cervix

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It is used to end pregnancies through 10 weeks gestation in combination with the drug misoprostol, which stimulates contractions and softens the cervix, allowing tissue to expel.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

When my wife was pregnant, her OB-GYN declared her cervix to be incompetent and put her on bed rest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

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

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