Cervical effacement refers to the shortening and thinning of the cervix. It is part of the process that helps the cervix prepare for a vaginal delivery. The cervix connects the lower portion of the ...

Cervical radiculopathy, also known as a pinched nerve, happens when a nerve in the neck becomes irritated or compressed. It can be very painful and may affect a person’s quality of life. Usually, it ...

“No woman should ever die of cervical cancer,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Deputy Principal Director Ileana Arias said in a Wednesday conference call in which the government ...

Women over 30 years old have a new option when it comes to screening for cervical cancer, according to guidelines released Tuesday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and published in the ...

Degenerative cervical spondylosis is a chronic, progressive deterioration of osseocartilaginous components of the cervical spine that is most often related to aging. Radiographic evidence of ...

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally. In the United States, each year, about 11,500 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed. It is the only gynecologic cancer that ...

Cervical radiculopathy is a condition caused by a pinched nerve in your neck. It happens when your cervical spinal cord or nerve roots arising from it become compressed by the cervical vertebrae. Your ...