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Re: cervix question

From: Asem Anwar Moussa MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:25:08 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Sara wrote: >
>At Sat, 7 Dec 2002, sara wrote:
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>>>At Fri, 6 Dec 2002, sara wrote:
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>>>>Hi. I am about 8 weeks pregnant and I have not been to a dr yet. I
>>>>have read that the cervix changes with pregnancy and am wondering what
>>>>is normal at this stage of pregnancy. My cervix seems softer, perhaps a
>>>>tad higher, and the opening feels a little longer than it used to. Is this
>>>>normal or is this a bad sign? I know that an open cervix is an indication of impending miscarriage but I don't really know what is meant by a
>>>>closed or open cervix...what does an open cervix feel like? Does it feel
>>>>like the opening is longer, because mine feels longer..and maybe not as
>>>>tight as it did before. Thanks for any info.

The closed cervix during pregnancy means that the internal opening is almost closed[inner measurments is something between 2to5mm in diameter]while an opening cervix is the cervix where the internal opening is more than 10mm in diameter.

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Alazhar School of Medicine.
Cairo-Egypt
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