cervix

A total hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the womb and cervix.

The fetus was on the verge of coming out, its head pressed against her dilated cervix; she was 17 weeks pregnant and a miscarriage was “in progress,” doctors noted in hospital records.

Cervical screening tests are offered to those aged 25 to 64 and checks the health of the cervix for any abnormal changes and identify cancer cells early.

Then, a speculum is used to identify the cervix.

Women, and people with a cervix, were offered a self-testing kit in one of two ways: