No it wont dilate the cervix because it is not true labor.
It is possible that your cervix will never dilate and therefore you need to have a c-section.
Your Cervix
Yes. Those are braxton hicks contractions. very normal. These practice contractions occur at various times during pregnancy, but can increase in intensity during your last month. They happen at random and are typically not painful. They do not dilate the cervix as real contractions do.
This depends upon what you consider "during sex". During ejaculation, the male deposits sperm in the vagina; vaginal contractions pull the sperm towards the cervix which will dilate and allow the sperm to pass into the uterus shortly afterwards.
No, the cervix dilates.
No, once you have dialated your cervix will not close.
The cervix is the passageway between the vagina and the uterus. The opening is generally very small, but just enough to allow menstrual blood out, and semen in.In labor the contractions of the uterus cause the cervix to thin and dilate, so the baby can pass through the vagina and into the world.The function of the cervix is to allow flow of menstrual blood from the uterus into the vagina, and direct the sperms into the uterus during intercourse.
You can't make your cervix dialate. Doctors use special gels to soften, and thin the cervix when labor is being induced.
Before a baby can pass through the cervix, it must first dilate and efface.
there are three stages. the first stage, the latent phase, is when you start notice contractions. your cervix will start to dilate. second stage, contractions start to feel different, your cervix is fully dilated and your body starts to push the baby out. third stage, the delivery of the placenta, about 5 to 30 minutes after the baby comes out. it is very important to remember the 4th and important stage: recovery. recommended reading: See related links
No it doesn't hurt in fact you can't tell if it is dilated.
Effaced relates to the cervix. When you go into early labour the cervix which has been long and closed starts to draw up around the baby's head with contractions or downward pressure of the baby's head. When a cervix is effaced it is no longer long, the next step is dilation.