I had two second-trimester pregnancy losses, both near the 20-week mark. In my third pregnancy, I was sent to a high-risk OB-GYN and diagnosed with cervical insufficiency. I had a cervical cerclage in ...

After Chrissy Teigen and John Legend suffered a pregnancy loss in Sept. 2020, the cookbook author and model set out to dispel the stigma behind fertility struggles and infant loss. In partnership ...

“Your cervix is in danger of effacing. You’ll be tremendously lucky if your baby makes it to 24 weeks.” I was staring at the doctor who had just delivered this news, but I was having trouble ...

A person has gone viral on TikTok after claiming their menstrual cup – a more environmentally friendly alternative to sanitary towels and tampons – "sucked out" their cervix. Taking to the social ...

For most of my life, I was afraid to become a mother—partially because I had a traumatic childhood myself. Once I got into a healthy relationship and got married in my late 20s, other friends were ...

Dilation and effacement are your body's way of getting ready for labor – your cervix gradually opens (dilates) and thins out (effaces) to help your baby make that grand entrance. This process can ...

A woman has sparked a conversation online after claiming that her menstrual cup was stuck inside her uterus for a "minimum of seven months". Taking to social media to share her story, author Nicole ...

Did you know that some people are diagnosed with the term “incompetent cervix?” We have been following Madeleine Michalik on Instagram, who, after her diagnosis, is working to change the term to ...

Pregnancy update! Brie Bella said that her twin sister Nikki Bella’s cervix has “softened,” while she has yet to hit that milestone. Nikki chimed in, “I was just gonna say that. My cervix has softened ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was born in 1954, and my mother took diethylstilbestrol (DES) to prevent miscarriages. I had a hysterectomy last year, and my doctor told me I didn’t need a Pap smear ever again. I ...