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The Beautiful Cervix Project is a grassroots movement celebrating the beauty and intricacies of women’s bodies and fertility!  This website provides accessible information about women’s fertility and menstrual cycles and showcases photographs documenting changes in the cervix and cervical fluid throughout the cycle.

The Beautiful Cervix Project teaches cervical self-exam and fertility awareness as a revolutionary path of promoting respect, confidence, and health.  We believe that this form of self-empowerment and education will help contradict shame and misinformation around women’s reproductive health and choices, affecting positive change from the personal to global levels.

We hope The Beautiful Cervix Project inspires our readers’ curiosity to observe and appreciate what is normal for each one of us as we track the subtle changes in our bodies throughout our cycles.

Making Her-Story

The Beautiful Cervix Project is part of my contribution to world peace.  I know that as we break free from isolation and shame, we gain respect for ourselves and each other; this connection and empowerment is the foundation of peace.

I am a doula, artist, Shodhini woman researcher, and student of Fertility Awareness.  This project initially began as a home-science experiment (idea + speculum + tech-savvy partner with a flashlight = one graphic website!).  At first, I thought the cervix photographs would appeal only to my midwifery friends, but the website’s success quickly proved my audience was much broader. The Beautiful Cervix Project welcomes an international audience of millions of curious people of all ages, genders, and sexual orientations.

People have used this information for many purposes, including to realize the normalcy of their body’s cyclical changes, to celebrate their bodies, to achieve or avoid pregnancy, to understand their partners more, to further their study of medicine and health, and to promote healing through cervix-inspired art.

In the past few years, The Beautiful Cervix Project has grown in scope as other women began submitting photos and I began to see firsthand the potential ripple effect of getting honest, accessible information into the hands of people thirsty for it.

Long live the Body Loving Revolution!

 

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  1. Is there any kind of vaginal discharge that comes out when a woman is maybe a week pregnant? And what does it look and feel like?

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    February 9th, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    During pregnancy, the pregnant cervix will rise a bit and become softer, but the timing of this happening will vary from woman to woman and thus makes it difficult to diagnose pregnancy from examining just the cervix. For some, this will happen shortly before their period is due, but for other, this will not happen until quite a while after their pregnancy has been confirmed.

    Women may notice an increased cervical discharge when they are pregnant. Leukorrhea is a whitish colored vaginal discharge that women often see during pregnancy. The higher levels of estrogen produced during pregnancy cause the cervical glands to secrete more cervical fluid. It may become more noticeable as a woman gets further along in her pregnancy and is most common in the third trimester. However, some women may notice leukorrhea in early pregnancy.

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  2. i also experienced a discharge. is it normal to have discharge at four months stage?

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    February 16th, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    Yes. Many women experience an increase in discharge – totally normal unless it smells foul or itches or burns.

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    nomanono Reply:
    February 17th, 2012 at 2:30 am

    THANKS ALOT I WAS REALY WORRIED ABOUT IT. SO WHAT CAN I DO IF IT SMELLS FOUL, MUST I SEE A DOCTOR O WHAT?

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  3. I just had a baby 4months ago and since then sex has been painful. It seems like my cervix is so low that it is being hit during sex. So I was wondering is this permanent an is it normal ??

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    Julie Reply:
    March 30th, 2012 at 4:24 am

    Maybe you have a prolapsed uterus. . .

    No point in suffering – so get it checked at the doctors :) Don’t worry, there are things that can be done to fix it!

    Best of luck!

    x

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  4. Discharge can also be a sign of thrush which is common during pregnancy for numerous reasons. If you are worried about anything I’d see your GP. Left untreated thrush can be passed onto your baby during labour. There is not also tell tale signs of thrush either but discharge is one.

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  5. Hi I ovulated on 22nd of feb I check my cervix everyday but today I cannot feel it at all it’s gone shud I see a doctor thankyou

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    February 26th, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    No need to see a doctor – Your cervix didn’t disappear – its probably just hard to reach right now as its position within the vagina changes… Try jumping up and down a few times…

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  6. I wondered where the “G spot” is, Is it in the cervix or the vagina?

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    March 1st, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    The G spot is really more of an area and not necessarily one little spot – essentially, it is the urethral sponge and it is located on the top wall of the vagina, not the cervix.

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  7. Am 29 weeks pregnant with twins with minimal funneling in internal os of 1cm width with residual length of 27mm – do i need cervical cerclage ???

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    March 1st, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    I do not give medical advice on this site. I’ll post your question to see if any other reader have some advice for you, but I would take this question to your doctor – or get a few opinions from other doctors.

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  8. Thanks to this website I’m pregnant! The information and pictures allowed me to be more educated on my body and within three months it worked!

    I have irregular periods so without this information I don’t feel it would have happened this quickly.

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    March 1st, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    YAY!

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  9. My dh and I have been TTC for 5 months now, we were on clomid for the last 4, and took a break this month! I was suppose to start my period on wednesday the 29th, and I dont feel like she is any where in sight. My periods have been like clock work the last 4 months, so im anxious, and trying not to get my hopes up! Yesterday w a BFN, I decided to check CP, and it was high. I know TMI, but I have also noticed dark blue, big veins on my labia… Todays CP feels higher, hard, more closed, and discharge is a thicker whitish….So tired of let downs w BFN, and I pray im not late due to stress…Any answers?? anyone???

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  10. I have a 3 year old (vaginal birth @ 31 weeks)…. and i had another pregnancy 2 months after having my daughter… that lead to a miscarriage at 6 weeks… and another pregnancy immediately after but got a abolition at 16 weeks…… i wasnt ready for another child then. now i am. i was wonering if my cervix would still be completely closed if i were to be pregnant after all that.

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  11. Hi, Im on cycle day 35 of a 30 day cycle, my periods were always erratic, 45-65 days long lasting 10-12 days long, over the past 7months its regulated to 30days, my last af was 31/jan/2012 and i O’vd on 18th/feb/2012, af due 01/march/2012 but today is 5/mar/2012 and still no af, no signs that its coming, got a slight twinge in right ovary every now and then, cervix is high and very mushy soft, bfn’s on all the 10 mIU one step home preg tests, lots of dreams where i have a little boy, just wish it would come true!!!

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  12. Hi,

    Thank you for this website, for all the information and for doing this work of helping women to get to know themselves better.
    I had no idea that the cervix was changing according to th cycle and so on. We have so much to learn about ourselves (I’ve have a lot – I don’t really much know my body).

    Best wishes.

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  13. I was wondering what a pregnant cervix would feel like. I am thinking I may be pregnant but not due for my period till mid wk but I feel crampy and moody and my breasts are sore and headachs of and on and just tired all the time even after a good nights rest. I know checking my cervix isn’t accurate but for now I am just wondering.. mine is usually low and soft and if it very very high and hard. I am trying to hold off a few more days to see if my period comes but IDK the suspense is killing me.. We are quiet trying but we arent not trying.

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    March 21st, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    Scroll down on this page:
    http://www.beautifulcervix.com/faq/

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  14. I am really impressed with your website and happy to find one like this, especially because you have a wide perspective

    “affecting positive change from the personal to global levels”

    I love your message, thank you for making this information so educational to anyone with access to the internet. Revolutionary hugs

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  15. Iv just had a baby 22 wks ago, iv been trying to get pregnant again with no luck, I have just noticed over the past few days tht im beginning to get blue veins all over my chest. Iv just had a strange period bleeding for two – three days on and off 1st day.red blood then. The coming off bloothe next. I only found out i was pregnant last time at 8 weeks. And had bleeding at the time of my period due last time. What should my cervix look / feel like during pregnancy and not during pregnancy?

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  16. the photos that you had,of cervixes are wonderful,all the things on your web sight has helped me tamendusly!
    for i have been being my own Doctor,do to the Clinics Test and the ultrasound have not been showing up,but i m do next month,so I give a Big Thank You for all your help.
    Angeni

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  17. Well IM been feeling dizzy nauseas my boobs are huge . Im been trying concieve for 6 months now and I been having headaches and sleepy alot my af is in 7 days . IM been having pain in my lower belly and a pinch on my belly someone help me . And if Im Prego should I go to my appointment to get my pap smear done cause is abnormal oh yes im been drinking folic acid to.

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  18. im 35 weeks and 4 days and i tried checkin my cervix and it all felt soft i felt somethin that felt like a lil donut but im not sure if i did it right how would i kno or how am i suppose to check

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    April 19th, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    sounds right to me!

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    April 19th, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    check out: http://www.beautifulcervix.com/faq/

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  19. Thank you for this site. I have found it a great help. I have now been trying to conceive for 10 months 5 of which are after ectopic pregnancy and methotrexate. I wish you had photos of the cervix after ectopic or someone ttc after ectopic. I will be talking to my husband to see if he would mind me showing mine during a full cycle of ttc

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  22. Hi just like to ask.. if it’s normal to have smell on my discharge and it looks like a gel with light yellow color? I don’t feel any burning sensation or itchiness either.. Just had my last period april 27. Is it normal?or do i have to go to a doctor? thank you!

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  23. hello i am 20 and i have irregular periods :/ me and my husband have been trying to have a baby for about a year now and have had no luck but recently i have checked my uterus today in the shower and i could harldy reach it!! it was super high and i had to push like really far back. and it felt covered but when i rubbed my finger around it it was like i could feel the hole but there was no hole there . could i be pregnant ?

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  24. any ideas how to get labour started and actually getting my cervix to dilate im 41+4 :( pleaasee help xx

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    ape Reply:
    May 20th, 2012 at 8:00 am

    i took 2 teaspoons of casteroil, went in labor about 4 hours later with 2 of my 3 children. p.s. didnt take it with my first because i didnt know about it.

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  25. Thank you so much for this site. I’m not comfortable visiting my doctor when it comes to private stuff such as this, and I feel as if I cannot tell anyone in my family either.
    Thank you for helping me understand my body

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  26. Im a 32yrs,i hav discharge dat flowin everyday de whole mnth until my period cms n no odor, bt my labia n clitoris itchin.i want 2 know de prblem.pls help.

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    May 21st, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    If you are itchy, it’d be good to go see a doctor to see if you have a little imbalance or infection. And, you might try changing your laundry detergent if that is irritating your labia and clitoris

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  27. Hi,
    I had an abortion 8 weeks ago (d&e, I was 23.3weeks along).
    I had a check up at 2 weeks after and at 5 and half weeks after.
    My cervix was still healing and my uterus hadn’t shrunk completely back to normal yet.
    I’ve just started my first menstrual cycle since the procedure and I’m wondering
    Does that mean everything is all healed up ok? Can I please go swimming now?

    Thanks

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    June 5th, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    Ask your doctor – they know your specific case best.
    Good luck and happy healing!

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  28. I am on CD19 and about a week ago I began to feel like my cervix/uterus was going to fall out (kinda like when my son dropped into the birth canal). I have also started spotting- which never happens unless I am ready to start my period. Any ideas? I have PCOS and am TTC using acupuncture and TCM, which worked ~2 yrs ago after clomid didn’t. My ER has me going in for a transvaginal U/S, but I’m still really nervous and hope it isn’t something horrible or untreatable.

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  29. hi there,

    need help i m 33 year old with 3 year old baby and thru the last 3 3 years i fill little pain in my vagina it fills like starched.After delivery it wide open dark in color and a strange hard ball seem to be seen while i bent on knee.

    I really need to know is this cause worry.I have had a PID & 1st misscarrige n 3rd abortion history.

    Pls suggest all the way i fill pain in my lower abdomen center and feel creepy dry pain during & after intercourse.

    Pls pls pls help

    Rgds
    Hena Sham

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    June 5th, 2012 at 10:37 pm

    Hi. I don’t diagnose on this site – sorry. IF you’re concerned, talk to your doctor.
    Sometimes the hormones of pregnancy change the color of the labia, making them darker and that is normal. The hard ball you’re talking about may be your cervix, so I wonder if you’re having a uterine prolapse, which can cause pain with intercourse.
    Good luck

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  32. I need some help, I had bleeding 21st April which was heavy and lasted 3 weeks but I ha NT bled since, yesterday morning I done a test which was negetaive but I’m having frequent head aches, constant back ache middle / low of back, 2 days of morning sickness, craving brown sauce on everything, shocks in my vagina :/ I don’t know what to do, would checking my cervix determine pregnancy as test has not showed pregnancy, I feel pregnant but don’t know if that’s because I want to be. So confused right now :(

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  33. I saw my midwife yesterday for a follow up to a miscarriage I had at the beginning of the month. I got the go ahead to start TTC as soon as we felt ready (which was immediately), and it’s been about 2 1/2 weeks since we started again.

    At my appointment yesterday, my midwife told me that my cervix looks short, but feels long, and then she said there was something ON it, and that was a great sign. I was in the middle of asking another question at the time and forgot to ask her what exactly she saw/meant by that, and now she’s out of the office until Monday and it’s driving me insane.

    Do you by any chance have an idea of what good things could be found on the cervix, and what they could mean?

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    October 2nd, 2012 at 7:43 pm

    No. Unless she meant the blue tinge that some cervices get when pregnant…I’m curious. Let me know if you find out.

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  34. Hi,

    I’m 28 I have 2 children and I have pcos. I’m in cycle day 46 and my period was dues 7 days ago. I have very tender breast, I checked my cervix and its low, sof and feels open and not much cm. Does that mean my period should be arriving soon?

    Thanks

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    October 2nd, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    It is difficult to just use cervical position/texture as a diagnosis for where one is in their cycle because each woman has a slightly different pattern. I recommend that you check it each day for a few cycles so you can find the pattern that your body shows you.

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  36. I had abnormal cells in my cervix did the minor in office surgery to remove them, it’s was pain or anything just had a slight cramping feeling a few hours afterwards. But i follow my doctor instructions not to have sex until 6 weeks and i had to do a follow up pop smear which came back good. Now i was in my eight week and starting having sex again and i realise i had a slight bleeding i ignore it thinking maybe i still aint heal properly but i tried having sex again this like 2months after the surgery and i still saw blood but haven’t gone back to the doctor. Is my cervix to low down or something is wrong, any suggestion anyone?

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  37. Hi.! I miss my period this month, and i just take a Home Pregnancy Test, and it’s positive.! tomorrow i will confirm with a blood test… I hope that one comes pisitive too.!!!!

    By the way: I love this page, have so good info for girls like me that don’t know anything about OUR own body! and i’m 22 years old.! Thanks for eveything.

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  39. I have a manchester repair surgry a week ago I have my cervix remove is it possible for me to become pregnat with out a cervix am worry thanks.

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  40. Hi there.
    I’m 23. The other day I was told I have a deep cervix from my gynecologist. I’ve also had very irregular periods. My last one was a year and a month ago, and I’ve recently gotten on birth control to regulate my periods. I know that no one will have definite answers… but what are the chances that I’ll be able to get pregnant? :/

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    September 28th, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    It is common for doctors to prescribe the Pill to ‘regulate’ the cycle, but I encourage women who are already having irregularities to get some holistic support to regulate their hormones/cycles because getting on the Pill is like addressing the symptoms, but not the cause of the imbalance. Depending on the type of Pill you’re on, its likely you’re not even ovulating, despite having regular bleeding – to me, that’s not ‘regulating’ your cycle, that’s taking it away. It is possible that after being on it for a bit and then coming off, you might have normal periods, but many women find their hormones/fertility even more out of whack than before, especially if they started with an irregular cycle. Have you considered talking to a holistic endocrinologist, naturopath, or acupuncturist who can help you look at your overall hormonal health picture and help you regulate?

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  41. Hi, I am yet to get my first period, I was wondering if I can tell by my cervix if it is coming, and also, i have reacently gotton brown discharge (it dosent smell or anything so i am confedent i dont have an infection), could I be ovulating?

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    September 28th, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    Its common to have brown spotting (discharge) as your body gears up to menstruate and to have irregular periods for the first few years once you do get it. Also, sometimes, young women don’t ovulate (called anovulatory) for a few months even if they are bleeding like a period as their hormones are still figuring out their rhythms. Some women do get a little (pink, red, or brown) spotting in their fertile quality cervical fluid near ovulation. You could check your cervix (here’s an article I wrote about it: http://www.babymed.com/blogs/beautiful-cervix/cervical-changes-throughout-menstrual-cycle) to feel it change as you move into being a menstruating woman. A great book is Cycle Savvy by Toni Weschler.

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  42. Hi, it’s possible that I could be pregnant. Having had some of the early signs and all. But one I’m curious about and my dr’s appoinmtnet isn’t until the end of this month. Which is around three weeks away or a little less. My fiance (sorry for the tmi) tries to be careful when we make love, but he hit something at times, and he started feeling this “blockage” about a week after he moved in, which was June 2nd. I haven’t been able to find a sight to give me even a slightly straight answer on this.

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  44. We have been TTC for 5 months now. HPT negative. Urine test @the dr was negative. Doctor says I’m not pregnant because cervix is still pink and not blue:/ I am 13 days late and feel every bit of pregnant. Can anyone help me to understand why this is? I am always every 28bit days….this makes no sense to me.

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  46. hi. I am 6 days past my expected period. Im having a cloudy white watery discharge for the past 5 days. Could i be pregnant?

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  47. I am 38 weeks pragnent and feel itchiness around my cervixs which started during my 3rd trimester. I bath twice a day and change undies everyday however it hasn’t help.

    Do you think somethings is wrong with my vergina?

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    September 28th, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    You should talk to your midwife or doctor if you have any symptoms that aren’t typical for you. Yeast imbalances (often with itchiness) are very common during pregnancy and can be easily brought back into balance. You should get checked out to figure out what is going on.

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  48. Hello Ladies. I was doing some researcch on HPV and I randomly came across this website. The support I see is amazing. I really feel I need that. Ive been pretty upset lately. I just found out about two weeks ago I have the HPV virus. Ive had it for year. My dcotor told me its not the HPV that causes cervical cancer. Im really worried I have never had warts or anything like that. I recently found a bump down in that area though. My doctor also told me its more than 80% likely that my immune system will fight it off, if I dont smoke and take a multi vitamin, to support my immue system. I go back to the doctor on Sept 11, she is going to take a piece of my cervix and look at it. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE POINT IS FOR HER TO DO THAT? Im really worried esp reading about cervical dysplasia.

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    September 28th, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    Check out:
    http://sisterzeus.com/dysplasia.html

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  49. I have a 35 day cycle. Started having brown discharge on day 17 and 18. On day 19, I started bleeding. Why is that so?

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    September 28th, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    If you are concerned, call your doctor. Could be ovulation spotting (normal). Could be a sign of a polyp or something else.

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  50. i ve bein tryin to concieve for long but no avail,how exactly can i examine my cervix?

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    beautifulcervix Reply:
    September 28th, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    You can! I am now selling self-exam kits:
    Plastic Speculum
    Mirror
    ‘Love Thy Cervix’ Flashlight
    Lubricant sample
    Instruction Sheet
    for $20 plus $5 s/h in the USA. Please email me if you’d like to order one: beautifulcervix@gmail.com

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