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Re: 8 weeks pregnant and question about cervix
From: William D. McIntosh MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 7 Nov 2000 22:08:20 -0600 (CST)

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In reply to: Meredith: "8 weeks pregnant and question about cervix"

At Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Meredith wrote: >
>I've read that the cervix is to soften throughout pregnancy, and that it
>is one sign of pregnancy. I'm 8 weeks along and am still awaiting my
>initial OB exam. If the cervix does not seems soft to me (but is
>instead low and hard), does this mean a potential problem? I'm not
>checking more than the one time that I did, for fear of infection. Thank
>you.

Don't worry, this is not a concern. It will not need to get soft for many months to come.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
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