This is a photo of a woman on day 11 of her typically 30 to 31 day cycle. She has had three births via cesarean section, though with her first, she did dilate to 6 cm before the c-section. Six months before this photo was taken, she had an ectopic pregnancy at 9 weeks with removal of right fallopian tube. More recently, she had a miscarriage at 6 weeks due to low progesterone and is currently on Clomid. In picture you can see a Nabothian cyst above her os. Nabothian cysts are mucous filled and can generally be felt as a small firm bump on the surface of the cervix. They are generally benign and resolve on their own.
I felt a few small, hard bumps in my cervix and made a doctor’s appointment to have them checked out. When I saw the doctor she told me that it isn’t possible to feel your own cervix and that the bumps I felt are on my vaginal wall. I am 33 years old and I know my body very well. I certainly know what my cervix feels like!!! She continued with the exam and swears that I have no bumps on my cervix. I was so upset that I took the disposable speculum from the office and went home to investigate. Astride a mirror with the help of a desk lamp I found my cervix and guess what!!! Bumps, just like I said. I took a picture of my cervix and I showed my mother. I feel like my doctor thinks that I am stupid and I will be getting a second opinion. I’m crossing my fingers that the bumps are cysts and nothing more. Power to the ladies who aren’t afraid to touch themselves and ask questions when something feels wrong.
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beautifulcervix Reply:
September 28th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
Wow! Good for you! Sounds like its time to get a new doctor
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Anon Reply:
November 1st, 2012 at 5:15 am
I’ve had a bump on mine for as long as I can remember. It was never remarked on. Your doctor sounds like an arrogant twit. BTW my ‘bump’ didn’t affect dilation and several beautiful labours. I’ve never had surgery so don’t believe that it’s scarring.
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Bea Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Why would your Dr deny what he had
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I had the same thing happen to me, I felt two small hard lumps around the opening of my cervix and I went to my doctor and she sll so told me I should not be able to feel my cervix. She performed a pap test and also said she did not feel or see anything, but Im sure they are there. Did you get a second opinion and what did they say.
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wow – no way. I’m TTC after my first babe. I’m 39.5 years old so we’re looking at a tall order. The first babe was so easy. But it took 14 months to ovulate after the first babe.
Now with Fertility Awareness, I’ve been feeling my cervix. I was at hospital a few months back. Turned out it was my first post Partum ovulation and a cyst had burst on the ovary. He looked at the vagina and said it was fine.
Now I feel a bump on the cervix. I was due for a pap so my 17 month old and I went in for the exam. The doctor listened well to my concerns. Then did the exam. Said he saw nothing but a slightly off center (normal) cervix. But then he palpated. And he agreed that he could feel a bump. He thinks it would be a cyst. Hope all is good.
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I hope I don’t have this my pap smear was abnormal plus I have a hard bump my gyno said she didn’t know what the bump was until she gets the lab results /: im nervous
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I had a LEEP done today to remove what is believed to be cyst from the back top right of my cervix. After 5 trips since March they finally removed it!!!
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