cervix

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Cervical screening appointments are offered to all women, and anyone with a cervix, every five years between the age of 25 and 64 in the UK.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

PIEZO2, in contrast, is located in sensory nerves in the cervix and vagina.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an infection that can cause cancer when left untreated, through Pap smears and HPV testing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Yet for people like Lauren—and, incidentally, the actress and director Lena Dunham—removing the organ, and/or ovaries and cervix, can bring substantial relief.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

Wharton slipped a tube filled with radium inside Henrietta’s cervix, and sewed it in place.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot