies do. I felt my cervix for the first time today, and was afraid something was wrong with my lady parts. After finding your website, I have become very educated on my cycle… Thanks!
Comment by emmaleigh — April 22, 2009 @ 1:39 pm
When looking at the photos when you refer to cervix is high and low I get a little confused. Do you consider the position high if it is elevated say toward your head and low if it is closer to your bottom? Sorry if this question is dumb but I seem to think the cervix is high when you say low etc. I practice FAM and would love to start charting my cervical position.
Comment by Tiffany — April 22, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
i think of ‘high’ as farther away from my vaginal opening and ‘low’ as closer to the vaginal opening, in other words, the cervix moving more interior is high (harder to reach with a finger).
Comment by beautifulcervix — April 22, 2009 @ 7:08 pm
I have to admit, this is extremely educational. Especially since I had surgery on my cervix when I was 19, now I know what the doctor was talking about.
Very educational. And very cool of you and your lady do to this and share it! You guys rawk!
Comment by S Brown — April 24, 2009 @ 9:13 pm
What a wonderful service you’ve done! At 23, I’m just now starting to learn what the heck is going on with my body. It’s amazing how hard it is to find pictures such as this, and it makes me sad that censorship should pan so far. It would be interesting to do this with a woman who has had children just to see how it would differ.
Comment by Emerald — April 26, 2009 @ 3:24 pm
i dont think i could have found a better site to understand what i am going through!!! i am also 25 and have never given birth. i am trying though, and understanding how to check my cervix was a little confusing. i didnt really know what to expect and these pictures made me feel so much more confident about it. thanks!!!
Comment by C.F. — April 27, 2009 @ 6:16 pm
What you have done is very significant.
Thank you for sharing and enabling us to increase ownership and love of our bodies through education.
Comment by BeL — April 30, 2009 @ 3:41 am
As a lesbian trying to conceive, it is crucial to pinpoint when ovulation occurs. These images were extremely helpful to me and my partner. Thank you for your generosity.
Comment by Meinemo — May 1, 2009 @ 5:04 am
Wow ! Thank you !
I too am a midwifery student, and this was a truly fascinating learning experience !
Keep up the great work with your studies and best wishes ! I have already forwarded this onto another student & will fwd to some friends shortly !
Well done ! (and Thank you for sharing so openly.)
best wishes
Comment by Keri — May 1, 2009 @ 5:49 am
Somehow I stumbledupon this site and got a bit of a surprise when i scrolled down!
I gotta say from a mans point of view its quite scary!
Well done on being brave enough to do this though as it seems to have helped a lot of people.
Comment by Andrew — May 1, 2009 @ 6:53 am
At 34, with 2 children, I had never seen anything other than a pencil drawing of a cervix. I know it’s been suggested in the comments, but I’d also love to see a similar set of photos of a pregnancy. Approximately weekly might be a good start?
Also, I’d love to show a more mature cervix which has experienced 2 vaginal births. Any hints on how to get good photos, and would you be interested in them if I do this?
Comment by Monica — May 1, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
This fantastic and has heped me understand what going on inside of me. Hopefully ill now be able to pinpont ovulation and conceive
Comment by Nici — May 3, 2009 @ 12:25 pm
i am 16 yrs old and i have been having frequent problems with my cycle and understanding my reproductive system because in school they teach you the bare minimum. i found this site very enlightening and educational. i didnt at first understand that discharges were normal because i am constently being told that they are a sign of infection. i first looked up this website because my cycle has lasted for going on two weeks. i started on april 17 and then it came back a week and some days later and hasnt stopped. my search led me hear. I want to be a doctor so i feel like this will help me some how because i never knew that the cervix changed position nor did i know what tt looked like, where it was, and the fact that it was where secretions came from. thank you for your website.
Comment by Kayla — May 5, 2009 @ 1:40 pm
I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SITE AND THE GREET INFORMATION THAT YOU SHOW TO US.
AND I HOPE GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD HOPES FOR YOU BUT HOW YOU TAKE THIS PICTURES , IT IS VERY NICE AND IT IS TRULY VERY BEAUTIFUL AND I HOPE FOR YOU MORE SUCCESS AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MISTRY THINGS IN OUR LIFE
ACCEPT MY GREETS AND GOOD LUCK
Comment by YEHEYA — May 5, 2009 @ 10:22 pm
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this everynight! I never would have guessed that was how a cervix looked like, and that the secretions every woman gets come from it. The bit of blood on the cervix from the vigorous sex also helped a lot, now I’m not sure I should continue to have so much vigorous sex with my bf…
One day, when you do become pregnant, you should do a similar project. I’m sure it would help even more women understand their bodies.
Comment by Suzy — May 6, 2009 @ 11:16 am
Wow, your site is very interesting. Is your boyfriend in the medical field as well? Can you post photos of a pregnant woman’s cervix? Or perhaps a cervix, early post conception? thanks!
Comment by SLG — May 8, 2009 @ 3:40 am
Thank-you for doing this project. I am currently 38 weeks pregnant and the doc just started checking me for dilation ect. I had no idea what she was talking about when it came to my cervix. Even tho I have to admit, I normally have such a strong stomach it wasnt so strong towards the end. LOL Thanks again!!!
Comment by Ruth — May 8, 2009 @ 4:51 am
Thank you - wonderfully informative and educational. Has really helped my understanding.
Comment by Natasha — May 10, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
Amazing project! How do you determine the size of the speculum you need when ordering a kit?
Comment by Natalie — May 10, 2009 @ 8:20 pm
Thank you so much. I’ve learned too much about women’s cycle in a deep way.It’s also important for to know what happens in a woman for understanding her better.
Comment by Roland — May 11, 2009 @ 9:55 pm
I was determined to stay up all night and find pictures of cervixes but thanks to your website I found it on the first page of my search. Thank you so much for doing this project. I now know exactly what my body is going through and what to feel for some what better.
Comment by Tracy — May 13, 2009 @ 7:33 pm
You’re very brave. To be honest with you, all I was trying to find was the music band “Day 26″ and this came up. Fortunately I found it quite entertaining and just a little bit disturbing; considering the fact that I’m a young boy. Coincidentally, I’ve just started to learn about this in school again yesterday. I will be happy to tell my teacher and mom about this article; good work!
Comment by Anthony — May 13, 2009 @ 8:00 pm
Hi, I am very happy to found your website, I was browsing into a website about fertility and your website is really perfect inorder to learn about what Im looking for. We just have plan to have a baby and we both looking up into your website and we found it very helpful.
Juliet
Comment by Juliet Beutler — May 14, 2009 @ 1:43 am
I enjoyed the pictures and I learned about my body and I also liked reading the comments. That was very educational. I will share this website with other females.
Comment by Ronetha — May 14, 2009 @ 5:01 pm
Its the best picture presentation of female M.C. cycle that i have ever seen. HATS OFF TO YOU!!
Great work…….
Comment by Deepak — May 16, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
Wow..this was so awesome! I googled “day 26″ and this happened to pop up..good thing im a fairly curious person!! This was a really good idea..good luck
Comment by Krystal — May 18, 2009 @ 1:03 am
This was very informative I loved it thank you…Going into nursing soon I found this to be insightful you are brave. I also am having a hard time conceiving and found this to be a roadmap into conceiving. Thank you again and I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Comment by Shaina — May 18, 2009 @ 4:31 pm
This is a great work…very informative. It even helps us to treat a women with required care on their tired and complex days durin thier cycle…
Comment by Praveen — May 21, 2009 @ 7:27 am
Wow That is amazing!
Comment by Jay — May 26, 2009 @ 5:47 am
this proved to be quite informative, its amazing the changes that go on within a woman’s body preparing her to become fertile.
Comment by dan — May 26, 2009 @ 5:43 pm
What an amazing collection of photographs.
I especially appreciate seeing these photos because no matter how many ‘drawings’ you see, nothing is as good as a photo. How uneducated I am and I think most women are about their own miraculous bodies!
Thank you!!
Comment by corrie — May 27, 2009 @ 11:53 am
Wow…just wow!!
Comment by Nikitta Vaughn — May 27, 2009 @ 12:40 pm
wow. :3 i recently discovered that cervical stimulation for me means intenser orgasms for both of us, and made me a lot happier and much more curious about my lovely lil cervix.
i really like your documentation of this.
i think all women should be as curious and appreciative of all the nooks and crannies of their bodies.
Comment by kait — May 29, 2009 @ 3:09 pm
that is the most interesting article on the female body i have ever read. congratulations on your honesty and bravery in doing this!!!!
Comment by elizabeth — May 29, 2009 @ 9:24 pm
thank you so much for sharing. Makes me wonder what going on inside my body.
Comment by Jessica Powell — May 30, 2009 @ 6:10 am
I have been told I have a tilted uterus and never really understood what this means. I have had 2 cone biopsies and if you were in the uk I would have offered you the chance to take my pics. Great site especially the discharge part cos i’m told at every smear ‘oh you have a bit of discharge!’ as if I have something wrong with me when I asked what could cause that then? am given the reply discharge is normal - Which makes me wonder why they point it out in the first place and start me worrying. Anyway fab site and pics keep up the work
Comment by joanne — May 30, 2009 @ 12:49 pm
The site beautifully done. apporiate colors for the topic in volved… never really thought about the cycle of it.
thanks
Comment by April — June 2, 2009 @ 8:49 am
Thank you so much for doing this. I have been having such a frustrating time trying to find a doctor who will listen to me and talk with me about what is currently going on in my body. Your project makes me feel like I’m not alone, and I cannot wait to add this idea to my current process of journal-writing and self-teaching. Thank you for so generously sharing this knowledge, and these breathtakingly beautiful pictures.
Comment by SAChoirgirl — June 2, 2009 @ 10:40 am
Hi. Last weekend in LA Carol Downer sponsered a Self Help Clinic group who met and looked at our cervixes etc. We also grooved on your website and learned so much. Thanks for your great work. Laura
Comment by Laura Brown — June 4, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
This is really informative..thanks for sharing …..
Blessings..
Priya
Comment by Priya — June 5, 2009 @ 4:20 am
Fascinating.
Comment by Isa — June 10, 2009 @ 5:10 pm
Wow!! I’m a first year student midwife, and although i have had 2 children and have examined my own cervix, I never realy ‘got it’! These pics are realy educational!! Thanks!
Comment by Sophie — June 12, 2009 @ 12:55 am
So cool!! As a doula, aspiring midwife, mother and mestruating woman, I found this to be absoultely fascinating! Thank you!!!
Comment by Amanda — June 13, 2009 @ 2:07 pm
Very informative.Was very desperate to know what the cevix looks like and you site showed it all. Thank you.
Comment by Caroline — June 16, 2009 @ 2:01 am
Slightly overwelming, but very helpful. Thank you so much to publishing this project online.
Comment by Heather — June 16, 2009 @ 5:29 pm
as a physician, this site will be of striking interest to patients, mostly females, but also some males.
and as a person interested in life, i was very pleased, delighted and inspired with your simple and elegant self-investigation, brought forward for others who might share the desire to see and know something more about these processes.
andrew
Comment by andrew — June 17, 2009 @ 1:44 pm
oh i clicked the link to order the self exam kit and was soooooooooooo disappointed to find out that you don’t post this to the united kingdom!! what a bummer, maybe this could be something that you could expand on.
Comment by racheal — June 18, 2009 @ 11:56 am
Wow.. This should be in all sex ed classes. I just recently thought I had a cyst on my vaginal wall and had never felt my cervix before.
When I found your site. I was relived also felt quite a fool too. But this page has givin me more info than every talking with my mother , sex ed class or my doctor could of told me…
I am still getting checked out just in case. But,
Thank you! Keep it going.
Comment by Beca — June 19, 2009 @ 12:14 pm
I am 39 years old and didn’t realize how much I don’t know about what happens during our entire cycle. Absolutely amazing. Thank you!!
Comment by Kristina — June 20, 2009 @ 2:37 pm
Wow!i dont know what to say but thank you so so much to help in particular to understand my body. Am forever grateful and i wish u the very best in life
Comment by judy — June 21, 2009 @ 2:53 am
I kind of just stumbled on this site though not to be confused with the actual stumble upon. Anyway as a nursing student it was interesting to me as obviously I cannot see this situation of a woman (obviously) and the knowledge I took from this was, in the very least, interesting.
Comment by Ryan — June 22, 2009 @ 10:01 pm
Your project is very educated
it gave me the right way to think about sex & its process
thanks
Comment by Harshit — June 24, 2009 @ 10:24 pm
thanks to publishing this project online
Comment by Harshit — June 24, 2009 @ 10:26 pm
brill thankyou i wish we could all understand our bodies more and this is a fantastic start for us
I am searching for stories and pictures about nabothian follicles on the os… if you know of any…? 
THANKS for your venture! 
Comment by cathie — June 28, 2009 @ 6:30 am
i just had to comment! i´m brazilian and just got this link on a orkut community and i am just amazed! thank you for sharing this!
Comment by ada — June 30, 2009 @ 4:53 pm
I found this extremely helpful. I often have questions for my gyn about things going on within my body, and I can say that it wasn’t until now that I have a better understanding. I am a nursing student interested in practicing in the area of ob/gyn, and this was a major help. Thanks
Comment by Tieneasha Jones — July 1, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
I had no idea the cervix looked just like a donut. And to think that my son’s head fit through that tiny little hole!!!!
Comment by Kim — July 1, 2009 @ 7:11 pm
Thank for your post.
Comment by Koante — July 3, 2009 @ 8:43 am