Uterus is the main female organ. It is she who gives the woman the opportunity to endure the baby and become a mother. There are certain features in the structure of the uterus. Very many women, in particular, think about what it is and what the cervix looks like.
The cervix is the lower part of the uterus, which is narrowed and covered by the vagina. Everything that is above is called the body of the uterus. The internal area of the uterus is called the uterine cavity, which smoothly passes into the so-called cervical canal.
The way a healthy cervix looks is usually determined by the time of gynecological or colposcopic examination. If there are no polyps, erosions, then the cervix should be uniform pink color, smooth, without protrusions and depressions on the surface.
Diseases of the cervix: prolapse, polyps, bend
How does cervical prolapse appear most easily. This does not require special medical knowledge.
- The smallest degree of prolapse of the cervix (first and second degree) is characterized, as a rule, by gaping of the sexual slit. In addition, the anterior and posterior walls of the vagina are omitted. The cervix is not changed, but is closer to the vaginal opening.
- At 3 degrees of cervical prolapse is located almost at the entrance to the vagina.
- At 4 degrees - protrudes beyond the vagina outside.
- At 5 degrees of prolapse the cervix completely extends beyond the vagina, turning its walls.
To determine what a cervical polyp looks like, you need a gynecological examination procedure. Polyps are formed due to proliferation of the mucous membrane of the cervix, when so-called protrusions are formed. Cervical polyps look like small pink growths that look out into the vagina from the cervical canal.
The bend of the cervix is a pathology of its position. As the cervix of the uterus looks like, it is determined either by ultrasound results or during a gynecological examination. In this case, the cervix has a non-standard position. The cervix is usually located at an obtuse angle to the body of the uterus, but when bent it is located at an acute angle to the body of the uterus.