{"id":20279,"date":"2017-01-18T16:06:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T16:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=20279"},"modified":"2017-03-16T14:39:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T14:39:15","slug":"cysters-cervical-health-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/18\/cysters-cervical-health-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Cysters Cervical Health Awareness Month:"},"content":{"rendered":"

H<\/span>appy New Year Cysters! We hope you have had a nice break over Christmas and a beautiful start to the New Year.<\/p>\n

This month is Cervical Health Awareness month. So, ladies, do YOU know where your cervix is?
\nSurprisingly only 1 in 7 women know where their cervix is and women over 65 have the worst knowledge of female of anatomy. So how do we combat this?<\/p>\n

Cysters believe the key is education! So, there are some facts about the Cervix.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Cervix is Latin for the \u201cneck of the womb.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 As the Latin names suggests the Cervix is located at the top of vagina, connecting the neck of the womb to the vagina.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Your cervix is around 2 inches long.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Cervix can squeeze… and stretch! It can hold a growing baby in the womb as well as stretch to as far as 10cms wide to allow the baby to come out for birth. Also, known as dilating.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The cervix is essentially the door to the outside world during pregnancy!<\/p>\n

\u2022 The cervix is also the \u201cplug\u201d to your body allowing you to menstruate regularly.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The cervix is the first line of defence against sexually transmitted infections.<\/p>\n

\u2022 No two women\u2019s cervixes are the same, so we urge you to speak to your doctor if you feel something is wrong there.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The cervix can and will change. During your cycle the cervix will change shape and move up and down, becoming soft or firm.<\/p>\n

\u2022 1 in 5000 women suffer with Rokitansky Syndrome. This is where a woman does not have a cervix or a womb. They may still have their ovaries, can may be able to have children if their eggs can be taken and fertilised and implanted in another woman (surrogacy)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cervical Cancer \u2013 can affect any women, but usually occurs between the ages of 30 \u2013 45.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Nearly all cervical cancers are caused to HPV, which is a common sexually transmitted infection. Most women will have HPV in their lifetime which will clear up by itself.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A cervical screening (also known as a smear tests) can help prevent cervical cancer ultimately saving thousand of lives each year.<\/p>\n

As Cysters are committed to reducing the social stigma attached with Women\u2019s Gynaecological Health, we have started a weekly #CystersChat \u2013 Every Tuesday from 7 to 8pm via our Twitter page @cystersbham. We will be talking about gynaecological health this month and in particular Cervical health. Get involved in the conversation and be part of our Cysters Chat Community.<\/p>\n

Remember, whatever gynaecological problem you are going through, you ARE beautiful and you are still a woman.<\/p>\n

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Neelam Heera<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"nh\"<\/a>@NeelamHeera<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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