One of the very first things that need to happen before cervical dilation takes place is cervix ripening or cervical softening. Women’s bodies are all different and there isn’t a precise length of ...

Parturition or “calving” is generally considered to occur in three stages. Stage 1: The first stage of parturition is dilation of the cervix. The normal cervix is tightly closed right up until the ...

Smart rings gather the same health and fitness data as a smartwatch-- without the bulk. It's a handy piece of tech that measures your heart rate, blood oxygen levels, body temperature, and more to ...

MSD’s checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda has been cleared by the FDA for use in newly diagnosed cervical cancer patients with less severe disease, becoming the first anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy for ...

They come in pills, a vaginal ring, and a patch ... and a woman can no longer get pregnant afterwards. Dilatation and curettage (D&C)—A D&C may be done for a woman with heavy bleeding.

During menopause, women experience a drop in estrogen levels and physical changes to the vagina, vulva, and vaginal opening, which can cause symptoms like dryness and urinary tract infections.