The cervix is naturally closed with a plug of mucous that is released, or thinned, before ovulation due to hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle. In other instances cervical cerclage is a small surgical procedural used for cervical incompetence in pregnant woman where the amniotic sac sags down through the cervix.
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A cervix that is long thick and closed or admits only a fingertip
when I went for a routine cancer smear my doctor said she could not do it because my cervix was closed.
well, your cervix is closed when you loose your mucus plug. When your mucus plug comes out, that means that your cervix is starting to deface and dialate.
The doctor will tell you when you have an exam and then you will go in for an outpatient surgery to open it.
Uterine congestion
A closed cervix outside of pregnancy may be an idiopathic, treatable condition. Idiopathic means we don't know what causes it.
If your cervix is closed in the front but open in the back, this might mean you are about to start your period. It could also mean that you are ovulating.
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Please visit your doctor for an evaluation. You need to be seen as soon as possible.
No.The vagina is closed by stitches after the uterus and cervix are removed If the cervix is retained then this is closed as well.The vagina is flexible and will expand and contract like elastic.