WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2003: Re: Dry Cervix

Re: Dry Cervix

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Aug 2003 10:47:42 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Val wrote: >
>My 23 yr old daughter has gotten 2 PAP smears where she was told her
>cervix was real dry. During her last visit, the doctor told her she has
>'a cervix of a 70 year old woman'. Is a dry cervix a symptom of a
>disease? She feels fine. Could this affect her ability to eventually
>conceive. Sign me a "a concerned grandmother to be". Thanks!

It could be a sign of lack of estrogen. If so, it may be related to ovarian dysfunction. If her exams have been performed by a family doctor, now might be the time to see a gynecologist.

-- Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC Sugar Land, TX

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